How to make international calls with Vonage?

How do I ditch my landline but keep the number and make/receive calls on it as well as my cell number over WiFi while at home?

• The options are just so abundant...and incomplete! Is there *any* simple solution to what I want to do?... My problem, and the fruits of my research are below... Please advise! 1) I have a landline that I'd like to ditch due to cost, yet keep the number because it's been my mine for a decade. 2) Many people call me on my cell phone number now anyway, however I never get their call when at home because I have AT&T (iPhone 4) and my reception in my apartment has completely disappeared. I am going to be switching to Verizon. 3) Even if I had reception, I never remember to take my phone off vibrate when I come home (and the iPhone is the only phone I know of that doesn't at least give you the option to override vibrate mode while charging) so I'd like my cell number to ring something that will be audible. 4) I have 10mbps DSL, so when I'm home I'd like to make and receive calls to either of my numbers (though ideally both) through a service that will utilize this connection rather than charge me additionally. (A nominal fee is certainly fine, monthly or per minute.) I would also like to be able to use more than one handset in my home: besides having a bunch of landline phones (including an AT&T system that is supposed to connect to my cell via Bluetooth but never works) I have an iPhone 3G and an iPod touch that are sitting around collecting dust. I have read up on all the below products, and the closest I could come to solving my issue is a kludge between a few offerings... Is this the best/only way? And it's not even a very confidence-inspiring option, because the two services I'd be using, Google Voice and Line 2, have notoriously near-non-existent tech support. Not to mention that I'd be relying on the latter, a fledgling company, to provide the heavy lifting for all my telephony needs. My tentative plan is: Port home number (A) to Line2. Port AT&T cell number (B) to Google Voice. (This also cancels AT&T, and I will sell my AT&T iPhone to defray costs.) Activate new Verizon iPhone. (C) Forward cell number (B) to Line2 number (A) via Google Voice. Please correct me if I'm wrong: This should enable me to answer any calls to number A or B over WiFi while at home, using Line2. While out, Line 2 will place calls over 3G (via number C) and display number A on people's caller ID. Alternatively, I could do the same via the Google Voice app, which would display number B. What I'm unclear about because it's not mentioned in either service's FAQ: Will I be able to access the Line2 and Google Voice apps on multiple devices? i.e. if I am at home and I get a call on number A, will it ring on both my iPhone and iPod if they both have the Line2 app installed? And will I likewise be able to answer number B on both my iPhone and my computer? I could really use some guidance here. If all the above is true, I should be able to drop my $45/mo landline for the $10/mo Line2, plus obtain free texting in the process. I've already confirmed with my DSL provider that porting the number away will not cancel my DSL. Are there any drawbacks or pitfalls I'm not considering? Any better solutions than what I've come up with? Below are all the products and services I've considered... Line2 Ooma Skype Google Voice TruPhone Fring Talkatone iCall Magic Jack Vonage Thank you so much for any insight you can provide. Update: Line2 does not support multiple simultaneous devices.

• Answer:

  I don't have an answer for the OP's easy question of whether or not Line2 supports multiple simultaneous devices. That being said, the OP's "tentative plan" should work. --I suppose that the real problem here is that Google Voice doesn't yet support porting landline numbers and SIP (VOIP). Those two features would make this an easy "done deal". Alternatively, the old landline number could be ported to an intermediary that would forward it on to Google Voice. I've used Flowroute (http://www.flowroute.com/) to do this in the past. ($1.39/mo, plus 2.2 cents/min). The OP may also want to consider Sipgate One (http://www.sipgate.com/one), in place of Line2. It has no monthly fee and supports multiple devices. It also has a fairly nice iPhone VOIP app, and would allow you to use any number that you already own as the outbound caller ID. If the OP is technically inclined, he should consider using a PBX in conjunction with a DID service from wholesale trunking service.