FREE HOME PHONE LINE for the first 5000 Residents from Toronto or Montreal

[DavidN]

Exactly. An ATA adapter allows you to plug in your "Regular" analog phones to VOIP service(s). Your ATA plugs into your router and the computer doesn't even need to be on or needs to control anything. (Except for intial setup). If you live in a house, you could even plug in the ATA at the demarcation point so all the jacks in the house can use VOIP.

Thanks for the information!

That's awesome that the computer does not have to be on for it to work.

I looked on the site and they mentioned that they are able to make the service free via the advertising that comes bundled with the software. What kind of advertising is it and how intrusive is it?

By having the ability to use the service without your PC being on, does that not defeat the purpose of the ads and them trying to sell you stuff?

Thanks again.

[wysiwyg]

there are 2 ways to use freephoneline.ca service:

1. Via the computer using their own application which contains advertising and a headset. There is no charge at all for this.
2. Via the purchase of the ATA "config file" which costs $50 last time I checked. All this is is a username and password you enter in your ATA adapter.

If you choose option 2, there's no ads and no need to use your computer to use the phone.

[DavidN]

there are 2 ways to use freephoneline.ca service:

1. Via the computer using their own application which contains advertising and a headset. There is no charge at all for this.
2. Via the purchase of the ATA "config file" which costs $50 last time I checked. All this is is a username and password you enter in your ATA adapter.

If you choose option 2, there's no ads and no need to use your computer to use the phone.

OK, that makes sense. Thank you very much for clarifying that. Cheers!