Costco usually has great deals on certain hardware most of the time. You may also find occasional deals at ooma.com. Source: over 1 year ago

I'm not sure on Westerly. I'd suggest finding an internet provider you like then use ooma.com for US Phone service. Should be about $7 per month once you buy the VOIP unit and hook it to your phones. You can port your existing number to them as well. Source: over 1 year ago

SIP and VoIP are different animals that share some things in common. If all you need is phone lines, VoIP has you covered whereas SIP can include video services (i.e. Video conferences) and text messaging. I switched my elderly mom from a $25/mo plus taxes/fees to an Ooma VoIP plan (I think they call it the Home Plan) that is absolutely free with unlimited talk minutes (you still have to pay the gov't taxes and... Source: almost 2 years ago

My new ISP recommended Ooma since it's a internet-only provider so I ordered a unit directly from ooma.com. Afterward, I found out that the provider would send me a unit for free, so I have been trying to get this one returned. Source: almost 2 years ago

Yes. can't get to that site as it start with ooma.comBut the support site I can get to that start with support.ooma.com. Source: over 2 years ago

Textnow.com is one example for online texting, and I bet you could use it on public wifi. You can use a virtual phone number (VOIP) without fees from the site. Just hope this can help a little. Source: 11 months ago

Have an independent phone service from others. You can get a SIM card for $5 U.S. (price at time of this writing) an unlocked phone -phone not linked to a phone carrier service - at textnow.com or you can get the free phone app from Google's Play Store or the Apple Store at https://www.textnow.com/downloads. If you have an locked phone (phone tied to a phone carrier service), than you may be able to ask a customer... Source: 12 months ago

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I recently moved to Texas from SF. I have 3 phone numbers with out of state area codes: my cell phone with https://www.h2owireless.com/ (which uses AT&T), a google voice, and a textnow.com phone number. Source: about 1 year ago

There are apps like textnow.com that will give you a free phone number with free texting. You could use that to text her from a different number. If she responds you'll know that your number was blocked on her phone. Source: about 1 year ago