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@frxe no current writeup, but:
* provider: voip.ms
* hardware phone: Grandstream WP826
* android phone app: MizuDroid*
* desktop phone app: MicroSIP on Winethe asterisk regarding MizuDroid is that really none of the Android apps are great, you might also look at PortSIP uC.
on desktop, MicroSIP is good for what it is, a Windows SIP app for power users with every lever knob & dial available to twiddle.
there's a reason I almost never use the software phones any more after getting a hardware phone with decent WiFi 6 support. WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 were game-changers in terms of usability in marginal conditions which made a WiFi-only cordless phone much more realistic.
you could also get a wired cordless phone or even just a wired phone and use an analog telephone adapter like the Grandstream HT802. I currently have one of those gathering dust because my WP826 does what I need, but before I moved I had a 25yo 900MHz digital cordless phone attached to it.
main other thing to consider is that SIP is the call setup protocol and RTP is the audio protocol, and what stumped me for a very long time is that when you enable security, SIPS (SIP-over-TLS) takes place over TCP and *not* the usual UDP, whereas SRTP still goes over UDP. not understanding this can be a major pitfall, and documentation of generic VOIP shit is almost universally terrible, that's why there are so many providers starting at $10-20/mo and up where you have to use their app and/or their equipment in many cases.
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@frxe no current writeup, but:
* provider: voip.ms
* hardware phone: Grandstream WP826
* android phone app: MizuDroid*
* desktop phone app: MicroSIP on Winethe asterisk regarding MizuDroid is that really none of the Android apps are great, you might also look at PortSIP uC.
on desktop, MicroSIP is good for what it is, a Windows SIP app for power users with every lever knob & dial available to twiddle.
there's a reason I almost never use the software phones any more after getting a hardware phone with decent WiFi 6 support. WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 were game-changers in terms of usability in marginal conditions which made a WiFi-only cordless phone much more realistic.
you could also get a wired cordless phone or even just a wired phone and use an analog telephone adapter like the Grandstream HT802. I currently have one of those gathering dust because my WP826 does what I need, but before I moved I had a 25yo 900MHz digital cordless phone attached to it.
main other thing to consider is that SIP is the call setup protocol and RTP is the audio protocol, and what stumped me for a very long time is that when you enable security, SIPS (SIP-over-TLS) takes place over TCP and *not* the usual UDP, whereas SRTP still goes over UDP. not understanding this can be a major pitfall, and documentation of generic VOIP shit is almost universally terrible, that's why there are so many providers starting at $10-20/mo and up where you have to use their app and/or their equipment in many cases.