NetTalk 857392003016 Duo II VOIP Phone and Device

Firstly, I do not understand why all the companies charge you so much money each month, if they are using same technology as this, its called VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).I would understand if its old phone line with existing copper to subsidize the past costs for the companies to run this dedicated wire but today? Where all they run ther services through is already pre-existing!? (except expanding FiOS) ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I am NOT willing to pay these suckers $20+ Each and every month for a VoIP service they provide!I'm not affiliated with NetTALK nor being sponsored by them and am reviewing product and service I have purchased years ago and reflecting my own feelings and actual facts after these years.Simply, Forget it Comcast, Verizon, Who ever else! Eat ****! $160+ a year for what? I've been on NetTALK since december 2016. Wish I would be on it for as long as it exists, why? I would have saved few hundreds to thousands of dollars more and get the same service.Okay, the catch is that this may not be for everyone, but only because it does require a knowledgeable person who understands how to wire routers, log onto them and manage services; However though, the box comes with the instructions that are made to be understood and proceeded through in a simple logical manner, and heck, worse comes to worse there are even manual guides and videos online one could browse through if necessary.Look it up for this device, your router model and ahead you go for great savings and telling your phone company in advance that you are not willing to keep getting ripped off!Porting process requires a conversation with NetTALK customer support. It starts with chatting, which isnt responded to you in seconds, rather days! Did I mind? Absolutely not because the rewards at the end are well worth it. This is why I dont understand people complaining about them all over the internet.Sure there are call quality issues too, but again, understand that you need to do everything that is being told and neatly explained to you What to do and that is, On your router, create an IP address reservation for this particular device in your network, say, 192.168.2.5 and make it associated with NetTALK DUO's mac address so that itll become a static IP address in DHCP environment (Dynamic Host Configuration protocol - a protocol that assigns various ip addresses to all and any various devices wireless or wired connected and disconnected at any given time-this gives and takes IP addresses as you connect and disconnect, plug and unplug to your home network).This device now becomes permanently bonded in its own reserved IP address which is now also used to log in and maintain the NetDUO within its Web user interface that would be typing 192.168.2.5 in the internet browsers url address bar. If you wont reserve an IP address for this device, you dont deserve to rate this product whatsoever.Next thing to do is assign a port forwarding service to an IP of given NetTALK duo device, and the Port that needs to be forwarded is 5085 UDP both internal and external. This will stop any issues you may have with call clarity, if problems persists still, open the DMZ gate for and only this devices IP. I'm not willing to do that in my home network but know theres that failsafe option if things dont go as they should. In my case however it is not required at all. The sound quality is great and having this along with the modem and router on battery backup UPS, you will have phone service even during the power outage. Why would I pay my phone service that rents out a modem box, with small battery that wont last over 2 hour period of power outage any additional monthly rental fee if I could have my own Modem and UPS for a one time investment that will pay back in as little as 6 months of not having phone service from giant providers?Even better, theres more saving coming in afterwards! Its easy, and this particular device (call it a phone line server) here, allows you to use your own phone (client) you have with your internet/phone provider, thus the device is cheap and independent on the phone handsets (clients) of your own choice as long as it connects through standard RJ45 phone-jack connector. No ties like Ooma forcing you to use their handsets (clients) to connect to their wireless modems (server). NetTALK duo solution simply uses old school RJ45 connector, not to forget to mention YOU are not to use splitter for multiple standalone handsets. This is Digital and just like with comcasts or verizons fios modes you can only use ONE wire that will work, thus you may need a wireless phone base station with multiple phone handsets to have more phones placed throughout your house. The yearly costs are less than 25% compared to that of the giants that are constantly ripping you off month after month after month. Dont let them do that to you. Im glad I cut the phone wire with them. I saved a LOT and never had an issue with the device nor the service, NetTALK VoIP is working 24/7/365. How do I know? I hear the phone ringing everyday, majority of which are the spam, robo callers.

Compare Duo II to Magic Jack (mixed feelings). I used the Magic Jack since it came out and overall was o.k. but still had flaws with voice quality (and I am running a DOCSIS 3 modem with a 50 mb data rate on my modem). With the increase in MJ price and the shortened contract time (now 6 months instead of 1 year before renewal), I decided to try Nettalk Duo IIWith Duo II the on-line options are better than MJ. I am able to do more with Net Talk such as turning on or off the voice message, so I can use my own answering machine at home. I also have more * (star) number functions that give me info about my device too. I can add numbers for speed dialing or blocking, and other options that Magic Jack did not offer.Setting up the Duo II was easy and I made adjustment to my AC1750 Router for the Duo II. What I dislike is the quality still could be better. Many times there seems to be a delay while talking to someone (as if there is a vox function), so when both of us are talking at once, some of the message is not heard and you have to repeat it when the other person is quiet. Kinda like talking on a radio, only one person talking at a time. Other times the device loses connections but since I have tweaked my AC1750 Router it seems to be better. The ring pattern is really strange too but don't care too much so long as the device works.Overall, I think the connection (up time) with Magic Jack was better.... but for the price and trade off, in the long run Duo II is a better choice for price and various options. I bought my Net Talk Duo II new (on line) for $29.95 including 3 months of service, whereas most are selling out there for $40's or $50's - you need to shop around.Will try it over the next few months and see how things go.......

This device adds a "landline" to your home at a very affordable price, especially if you don't use a landline much. I have a weak cell signal in my home and frequently drop calls on my cellphone. It works just fine, the only time it goes down is if the internet is down, and that is not the fault of the device. Setup is easy and the tech support is great, they helped me transfer service from an old, defective device to the new one and they made it very easy to follow the steps. They actually did all the work on their end, and in a few minutes it just started working. I would recommend this as an alternative to the VoiP services offered by the big cable companies, which can be a lot more expensive and offer no better service than this device offered by NetTalk.

I have been using the Nettalk VOIP phone service for about 3 years now, and recently purchased this to replace my old Nettalk Duo Wifi which quit working. Nettalk's phone service is pretty decent for the price (you get three months free when you purchase the Duo, then it costs about $45 a year which includes unlimited domestic long distance). Call quality is sometimes an issue, and I had some problems keeping it connected to my home network, but overall, I am satisfied with the service. I would definitely suggest opting for the Duo II versus the Duo Wifi (which I had previously) unless you are in a situation where you are unable to hardwire it to your router and have to connect via wifi. The new one I purchased was easier to set up and seems to stay connected better. Another added bonus: When I transferred my service to this new device, they tacked the 3 free months of service onto my account, saving me about what I paid for it.

These are US equipment. I was able to get NetTalk to transfer it to Cdn so I could activate it without costing more for a Canadian number however it took 3 calls and 2 weeks for them to do it. Now I'm waiting for our home number to be ported over which takes another 8 business days. The equipment is great and hooks up easily to your router. Sound quality also seems good so far over our 25MBPS high speed internet.

Crap....there may be potential there (i've given 2 stars only because some people do apparently use them) but who has the time to troubleshoot it and your service provider as well?Stopped working for me on day 3.

Si on veut garder son numéro de la maison, ce n’est pas la solution. C’est bon pour utiliser un nouveau numéro via internet

A pesar de haber leído comentarios muy ambiguos sobre este producto no encontré dificultad alguna para instalarlo y ponerlo en funcionamiento. Cierto es que hay tener un servicio de internet confiable y no menor a 10 MB. La calidad de las llamadas es estándar (buena), no hay retrasos ni ecos.

this nettalk i bought said i had three months but after i used it nettalk said there was no 3 months with it. and i cannot find anyone to talk to who sold it to me