C is who I am using currently for my home phone line. However, if I was to acquire this ideal phone setup, I will be dropping the obsolete numbers, and connect my reserved numbers to this carrier. This will include my Fax number, my Forwarder number, and my Voicemail number. This means that C will be hosting for half of my telephone lines, and therefore will remain an important carrier for my needs. Simply put, to use some other provider for all three usages will cost more money.
The Fax line will use the carrier’s eFax system for incoming faxes, and will use minutes to send faxes out. Even though I will have a fax line does not assure that I will be using that fax regularly. This therefore means I can have limited number of minutes for this line. When using a 14.4 connection, faxes can take 1 minute to send 2 pages. This is fine – since again, I don’t send faxes often enough to warrant a higher rate plan.
The Forwarder will forward calls to SIP-2 which will be for this carrier. In addition, it will send calls to my iPhone through one of their numbers. The forwarding number is a toll-free number. For the caller, it is treated as a local call. However, I will pay for the call based on where the origin area code is located. Someone with a 907 area code living next door to me will cost more because 907 is Alaska, and have the highest rate for toll-free numbers. With Local Number Portability, this makes no sense as anyone can acquire an Alaskan number no matter where in the US they are located at. If both phones ring, then I will always answer the WP825.
The Voicemail is as the name implies – voicemail. Calls to this number will go straight to voicemail, and any messages received will be converted into a .mp3, and emailed to me. There is not much more to say with it being so direct and to the point.