I now have free landline telephone with this sweet new device

[HeXen]

This reminds me of Magic Jack. my mom got one and it sucked

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

This is a fair bit better than a magic jack. Multiple carrier options plus no need to leave a PC on.

 

[Fox5]

Can you hook a fax machine up to this and send faxes over the Internet?

 

[corkyg]

Question . . . does VOIP work if there is no active computer on?

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Question . . . does VOIP work if there is no active computer on?

The Obi works without needing a PC. Plug it into your router, set it up, plug in your phone, forget about the thing.