[kwlug-disc] what is the perfect openWRT router?

[CrankyOldBugger]

For Wifeski and I, we are in the middle of making Ma Bell walk the plank..
 This is a bit off topic but ultimately it all comes under "why I need
unlimited internet and a good router firmware".

We are trying to cancel our Bell satellite TV.  They are pulling several
tricks right now to get us to stay (including something that sounds like
extortion to me), but they will be gone shortly.  That's $90 a month
liberated in the Name of the People.

We have had a look at getting an HDTV antenna from a local provider.  Good
idea but it's on the back burner for now.  I torrent most of my TV shows,
plus a lot of channels offer their broadcasts over the internet so we're
going to see how much we miss live TV before we buy the antenna.

Wifeski's cell phone will be moved over to Telus or Koodoo or whomever
shortly.  Mine is already Telus.

So that just leaves the home phone, currently a POTS from Bell.  I'm
looking at how to replace that next, probably with VoIP.  Any suggestions?
 I know this has come up in this group's discussions before, but I don't
need a lot of fancy features.  Just call display and a simple voicemail,
and the option to keep our old number.  Does anyone know of a simple
solution for home phone?  Remember that Wifeski wants something that anyone
can operate without having to know serious tech...






On 28 March 2014 13:32, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:28 PM, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 14-03-28 12:19 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 11:45 AM, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The original motivation was to find out what/who was using bandwidth on
>>> the
>>> home network. This was because of Rogers' overages.
>>>
>>
>> Ah, sounds like what another on the list calls their 'pesky teenager'
>> problem.
>
>
> Nowadays it is not only teenagers.
>
> The TV has Netflix/Youtube/Crackle/UStream/...etc.
> The new home theatre/receiver has internet radio ...
> The phone is VoIP
> Yadda yadda ...
>
>
>>
>>  Not as much a money issue now that I have unlimited internet, but sure
>>> helps to know what is going on. For example: how much does VoIP use when
>>> there are no calls, vs. when you are on the phone.
>>>
>>
>> You switched? What did you go with / how's it working out?
>
>
> Did not "switch". Just got the unlimited offer from Rogers in return of
> not defecting now.
>
> This is a temporary measure to buy time, until the contract runs out and
> then I see what the options are, and whether Free over the air TV antenna
> is enough, ...etc.
>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> kwlug-disc mailing list
>> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> 2bits.com, Inc.
> Fast Reliable Drupal
> Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
> Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --  Edsger W.Dijkstra
> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --   Leonardo da Vinci
> For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and
> wrong." -- H.L. Mencken
>
> _______________________________________________
> kwlug-disc mailing list
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/attachments/20140328/5e89fcc1/attachment.htm>