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I may have jumped the gun. I signed up for freedigits (ringtonumber.com) premium service without realizing that I cannot make outgoing calls. All it gives me is a Incoming number. Can you recommend some VOIP providers that will give you a local number and let you make outgoing calls with Caller ID? This way I can use my idle server at home to handle all calls via Axon/IVM and have IP phones connected to the router.

I will definitely give this a try. I will only have my wife working in the office (our house actually ) so dialing out shouldn't be a problem. I just don't want us to miss any calls when she is on the phone. I just need IVM to project a bigger company impression than we really are. We are starting a consulting business and the image you create impacts your billing rate proportionately. I am not sure about Canada but here in US in the last couple of weeks Vonage was offering unlimited calls for $14.99 to subscribers who were calling to cancel service as a last attempt to keep them. Even though I just signed up only two months ago, I was able to get this deal. Hey, who knows - it could work in Canada too. From the looks of it, Vonage is struggling financially and could go bankrupt in the near future. Again thanks for explaining this stuff in so much detail - I had an idea but with your help it is all very clear now.

Thanks pythonpoole for the detailed response. I think I'll go with the FXO adapter and that way I can keep using the my existing unlimited phone line for $14.99 Here's my next question - Lets say the line is busy - a person is talking on an extension and some one calls the number. If using Vonage, does the caller hear a busy signal? or can Axon/IVM route the call to a mailbox?

I am starting a new business and want to setup a professional IVR system. Here is what I have currently - Vonage (hardware) unlimited phone line. What I need - 2-3 extensions with Mailboxes One Outgoing/Incoming number so I can put this number on my business cards IVR to route calls based on set criteria/responses So, if I need 3 extensions do I need 3 separate phone lines? Will my Vonage phone line work or do I need to signup for Vonage Softphone? Can I use Skype in combination with Vonage for extensions? Will I need Axon or can I just use IVM independently? TIA