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2 HN users recommended this between 2022 and 2024, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Polycom phones are really great... I deployed VOIP for my employer some years ago and put in about 40 Polycom devices in 4 states. They're not cheap, but full featured and very well made.
You could also get an ATA (https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-HT801-Single-Port-Telepho...) and plug a traditional phone into it. I used one of these at home for a long time. Just realized it's still plugged in an running and I threw out my last analog phone over a year ago!!!
> Building modernized VoIP-based landlines that still offer the 48V analog POTS interface would be phenomenally expensive
About $35 / connection[0], but usually basically free because it's part of the customer's router[1]. Comcast seems to offer unlimited wired telephony for $20 / month, so it's definitely doable.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-HT801-Single-Port-Telepho...
[1]: https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-Surfboard-Telephone-Certified-S...