I've decided that for 8 bucks a month I'm going to set up yet another IP phone.
I'm using the same company I used last time.
I left them in a huff, but in retrospect they weren't really bad at all and the main problem was inexperienced customer service.
Besides, life is too short to get all tedious and grudge bearing ...
So I let it all go and paid them.
Anyway, I am happy to have the extra line and the only down side is if the internet is down so is the phone.
Luckily it has a rich set of features including forwarding and messaging so I guess I'll make attempts not to whine at them anymore and just use the phone.
I've had a lot worse VOIP providers than these guys.