Thanks! I can access it so I'll give it a try.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
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Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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Jon B. - Jun 19, 2006 5:51:15 am PDT #8336 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
evil jimi - Jun 20, 2006 9:26:04 pm PDT #8337 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
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Sean K - Jun 21, 2006 8:16:29 am PDT #8338 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, techies....
My phone bill makes me vomit, and despite the incredibly annoying song in the commercials, Vonage is starting to tempt me. So....
Any and all of you who've had experience with internet phone service, what is your experience? Is that price they give (about $25 a month) real? Any surprise costs? How much of an initial investment is required to make it work? Can we transfer over our current phone number?
Jessica - Jun 21, 2006 8:22:13 am PDT #8339 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My Vonage experience was one of terrible call quality and even worse customer service, originally summarized here:
Jessica "Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?" Mar 5, 2005 3:57:38 pm PST
Typo Boy - Jun 21, 2006 8:24:07 am PDT #8340 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Price is real. Some people have had really poor quality with vonnage - poor sound, dropped calls. (Don't know if that is everyone.) Also 911 service is equivalent to what you get with cell phones. They don't automatically know your address. Comcast and possibly other cable companies offer equivalent services.
t X-post with Jesse
Jessica - Jun 21, 2006 8:31:53 am PDT #8341 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Comcast and possibly other cable companies offer equivalent services.
Not quite -- with a cable company's digital phone service, they give you more bandwidth to cover the voice calls (so your phone service won't slow down your internet, and your internet traffic won't interferre with phone calls). With Vonage, you're piggy-backing onto the bandwidth you already have with your internet service, and so both of these things can (and IME, DO) happen. I have digital phone from TWC now, and it's about a thousand times better than Vonage was in every respect.
Typo Boy - Jun 21, 2006 8:36:43 am PDT #8342 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
That was badly phrased - I should have said comparably priced. The two people I know with comcast digital are very happy.
sumi - Jun 21, 2006 8:37:27 am PDT #8343 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I have comcast digital voice and I like it.
Sean K - Jun 21, 2006 9:31:28 am PDT #8344 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Cool, thanks everyone. Jess, I knew you'd had Vonage, but I couldn't remember your experience with it. I think I'll check other services out. I don't get Comcast. I wonder if Adelphia offers service.
NoiseDesign - Jun 21, 2006 9:37:26 am PDT #8345 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I've had Vonage since I moved in here. I have a very fast cable modem connection and I've had good call quality on it.