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Posted by Preston Crawford on January 2, 2005, 11:28 am
I'm considering getting this so I can reduce my cell phone
minutes/reliance. Anyone had any experience with Vonage. Are they pretty
reliable? I know not 911-reliable, but reliable enough to use as an
incoming/outgoing phone for normal calls?
How does the voicemail over Internet functionality work?
Preston
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Posted by Pepperoni on January 2, 2005, 2:02 pm
> I'm considering getting this so I can reduce my cell phone
> minutes/reliance. Anyone had any experience with Vonage. Are they pretty
> reliable? I know not 911-reliable, but reliable enough to use as an
> incoming/outgoing phone for normal calls?
> How does the voicemail over Internet functionality work?
> Preston
Vonage is as reliable as your cable connection, or your electric service;
trouble with either affects Vonage service.
Voicemail sends the .wav file to your email addy. The function works, but I
do not use it, simply because I don't need it. Check the features list; you
can also forward calls, or ring a second <or series of> number<s>. (see
"ring lists")
I have found Vonage to be reliable, with excellent sound quality. I
currently have my modem at a remote location, and use the softphone for my
home location. I use the SJ softphone with excellent results.
Drop me an email--- I'll send an electronic coupon for a months free
service.
Pepperoni
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Posted by John R. Levine on January 2, 2005, 3:42 pm
>I'm considering getting this so I can reduce my cell phone
>minutes/reliance. Anyone had any experience with Vonage. Are they pretty
>reliable?
If you'd asked me a few months ago, I would have said they're great.
More recently, the sound quality has deteriorated a lot when the net
is at all busy. Oddly, people say they can hear me fine even when
they're so garbled I can't understand them. My conenction is a T1
which is not particularly heavily loaded, so I don't think it's at
this end.
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Posted by CBUM on January 2, 2005, 6:29 pm
I currently use a similar system called call vantage from at&t. I get
my internet from my local cable company and they are affiliated with
comcast. I ran RG-11 from the pedestal to the house and into the house
to a switching station.
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All the phone lines tie into one and that plugs into the telephone
adapter. I save about 20 bucks a month with this system and love it.
Its got a lot of neat features that you dont get with the local telco
company.
INCLUDED FEATURES
* Conference Calling
* Voicemail
* Call Log
* Phone Book
* Locate Me
* Speed Dial
* Do Not Disturb
* 3-Way Calling
* Emergency 911 Dialing
* Call Forwarding
* Call Waiting
* Caller ID
* Safe Forward Number
* Fax and Modem Support
--
CBUM
http://forums.speedguide.net
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Posted by on January 2, 2005, 6:56 pm
writes:
>If you'd asked me a few months ago, I would have said they're great.
>More recently, the sound quality has deteriorated a lot when the net
>is at all busy. Oddly, people say they can hear me fine even when
>they're so garbled I can't understand them. My conenction is a T1
>which is not particularly heavily loaded, so I don't think it's at
>this end.
What's changed on your end? Has your internet connectivity been "split"
via a HUB?
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> minutes/reliance. Anyone had any experience with Vonage. Are they pretty
> reliable? I know not 911-reliable, but reliable enough to use as an
> incoming/outgoing phone for normal calls?
> How does the voicemail over Internet functionality work?
> Preston