I signed up for packet 8 (www.packet8.net)
it’s not the cheapest ($19.99) but it had a lot of good features that
where good. Installing it was a breeze, I was dialing out Ten minutes after I
opened the box (prob could do it in 5) After that I was supposed to receive an
email with my new phone number… *The
fog rolls in* … Well I never got it. I figured after a half hr
I was not going to so I called. No answer so I had to leave a message with a
phone receptionist (which was a bit resistant to doing this) no return call.
The next day I emailed, no return email. The following day
was a Sunday.. wasn’t even going to waste the oxygen in my blood to try.
Monday I called again… ten minutes on hold what do I get… phone
attendant. Left message blab la bla… 2 hrs pass, I call again. OMG I got
a human! He informs me that no numbers are available for my exchange (who
really cares) *I bet this is why they did not
issue and automatic phone number the system didn’t know what to do
without a number so it kicked it back for review and no one reviewed it*
So “Joe” issued me a phone number after 30 seconds and I was done.
Documentation? What documentation? You need to know how this
works? Why? The blindness of this whole thing stinks! If I was not a technician
I would have thrown my hands up in disgust! The documentation on hand STINKS! I
could get R rated over this fact alone. Someone with ½ a mind needs to go in
and document this company and process. The documetation written by someone who
knows what they are doing and it shows. Give it to a novice and have them do
it, I’ll bet your tech support will be clogged. (the tech support is next
to impossible to get hold of) If I was a novice I’d be spending Ten bucks
to send it back.
Over all,
As usual with any service you buy on the net, it’s
all good until you need service. In some cases like mine you need service (I
could not give myself a phone number) Other than the phone number issue all has
worked well. I understand that if you hit your internet hard it could distort
it. I personally crash tested this and had no ill effects.
On a 1-10 scale
Service is a = 1 (the only thing saving this “1”
rating is MY persistence)
Quality of service = 9
Ease of setup = 8 ( Documentation again allows for no
mistakes or trouble shooting)
Customer satisfaction = better than verizon
~Ed