Re: [PLUG] voip...

["K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>]

George --

I have been using Vonage since December.  It works.  Voice quality is
mostly OK, but sometimes not.  Calls get dropped more frequently than
with a landline.  Rumors are that Comcast delays Vonage IP packets,
but I have no substantiation of that.  We supposedly have 911 coverage
in our area.  Overall, Vomage works well enough at a lower price point
compared to the landline it replaced that we will stay with it.  We
kept the old phone number and the transition was smooth and seamless.
But make sure it's not your only phone - in my family, we each have a
cell phone, so not having a landline for emergencies is probably OK.

-- Bhaskar

On 6/1/06, George Gallen <ggallen@slackinc.com> wrote:
> well, I bought the voip box last night, also bought a wireless gaming interface
> (or rather a WAP) so I could situate the voip box where I wanted it, instead of
> where my router is.
>
> So far it sounds fairly clean, havn't given up my landline yet. I'll give it a
> couple months. For now it's just one phone hooked up (I call it the bat phone).
>
> Anyone have any cons on vonage/voip? (aside from pricing issues - which for me
> won't be a problem, as it's 1/3 of my current phone service with no loss in
> service abilities, at least I don't think any loss).
>
> George
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