Kfedka
Premium
join:2005-05-06
Spokane, WA | Cell Phone rule
Voip Great, but I have no use for it if all I do is call in that states. But those calling overseas can find very good use for it.
FYI, landlines are depleting quickly. |
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hhhhhhhh
@broadband.u
| downside of VoIP
People don't still realize that if the power is suddenly lost, then there is no phone service and still some of these VoIP providers don't provide 911 and portion of those who do, might have problems rerouting your calls. These big cable companies should have known better when they started offering VoIP services about the downside of the service. They should had think about a power based voip services. Something similar of what Covad is about to offer soon: power-line VoIP meaning no equipment needed, just hook directly to phone jack and can work even if power goes out. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
 ·Comcast
·Patriot Media
| said by hhhhhhhh :
People don't still realize that if the power is suddenly lost, then there is no phone service and still some of these VoIP providers don't provide 911 and portion of those who do, might have problems rerouting your calls. These big cable companies should have known better when they started offering VoIP services about the downside of the service. They should had think about a power based voip services. Something similar of what Covad is about to offer soon: power-line VoIP meaning no equipment needed, just hook directly to phone jack and can work even if power goes out.
Not if you have a ups, which most people can buy for like $75. I wouldnt be surprised that backup power is introduced into home gateways soon.
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domnatr6
join:2001-03-06
Kyle, TX | Time Warner's VOIP modem has battery backup built in. |
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DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to hhhhhhhh
If doesn't work if the power goes out at the Remote Terminal.
And...Cable VoIP services (at least Charter's) comes with an adapter with built in battery back-up. Charter also offers E911, which works flawlessly.
They know what to do and have been doing it ever sense they've offered the service.
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liquidnw
join:2005-06-05
Bronx, NY | reply to hhhhhhhh
That may be true but how many people even have a normal phones the pulls power off the telephone line. SO either way when the power goes out your phone will be dead if you hve a cordless phone. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | I have one sitting on my desk here in my home office... |
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averagedude
join:2002-01-30
Mesa, AZ
2 edits | reply to liquidnw
That is why I always keep 1 dumb phone (on a pots line), centrally located in the house (kitchen), just in case. That way if there ever is an emergency, I am covered. |
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raye
Premium
join:2000-08-14
Orange, CA
| Time Warner battery backup
I have Time Warner VoIP, and power went out at my house for about an hour. Battery backup worked fine.
Service so far has been excellent. A few glitches in the beginning (voice mail, line filtering), as I expected as I was keeping my old phone number. |
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Primis1
join:2005-06-13
Coldwater, MI
| Over-rated.
Why all the hype and fuss over VOIP when nobody I know actually has it, wants it, or cares?
It seems like making a mountain out of a molehill.
I have yet to hear a public cry of any sort from someone anywhere stating "I want/need VOIP!!". |
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PhoenixDown
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Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: 
| reply to raye
Re: Time Warner battery backup
Thats a power outage at your house... what if its the entire east coast (or in your case west coast)?
Landline phone, battery powered laptop and dialup were the only things working at the time.
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CableGei
Premium
join:2004-05-27
Brookville, OH | reply to Primis1
Re: Over-rated.
It's not about wanting VoIP. It's about wanting another choice for telephone service. |
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rnikischer
join:2002-12-28
Ottawa, IL
 ·magicjack.com
·Vonage
| reply to Primis1
Over rated or underestimated?
Well I can appreciate that maybe your friends or family members haven't seen a need for VOIP and your probably right about any public cry for the technology but I have heard repeatedly a public outcry about the high costs and poor service associated with landlines.
This is a reasonable alternative, it has it's good points and bad points but it is a realistic alternative. |
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DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to PhoenixDown
Re: Time Warner battery backup
said by PhoenixDown  :Thats a power outage at your house... what if its the entire east coast (or in your case west coast)? Landline phone, battery powered laptop and dialup were the only things working at the time. What's your point? If you have phone power at your house, then you can make a phone call...
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
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·ViaTalk
| reply to Primis1
Re: Over-rated.
Primis1,
Obviously the public cry has come, with the government getting involved with 911, etc...
Just becuase you close your eyes and put you fingers in your ears and say that the boogeyman is not there, that doesn't mean he isn't. The same for VOIP. The demand is there, whether you choose to aknowledge it or not. |
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stripes3
join:2002-10-22
Fairfax, VA
| reply to Primis1
Why all the hype and fuss over VOIP when nobody I know actually has it, wants it, or cares?
It is a lot cheaper then a normal landline. I pay $25/month (about $28 after taxes) for all the USA/Canada calls I care to make, a landline with unlimited local calling is like $48 after taxes. Not bad since I've moved to CA and my faimly/friends are in VA/MD. More importantly calls to the UK are $0.02/min which is a lot cheaper then $1.80 to $2.50 that was VZ's landline price when I dropped them to switch to VOIP, and it is better then Cingular's $0.25/min for calls to the UK. It is competitave with international calling card rates, and the quality is better (calling card rates were $0.01 to $0.10/min, with lots of little caviots like connection fees, minimum call durations, and weekly maintance charges).
A VOIP line is a little cheaper then a unlimited local landline. A VOIP gets a lot cheaper if you make a lot of long distace calls, and very very much cheaper if you make international calls.
It has a few other nifty features. Like if you travel internationally to places with high-speed internet connections it is like having international roaming for free (rather then $1/min). Voice mail notifications over email is nice. The "instant call log" is nice.
I don't see it as replacing a landline for everyone. Some people are happy to ditch landlines and just use cells and deal with the occasional large bill secure in the knolage that most months they pay less. Some people need a 100% reliable phone. Some people don't have high speed internet connections in their area. Some people don't have some other reason to get the high speed connection. Some people are worried about the E911 issues. All good points.
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garagerock
Premium
join:2002-06-14
Louisville, KY
| reply to Primis1
said by Primis1 :Why all the hype and fuss over VOIP when nobody I know actually has it, wants it, or cares? It seems like making a mountain out of a molehill. I have yet to hear a public cry of any sort from someone anywhere stating "I want/need VOIP!!". insert "automobile", "electricity", "running water", or "indoor plumbing" into this statement, and you could swear it's 1899. |
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pcscdma
Chocobo Chocobo Random Battle
Premium
join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA
clubs: | reply to DaSneaky1D
Re: Time Warner battery backup
You can do a whole lot more than make phone calls -
»www.sandman.com/telco.html
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Pierre25
join:2001-01-12
Appleton, WI
| reply to garagerock
Re: Over-rated.
This whole site is almost all about the service delivery method of telcos, ISP's and Cable Companes. None of it matters!!! Copper, Power Line, Coax, Fiber, Wireless....who cares???
It is the application that people buy (dial tone, high-speed Internet, TV access), not the service delivery method.
The previous post is 100% correct...VoIP is over-hyped. Residential users are not screaming for VoIP...they just want a bigger bang for their buck. I don't care how the Internet access gets to my house...just as long as it's fast and reliable. I don't care how I get my TV channels (Dish, Cable, IP), as long as it works and I get ESPN.
People buy products, not technology. |
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koam
Pink Pecker
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East Puddle
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