vlad7
join:2002-12-30 | bye verizon
I have vonage for more than a month and I love it, its better, its cheaper, unlimited calls, excellent international rates, etc. bye bye verizon. |
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| Yep, me too. Let's not forget you get to choose your area code...and you get unlimited calling within the code, even on their cheapest plans...no stupid ZUM charges. Bye Verizon.
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CO_Chris
Premium
join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO
 ·Comcast
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
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Re: buh bye SBC
If this happens here in Tx i will say have a nice life SBC and hope you go down in flames .. i am going to cable in 3 months when i move and earthlink is still going to be my ISP..WHO hates SBC every1 raise there hand
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informer2
@mindspring.com
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Re: bye verizon
Check out this cnet article on one way the RBOC's are trying to fight VOIP:
Will the Bells crush Net calling?
»news.com.com/2010-1069-985856.html
They want the FCC to assess access charges for connecting to the local networks. |
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Mr_Hanky00
join:2003-02-25
Riverton, NJ
| The nation's Bell companies are quietly lobbying the nation's top regulators at the Federal Communications Commission. Their goal is to slap new charges on Internet-based calls in order to protect their own system. If the FCC goes along, it will effectively crush the growing entrepreneurial drive by numerous Internet providers to provide consumers with this service.
The Bells' assault on Internet phone calls (technically known as voice over IP, or VOIP) sets a dangerous precedent for the Internet. The Bells' goal is to establish what would amount to a massive Internet tax by hitting Internet telephony providers with huge access charges for connecting to the local Bell networks
YOU KNOW THEY WILL TAX THE HELL OUT OF IT! AND PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE THE CABLE COMPANIES OPEN UP THEIR NETWORKS TO OTHER PROVIDERS......... I CAN BUY SOME SATELITES AND RESELL THE PROGRAMS ON THEIR CABLE SYSTEM.....THIS IS STARTING TO POINT IN MY FAVOR NOW............
I THINK THIS VONAGE IS A GREAT IDEA FOR A SECOND LINE....I HAVE JUST HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WITH MY CABLE GOING OUT THAT THIS WOULD NOT WORK AS A PRIMARY THING
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| Of course...another reason to hate the RBOCs and all ILECs. They don't want any competition...their primary goal is to screw over customers and gain TOTAL control over content.
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rangerlg9
join:2000-11-20
Houston, TX
| reply to CO_Chris
Re: buh bye SBC
I saw a commercial for Vonage here in Houston. You may want to check for availability.
Ed
Just checked and the 832 area code is available in the Houston and surrounding areas. You can call 832, 713, 281, and 936 unlimited for 25.99 per month. That includes 500 Long Distance minutes.
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kompugeek
Premium
join:2003-02-23
Waynesboro, VA
| reply to CO_Chris
said by CO_Chris  :
..WHO hates SBC every1 raise there hand
*Hand Raised* Me! Me! DAMN how I hate SBC |
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kompugeek
Premium
join:2003-02-23
Waynesboro, VA | reply to Mr_Hanky00
Re: bye verizon
OUCH my ears!!!! |
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CO_Chris
Premium
join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO
·Comcast
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| reply to rangerlg9
Re: buh bye SBC
i just went to there site and they do not have 911 service its not a big deal with me but the wife maybe. i will have to work this one b4 i move in june... Man i would love to get rid of SBC all together.. F Them and the Fcc as well
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| They don't currently offer E911 but Vonage has a history of filling in their shortcomings. They just started supporting faxes and some other stuff. It's only a matter of time. In the interim, I have my local Sheriff and Fire dept. on speed-dial.
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gt1
@166.68.x.x | Fa Shizzle, I am sure that speed dial will help you a lot when your electricity will go out.
Bell network is a national asset and should be preserved in some form. |
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| Well, if my electricity went out the phones won't work anyway. All of my phones require 110v. Besides, both my ATA, wireless phone base, both modems (one's a WISP with it's transmitter far outside my grid) and their primary router are on an APC 1400VA UPS and 50 watts, it will run for over 5 hours. So yeah, if the moon was full, the tides high, planets aligned, we're in 3 feet of water during a tornado...I'd have to break out the cellular phone. The rest of the time...I'm saving money and getting superior service with VoIP.
Screw the RBOCs and their antitrust behavior.
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Mr_Hanky00
join:2003-02-25
Riverton, NJ | reply to gt1
I dont believe that at all!
I see this technology has a future. and also can now get cable regulated which is what I want. The only downfall is that this vonage may cost more then bells crap if the FCC gets their way and regulates this. |
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| said by Mr_Hanky00 :
I dont believe that at all!
I see this technology has a future. and also can now get cable regulated which is what I want. The only downfall is that this vonage may cost more then bells crap if the FCC gets their way and regulates this.
Forget it, look at his IP, he's a BellAtlantic shill. RBOCs suck.
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CO_Chris
Premium
join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO | why do people have to hide WTF?. if u like your isp then show your love if not get a real one
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
·Optimum Online
| reply to gt1
said by gt1:
Bell network is a national asset and should be preserved in some form.
Sure, under glass in a museum with other dinosaurs. These morons are digging their own graves. Let's watch the cable companies take advantage of all this bickering... |
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clecrupt9
join:2002-01-22
GA
| reply to gt1
said by gt1:
Fa Shizzle, I am sure that speed dial will help you a lot when your electricity will go out.
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That is something to ponder. However how many of us have a cell phone laying around? VoIP cant begin to hold a candle to PSTN redundancy and reliability, but it will get there if given the chance. The reason VoIP is doing so well and will continue is partly because of its signaling. The Bell network using system seven can only do so much. |
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Go Chargers7
Fa Shizzle Ma Nizzle
Premium
join:2002-09-24
Huntington Beach, CA
| Each person needs to personally evaluate their situation. Personally I have large power backups (minimally 1400VA at any 1 time), redundant broadband providers (all for other purposes, not for supporting VoIP come hell or high-water) as well as cell service so I have great confidence in maintaining my VoIP service. Someone who only has a single provider with a history of outages and high latency, no battery backup for their modem and ATA and no cell service needs to evaluate their situation to assess the risk (if any) of running only VoIP.
But this is all common sense. It's not an issue of whether or not VoIP is reliable as some RBOC shills claim it's not. It's as reliable as the BB provider you use and for the other issues as reliable as you make it
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