Vonage Users?

[Eric&Susan]

We have been thinking about switching to Vonage for our phone carrier. They offer an unlimited calling plan to all 50 states and Canada with a host of features for $24.99 a month. Seems like a damn good deal considering our currect phone bill!! Was wondering if anybody uses it and if they are happy with it or not?

Eric

[Seymore]

Let me ask:

How reliable is your cable TV service?
What about your HSI (WEB) Service?

I ask these because this can be an indicator of the reliability of the VoIP service they are offering. Just something to consider. BTW, don't shed the cell phones just yet. When the VoIP is down, you'll need some way to contact someone. As an employee of Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) I know that the reliability of the system can affect the VoIP.

[Gator]

I have been using Vonage for over a year and highly recommend it. I will never go back to a regular phone service carrier as long as I can use VOIP. I have never had a problem with my service or my billing. Never. When the hurricanes went thru last summer we lost power and of course we lost our cable and phone services. We still had our cellphones and all was well. If you are used to using a cordless phone and your power goes out then you understand if you lose power that the Vonage service goes down. Power outages are not a problem here, so I don't worry about it. Try it, I will bet you will be very very happy that you did!!:thumb

[ridetwistyroads]

VOIP is cool stuff. :thumb
Check that they have local access numbers in your area. Not a deal killer if they don't, you can set up a "local" number anywhere.

[luckyrwe]

I have unlimited phone with Verizon for $49. My DSL has been offline plenty of times.

[Eric&Susan]

Yeah I have Adelpia for my internet. They are pretty reliable, I get the occasional unplug the modem wait 60 seconds plug it back in thing but not a lot. I also have a free cell through work so that will stay on (can't beat free). The only thing I'm worried about the the extra load on my cable as I live in an apartment building so I would imagine the signal strength probably isn't the best. I will check for a local number and also call adelphia to see if they think vonage would create to much drag on my cable. Thanks for the help!!


Eric

[Seymore]

I have unlimited phone with Verizon for $49. My DSL has been offline plenty of times.Ummmmmm... I think you're still talking about using the phone Co and twisted pair... right? We're talking about VoIP and broadband over coax cable.

I can tell you that DSL is normally twisted pair over the phone lines...

[Eric&Susan]

Let me ask:

How reliable is your cable TV service?
What about your HSI (WEB) Service?

I ask these because this can be an indicator of the reliability of the VoIP service they are offering. Just something to consider. BTW, don't shed the cell phones just yet. When the VoIP is down, you'll need some way to contact someone. As an employee of Adelphia (soon to be Comcast) I know that the reliability of the system can affect the VoIP.
Do you mean your going to work for comcast or is comcast taking over adelphia?

[Seymore]

Do you mean your going to work for comcast or is comcast taking over adelphia?Comcast is buying parts of Adelphia, but it still has 6-9 months to iron out the details... There's a lot of legal wrangling, just keep your ears open. It's happening.