http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15201279 en Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:58:11 EDT Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:58:11 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15372153 manfrommars2 : Just an update...

I had decided to go with Viatalk after finding out I couldn't sign with VP. Been with them for less than a month but so far have been pretty happy. Good to know however, that if need be, I can finally sign up with VP. I do appreciate the info from everyone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15372153 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:22:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15358342 anon : Verizon customers in the White Pigeon exchange can make local calls to White Pigeon, Constantine, Sturgis, and Union. Of those exchanges, VoicePulse can offer numbers in the Sturgis and Union exchanges.

People can dial into Sturgis numbers as a local call from these ILEC exchanges: Burr Oak, Centreville, Colon, Constantine, Sturgis, and White Pigeon

People can dial into Union numbers as a local call from these ILEC exchanges: Constantine, Edwardsburg, Union, Vandalia, White Pigeon, and Elkhart, Indiana.

I'm hoping that VoicePulse will have the whole e911 situation straightened out soon (if it isn't already), because they do have the best coverage of rural areas in Michigan, but I fear they may have encountered something that caused an unforeseen delay, and I'm not sure if everything's been resolved yet.

I'm sure they'd like to get back to selling their service also (if they aren't already doing so), and if anyone has been reading my blog you know that I think it's ridiculous that the FCC seems to be expecting the impossible of VoIP companies (particularly the smaller ones), while at the same time looking the other way when many cell phone companies are unable to meet the FCC's unrealistic demands. I truly believe that there is political favoritism (and possibly even outright corruption) at work here, and if I were the owner of a VoIP company, I would really resent it that the cell phone companies (which are much larger, have more resources at their disposal, and have had far longer to develop the technology) are not forced to stop signing up customers when they cannot meet FCC demands, but the VoIP companies are. You can say all you want about what VoicePulse or any other VoIP company should have done, but when all is said and done I really wish there were some way that the FCC could be held to account for its unfair and highly discriminatory enforcement, which is depriving potential VoIP customers of all the service options that would otherwise be available to them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15358342 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:15:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15357251 acadiel : I just signed up tonight with Voicepulse. Even though they only have 2/3 of the DIDs that I want (they still don't have a 309 BLOOMINGTON ratecenter), they have all the features that I'm looking for.

Currently, I have P8 and Vonage, and only use Vonage to get the caller ID name from the P8 line. The P8 line has all three DIDs that I want, but I'm getting tired of waiting for Caller ID name. I'm going to ditch the 309 DID anyways eventually when I move and only use the other two.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15357251 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:35:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336403 mimjc : They're signing up new customers as of last week. 911 is still not working so I'm not sure what they were waiting on. If you go through the signup process, it will still probably tell you that they don't offer 911 in your area. But it will allow you to click on through and finalize the order.

I signed up last week and my initial review was just posted today.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336403 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:35:02 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336370 mimjc : They do have numbers in Sturgis, which is a local call from White Pigeon. I believe they might also have Three Rivers numbers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336370 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:31:33 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336274 DKB_SATX : Anyone hear news from VP recently? I am supposedly on an email list and will be notified when they start selling service again, but I'm not holding my breath about that. As far as I know they're still not selling anything. Do you suppose their sales people are mostly on commission?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15336274 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:17:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15202000 gigahurtz : I too am waiting for VoicePulse E911 service so I can open my account. I was told by a VP representative that it would happen in January (this month) of 2006.

Hopefully, he was right.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15202000 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:58:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201895 georgepan : Not 100% clear on that issue, druber. Vonage itself claimed 27% compliance and that it would take to the end of the year to get it all done. Ptrowski linked to a letter in which Vonage claims that they have 100% compliance, although it seems to me that that letter left a lot of wiggle room and "if it does not, then's." I guess it depends on what IS is. :)

If they have not achieved full compliance yet they are selling service illegally in markets where they have not achieved compliance yet. Haven't heard from the FCC as of yet on that issue, so maybe they received some sort of excemption? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201895 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:41:33 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201723 druber : i thought vonage didn't have total compliance and was selling in defiance of the fcc?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201723 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:12:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201702 manfrommars2 : Ahh, thanks georgepan that kind of cleared things up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201702 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:07:54 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201695 manfrommars2 : That's what I'm not too clear about. They don't offer anything local to me here in White Pigeon but I got a number in Kalamazoo (about 45 miles north) which is actually long distance from here. But if I can get the service it would work great because it would be local to family.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201695 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:06:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201675 georgepan : No, applies only to the VOIPs that failed to get their 911 house in order during the time allowed by the FCC. Of the well-known brands that would include Voicepulse, Lingo, Nuvio. The others managed to get it done and are selling right now: Vonage, Sunrocket, Viatalk, Packet 8, Broadvox, ATT CallVantage (in about 70% of their markets.) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201675 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:04:08 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201636 scooby : I believe viatalk has e911 for atleast the areas they offer service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201636 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:56:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201551 manfrommars2 : Blah, figures. If I only had gotten it before the dang deadline. I take it this will apply to all VOIP's then? I just tried Viatalk and am waiting for a reply.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201551 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:42:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201366 scooby : Nope, thanks to the FCC they need to get e911 before they can sell service again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201366 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:15:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201279 manfrommars2 : Tried to order VP today and was rejected because of the 911 fiasco. So I can't even order it even if I understand and agree to the 911 situation? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15201279 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:02:43 EDT