| reply to nasadude
Re: TWC + E911 + Battery Backup for the Win! quote:
how about the price?
Well for the extra money I get the peace of mind that if needed, there is a 100% chance 911 is there and accurate. I don't care how cheap Vonage is, if they can't say with certainty that if I dial 911 it will get routed properly they can go screw themselves. I'm sorry but I will not put myself and my family in a situation where emergency services and emergency service response time are jeopardized because I can save a few lousy bucks a month. Not worth it.
Besides the differences between TW Digital Phone and Vonage arn't so great. Here Vongage is $27 and change with tax, Time Warner Digital Phone is $39.95 and there is no tax. I'd get a $5 price break on my RR Premium that's $7 and change difference, with the guarantee of proper 911 routing.
$7 savings every month, or potentially a life, it's a choice with only one answer in my book. The fallacies of Vonages 911 issues are reported here and elsewhere where lives were lost, and I can't justify any reason to consider Vonage because of it.
I don't know why they don't have a national policy but here in Rochester, TW does not charge extra for voice mail, all services are included for the $40
quote:
And as for TWC being #1? I doubt it. How can you claim that? are you talking about in the areas they service and against others who provide those areas? Comcast offers a better voip service than TWC for less money than TWC - but they don't compete. In some areas, Verizon offers their unlimited service for less than both TWC and Comcast.
In terms of subscriber numbers and market share. Comcast is the number #1 cable company, TW is #2, in terms of nationwide subscriber numbers. If in 3 months TW has 1.4 Million Digital Phone subs and Vonage has 1.3 million, then TW is number 1. |
