robroth
join:2005-04-16
Newburyport, MA
| [billing] cheapest method for naked DSL for existing customer
I'm trying to minimize my $80/month Verizon bill. I intend to get rid of our phone service and port the number to BroadVoice where I already have a business relationship and can tie that into my Asterisk box here at the office.
It's my understanding that in order to do this, I will have to completely cancel my service with Verizon after I port the number and have a new 'number' issued for DSL.
Verizon tells me it will be $39.99/mo for my current service (3mbit). I'm trying to figure out the cheapest way to get high speed (I'd be fine with 1.5/384) from them and minimize our DSL downtime at the same time.
Any suggestions on how to go about doing this? Another option would be Comcast, but as far as I can tell, that costs a fortune when you don't have TV service with them (I have DirecTV). On the other hand if I don't use DSL, I could then wire a SIP type hub into my entire phone jack 'system' so I wouldn't have to put a Sipura on each phone. Thanks! |
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mhy
join:2000-08-25
Los Angeles, CA
| Re: [billing] cheapest method for naked DSL for existing custome
I don't know how to handle the porting of the existing phone number. I did convert a lineshare to a dry loop, like you are proposing, and the price was $39.95 for 1500/384. They charge the same rate for 1500/384 as for 3000/768 and simply give you whichever your circuit will support.
If by chance you have a second phone line which you are also planning to dump, one option would be to transfer the DSL to that line (and hence a number you don't care about) and then convert to dry, but it's always risky to move DSL to another line. |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ | The absolute first step on coverting to Dry Loop is get the Dsl billing onto a credit card auto-pay first for at least a billing cycle or two. |
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