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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
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| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about?
The end of a short-lived era? |
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HardCoder
join:2006-07-22
Raleigh, NC | That is quite interesting.
If CV goes away I just may go to cell only.  | |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? said by HardCoder  :That is quite interesting. If CV goes away I just may go to cell only. I think that is going to be something that a lot of people will be considering. Since cell phones are becoming so commonplace, with Femtocells etc. I really feel not only POTS is in danger but so is anything that is tethered to a fixed wire.
Some people would rather save the 30 bucks a month they are paying to companies like CallVantage and put it towards an unlimited cell minutes plan and have total freedom.
Not a bad idea. | |
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| | Mons00n1
join:2008-07-23
Edwardsville, IL
·AT&T CallVantage
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1 edit | Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? This just looks like the first nail in the coffin.
As a business they need to stem the flow / impact the of any transition.
But I am sure the service will be available to current customers for quite some time.
U-Verse simply doesn't have the coverage that CV has.
Unless AT&T determines CV is a loss and starts announcing EOS so business customers can start their necessary transitions.
Regardless it is interesting... | |
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| | | Fisamo
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join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about?
I've been happy with the service and don't want mine to go away!
But I do expect that any such move would be done in plenty of time to allow customers to port their numbers to the new provider of choice. The question is whether that would move me to only use my * system at home (which so far has been more of a hobby than a 'necessary' item) or try another provider.
But since I know I wouldn't be able to go BACK to CallVantage, I'm not making any move to leave, unless I have to. | |
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burgerwars
join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA | Yesterday I seem to remember there was a sign-up page. Today that part is gone. I guess they're continuing service for current customers to not lose them, but who knows what the future holds. | |
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scots
Can we have Twinkies?
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join:1999-12-06
Raleigh, NC | CallVantage is the best VoIP service I've ever used, from customer service on down to the service itself. I hope it doesn't go away. | |
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| watts3000
join:2002-01-21
Birmingham, AL
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? Well I think I will be going to cell only also I guess I know will look at actually getting a nice smart phone the 25.00 I was payting ATT can go toward a data plan.
I really hate to see it go the call quailty was great however I may check out voip with my cable provider but most likely will go all cell. So what do you guys think of Vonage I've always heard the quality was no where as good as callvantage? | |
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| | Fisamo
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join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? No reason to switch anywhere at this point. They haven't sent a 'service going away' email, so I'm staying put. The service works well, sounds great, and this is the first day that most (if not all) of us have heard that ATT is not taking new CallVantage customers.
I see no harm in looking around--check out other providers, see which service(s) will best fit your needs. Just keep in mind that once you cancel your CV account, it's now gone for good.
Were I to get notification TODAY that I had to make a decision quickly (I'm sure ATT would give us at least a month, if not several months), I'm not sure what I'd do. At worst, I'd port back to POTS to have a 'safe haven' for my number until I found which VoIP service to point it to. The thought of a remote call forward POTS line is attractive, except that our CID wouldn't match our number (with most VoIP providers, anyway).
Point is, I'm going to enjoy CallVantage as long as they continue offer it to existing customers. In the 4 years I've had the service, it's been rock solid. | |
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| | | TomMac
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join:2008-03-23
Dayton, OH
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? I totally agree. Keep the service until they announce that it is being discontinued.
I wonder if the business unit of the old AT&T is still taking orders or have they also stopped taking new orders?
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? said by TomMac :I totally agree. Keep the service until they announce that it is being discontinued. I wonder if the business unit of the old AT&T is still taking orders or have they also stopped taking new orders? The plan was (right after SBC bought them) was to launch Uverse------>Let the 2 services run simultaneously--------->Uverse replaces Callvantage.
They planned it a long time ago.
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join:2003-05-18
Redmond, WA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? There are a couple:
- The default is to dial out on the landline instead of the bluetooth connection. This means that you need to prefix each call you want to make from the cell connection with #1# and suffix it with #.
- All # presses are captured by the box, meaning that automated systems that require you to press this button don't work properly. You need to use your cell handset to make those calls.
Otherwise, it does the job quite well. Voice quality is actually better than my cell - but I chalk that up to the poor earpieces they're putting in slimmer cell handsets. | |
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| Fisamo
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join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? said by sullim4 :Yeah, this is unfortunate. AT&T had a good thing going here. I switched from Vonage about 9 months ago thinking they'd be the ones going under... hah! Guess I got that one wrong. Well, there is a difference between 'going under' and a business decision to discontinue a product. As mentioned earlier in the thread (and the news release), nothing at this time impacts current customers. Maybe we can call still hear the death rattle, but also as mentioned earlier in the thread, it's highly doubtful that ATT will NOT give CallVantage customers plenty of options for an orderly transition out of the service when they do decide to pull the plug. | |
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CallVtgGuy
join:2008-08-06
Charlotte, NC
1 edit | Ugh, now I have to find a new Username ! The folks in Marketing arent going to be happy. 
I ported from an ATT/Bellsouth landline to CV -- I try to get out but they just keep pulling me back in !!! | |
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| Guy Waters
join:2001-12-04
San Francisco, CA
| Re: Anyone wonder what this is all about? Glad my 2 year Cingular/AT&T Wireless completed it's term four months ago. When CallVantage goes away, I'll probably move to T-Mobile faves and their @Home voip service.
AT&T doesn't have to worry about competition, they do a fine job on their own driving customers away. | |
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Mediocrates
join:2008-05-27
Raleigh, NC | As long as they don't acquire Vonage. I like Vonage and really don't want to be on that ship when AT&T drives it straight into the iceberg. | |
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RockinRay
join:2004-08-18
Lakeville, MN | Yes - this is a drag. Their quality is excellent and it does "just work".
I am planning on staying with them until they tell me to go away.
As a side note, we are testing the T-Mobile service and it does work fairly well...
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