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MFido
Montreal
join:2012-10-19

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VoIP announcement soon?

as the title says ...
mikee
join:2012-12-21
Gloucester, ON

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he said on the week of the 14th, so by sunday i guess ^^

MFido
Montreal
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18th today

rocca
Start.ca
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London, ON

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Yup, we're literally days away - crossing i's, dotting t's. Second it's ready it'll be posted here.

MFido
Montreal
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Got it

Thanks!

JC_
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Nepean, ON

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said by rocca:

Yup, we're literally days away - crossing i's, dotting t's. Second it's ready it'll be posted here.

Been waiting for this, been wanting to drop my home phone for VoIP and just been waiting for Start to announce before deciding who to go with.
rockfire
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Can you share your back end CLEC to get an idea of what area numbers can be ported?
mikee
join:2012-12-21
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any updates 0.0

jasmo34
join:2008-03-20
~ London ~

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Yeah, been waiting, and waiting, for this product myself...

I'm getting ready to jump to YAK basic VOIP; under $10/month.

I know there are cheaper, but my days of tweaking equipment and configuration files are hopefully in the past; hoping for a Plug and Play setup!

coaxguy
join:2009-07-29

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also waiting as im getting ready to jump to voip.ms from Cogeco. Would prefer to see what start has to offer.

damir
join:2013-12-12
CANADA

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I am using (my parents - i was when i lived with them) start's voip for couple of years now (i don't want to say the price - as i don't want to make any confusion in this thread) - but, it was working very well.
I was probably one of the first beta testers.

Personally @ my place, i use voip.ms , only because of the price, because it doesn't cost me more then 2-3 bucks a month (if even that).

Both my wife and me have unlimited (canada wide) cell phones, so, i don't want to pay 3rd one (something crazy) as we don't use it much.

Qsig
join:2009-05-18
Kanata, ON

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Could you share some details on the vendor equipment being used for the curious people?

rocca
Start.ca
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More details in a day or two - just preparing for our Rock the Park event, but wanted to get this link out there for you all: »www.start.ca/services/phone
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Also we'll have a list of cities and LNP checker up before the August 1st date so you can check if your number can be ported, etc.
imtiax
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join:2014-05-24
Toronto, ON

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Do we have to have Start internet to buy the VOIP?

Like how Zazeen requires Acanac or Distributel internet

MFido
Montreal
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Thanks!

rocca
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said by imtiax:

Do we have to have Start internet to buy the VOIP?

Like how Zazeen requires Acanac or Distributel internet

Not currently, but of course we do have awesome internet too.
sssscary
join:2007-10-23
Brockville, ON

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looks pretty good! I will finally dump vonage I think. Are you offering voicemail to email attachment? that is the only deal breaker for me!

rocca
Start.ca
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London, ON

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Yes, voicemail and/or voicemail-to-email is included.

Davesnothere
Change is NOT Necessarily Progress
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Canada

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And filtering/blocking incoming calls by Caller ID ?

rocca
Start.ca
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London, ON

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Not currently, although many adapters do that I believe.
rudeboy24
join:2002-10-14
Welland, ON

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Can we use asterisk with start VoIP?

JC_
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join:2010-10-19
Nepean, ON

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said by rudeboy24:

Can we use asterisk with start VoIP?

As long as start uses SIP that you can use whatever you want that can connect to a SIP server.
imtiax
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Toronto, ON

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Can someone clarify something for me.
The "for one low rate." bit confused me.

»www.start.ca/services/ph ··· ne/world

Does the Digital World Plan ($30/m)

Have UNLIMITED FREE calling to All the countries listed on that page?

I have Rogers home phone right now, contract ends September 6th,

I wouldn't mind cancelling now and porting over to Start.

I mainly call India/Australia/Bangladesh and spend a lot on Phone Cards. So having unlimited to those 3 places would save me a lot of money.

Edit: I gave Start a call to ask a few questions about the home phone.

Within 35 seconds I was connected to a person named Juan. He answered all my questions very nicely.

I was told to call back on August 1st so I can get instructions on how to port my number.
mikee
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yeah you can call there for free i think it only applies to land lines depending on the country, cellphones may be different for the 30$ package

JC_
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From what I can see on the site the Digital Voice World package will include calling to landline and mobile numbers in Bangladesh and India and only landline calls to Australia.
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Oooh those are good rates. And the price of the ATA is good too. First month for the Canada plan + the ATA is still less than what Bell charges monthly. My girlfriend is looking to switch all her stuff from Bell and maybe with those rates I can convince her to go with voip.

I noticed your page said most Canadian numbers can be ported without charge. Does that include Bell ones?
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Does anyone know what ATA/Adapter that we get?

Does it have to be returned when a customer leaves Start?

Can it be used with other VOIP Providers?

JC_
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Nepean, ON

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said by imtiax:

Does anyone know what ATA/Adapter that we get?

Rocca said more details to follow within a couple of days, so everything will be announced than.
said by imtiax:

Does it have to be returned when a customer leaves Start?

If it's a rental yes, purchased no.
said by imtiax:

Can it be used with other VOIP Providers?

As long it's not locked, I don't think it will be.

jasmo34
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Thanks for the VOIP info...

* Our Standard or higher high-speed internet service is recommended for best performance

Say WHAT? Is this some sort of new HI-DEF Surround-Sound 4K VOIP?

That's 15/1 FTTN DSL (which I still cannot get), or 30/5 Cable!

Hmmm!

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edit1... I patiently await ALL the plan details and specifications!