| Bell complete packages? What about fees and taxes Also with those packages offered by the bells, you need to add on all the taxes and fees. I could get MCI's plan for $49.99 per month, then I read the small print. More $$ to the local phone co to maintain the line, taxes, fees, etc. bring it to close to $70 monthly.
No thanks. I want my broadband anyway. Switched from Verizon DSL to RoadRunner cable at just over half the monthly cost, for much more speed. More reliable too. Last October I literally cut the Verizon wires coming into my home, my phone has been Vonage ever since. Backup? A cell which I'd have anyway. And they let you specify a number for calls to go to if your connection or their service is down. That's my cell number.
Vonage doesn't charge all those extra fees. Keep that in mind when comparing prices with the all-in-one plans from the bells. |
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| why is the only discussion on cal quality/calling issues on one post? "Vonage=good" I called vonage to inquire about what happens when my dsl goes down... as it will do, along with possible router issues, etc etc. and they informed me that they send friendly packets every 10-15 minutes to make sure the connection for a phone call is available... thats not the problem, if there isn't... you can have it set up to forward to an available phone #. My roomie and I see this as a possible inconvenience b/c we both work 13 hour shifts, so if DSL is down, our phones are not avaulable (cell) then obviously the VM will not be which equals a missed call which could be important. For now I will stick with supra telecoms >$30/mo. |
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| If your dsl goes down, and the number you've set for forwarding in that eventuality is not available (or you haven't set up this feature), the calls will go to your Vonage voicemail. There's a lot of flexibility in how you can set up forwarding, with or without voicemail, etc. |
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| reply to Sparky12
Exactly the, "Access Fees" which are nothing more than additional itemized part of the service price that been lobbied for and approved by state and federal legislatures, make up the dominating part of the bill. That's your savings with Vonage. NO ACCESS FEES. It's by far the best thing about Vonage. |
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