Seandhi
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Humble, TX | Funny...
My Vonage phone has been up and running all weekend. No problems accessing the website either.
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Rob850
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Mary Esther, FL | A LPFM Radio station uses Vonage and they couldn't use it last night to make calls. Also the Vonage site was slow.
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jaa
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Same here. Some problems last week. Besides, what's the big deal about downtime - it's not POTS, after all. |
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dslwanter
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Lowellville, OH
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Same here. Some problems last week. Besides, what's the big deal about downtime - it's not POTS, after all.
OK so what about those idiots that get rid of everything else because they feel they are now tech. advanced with VOIP, they don't have a cell phone and no POTS because they've ditched their landline it is 3am and they need to call 911, but their Vonage is out.
Would that be a big deal?
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Seandhi
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| That person should know the risks and take steps to prevent such a thing from happening. VoIP for the masses is still in its infancy, and any technically advanced person knows that.
I ditched my landline completely, but I have a cell phone for backup. No problems here.
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dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
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Lowellville, OH
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| said by Seandhi :
I ditched my landline completely, but I have a cell phone for backup. No problems here.
I sure hope we don't have another black out. Ditching your landline I still feel is a really stupid idea because it has no electronic flow, all you need is that copper wire and a $1 telephone. As we saw in the black out of 2003 cell phone networks overloaded, who's to say the same thing wouldn't happen to VOIP if another one (God willing it does not) were to occur?
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Seandhi
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Humble, TX | There's always neighbors... |
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dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
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There's always neighbors...
Not everyone has nice neighbors  . Or if you're like me, your neighbor is .25 of a mile away (no clue how I got DSL).
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Seandhi
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| Well, if you don't have a cell phone backup, don't have neighbors and just have an overall bad feeling about VoIP, then I would not get a service like Vonage.
I, on the other hand, do not have those reservations, and I am quite happy with Vonage. It's kind of like the Windows vs. *nix debate, different tools are better for different people.
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