Kommie
join:2003-05-13
East Haven, CT
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Re: Tough one
said by JTRockville  :Cable companies do not need a separate franchise agreement to offer phone or internet service. Here in CT, Comcast had to apply for a CLEC aggrement. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
Premium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | Is Comcast providing digital phone or VoIP in CT? |
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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO | Correct me if I am wrong on this but I believe I just read an article that "Digital Phone" is a marketing buzzword used by cable companies for their VOIP.
In essence, VOIP and Digital Phone are one in the same from what I gathered. |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| said by Skippy25 :Correct me if I am wrong on this but I believe I just read an article that "Digital Phone" is a marketing buzzword used by cable companies for their VOIP. In essence, VOIP and Digital Phone are one in the same from what I gathered. Here in NC, Time Warner offers digital phone service and it is NOT VOIP. I am not sure about Cox, Comcast, etc. |
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mishaq
Premium
join:2004-01-24
Richardson, TX
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No, I believe digital phone is different. VoIP uses internet data to make the phone call, while digital phone through a cable company just uses some reserved bandwidth on their cable set for phone conversations (another service provided by the cable company, so Im assuming you use their equipment or something)
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pcscdma
Chocobo Chocobo Random Battle
Premium
join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA
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said by Skippy25 :In essence, VOIP and Digital Phone are one in the same from what I gathered. Most people have heard of the words 'voice' and 'over', but what the hell is IP? Does it have anything to do with watersports? I hope not. Digital Phone sounds better for most people.
Usually the cable companies has complete control over the equipment from the customer's premises to the POTS interface with their version of VoIP service. Vonage and the 10,000 other providers usually depend on Sprint, AT&T, Level(3), UU Net and whatever else is in between the customer and the POTS interface.
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Kommie
join:2003-05-13
East Haven, CT | reply to JTRockville
Digital Phone and they just recently launched Digital Voice. |
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