submrge
join:2004-10-10
Mine Hill, NJ | reply to Optimized
Re: [Other] Patmedia Digital phone
those prices are pretty much the same as cvc and twc's non discounted standard prices. problem is on their commercials cvc never really states what the price will be after the one year intro is over. |
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Optimized
Premium,Mod
join:2001-05-03
Pompton Lakes, NJ
clubs:
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RCN
Patriot Media
Cellphones, Provid..
Other Manufacturers
| reply to WorkinClsDog
said by WorkinClsDog  :I must say I'm very surprised by the price points and the Int'l Rates when compared to alternatives. Even the use of the "Triple Play" language is a surprise on their website » www.patmedia.net/patriot/Digital···eet.html - that's Cablevision's branding. I'd say their pricing is almost 50% more compared to Cablevision's Triple Play, at least for the standard digital deal.
I'm not so sure I'd classify this as much of a deal. Sure, it's conveniently on one bill ... not seeing much savings though. 
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icepop456
join:2002-08-27
Somerville, NJ | reply to justmovedtonj
my understand is games require low Ping times and only moderate data rates.
Either way, VoIP is about 40Kb/s and has not made a huge impact on my network. In fact, majority of my slow down is due to patmedia itself. |
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submrge
join:2004-10-10
Mine Hill, NJ
| reply to vapochilled
said by vapochilled :I think to be fair, patriot will sell their service, because people will not be educated to look elsewhere, it will be a one price/bill per month and any issues that are seen will be dealt with by patriot. basically, that's the target sub that all the cable co's that sell voice are going after. and if you look at cablevision, there are *alot* of them. |
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vapochilled
Premium
join:2004-11-23
Macungie, PA
 ·ProLog
| reply to sokhapkin
I think to be fair, patriot will sell their service, because people will not be educated to look elsewhere, it will be a one price/bill per month and any issues that are seen will be dealt with by patriot.
People who are on this forum represent a very small group who know a little about what they are doing and so of course will shop elsewhere.
I love my Vonage, it works great and is soooo much cheaper than a land line |
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submrge
join:2004-10-10
Mine Hill, NJ | reply to mdr5
comapre their prices to other cable co's. patmedia's phone calls do not go over the public internet either. |
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sokhapkin
Premium
join:2003-05-08
Somerset, NJ | reply to mdr5
I believe you catched the key word! It is "relatively educated". Most of the US people do not fall to this category, but not in Patmedia service area... |
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mdr5
Premium
join:2003-01-29
Somerset, NJ
| reply to sokhapkin
Wow is all I have to say. Anyone who does a bit of research on voip before purchasing it through Patmedia will find that their prices are not only totally disproprotionate to whats out there, but their services arent comparable. And at those prices, paying extra for voicemail???? whats that about??
Im quite happy with my voicepulse. Less then $20 a month, 2 lines, handles everything I need including faxing and long distance, plus the online options cant be beat.
Sorry patmedia.... Need to be way more competative in the voip market if you expect to get people who are relatively educated on this technology to choose your service. |
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ednj
join:2001-03-09
Hillsborough, NJ
·Comcast
·Patriot Media
| reply to justmovedtonj
I have been using Vonage since October 1 and I like it. Great features, excellent audio quality (better than Sprint, my local carrier) and all for a great price. I have the basic plan of 500 minutes for $15 per month. With Sprint, I was paying $29 per month for local service with a few features and I had a different long distance carrier that charged 4 cents per minute for long distance. I am in the process of porting my Sprint local phone number to Vonage which is supposed to take 20 days. I am using one of my home wiring lines for Vonage and it works just fine. Caller ID and all other features are supported through the phone jacks.
I have seen no impact on my other Internet activities using Patriot Media cablemodem service. Based on the quality of service that I have and the cost of Vonage, I can't justify paying Patriot Media $40 per month for their digital phone service.
Ed |
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justmovedtonj
@grey.com
| reply to sokhapkin
I just signed up with Vonage last night (price of course).
However, I believe that Patriot gives you dedicated bandwith just for the phone service so your connection to computer, games, etc. won't be slowed down, etc. This is a great benefit actually, but not quite sure if it's worth the price. FYI, I have not tried Vonage yet. |
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payload6976
join:2003-11-12
Drexel Hill, PA | reply to sokhapkin
equipment is one thing, service delivery is another. |
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submrge
join:2004-10-10
Mine Hill, NJ | reply to musterjoker8
yep. internet and up to two phone #'s |
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musterjoker8
join:2004-09-29
Old Bridge, NJ | reply to submrge
Is it All-in-one device? |
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submrge
join:2004-10-10
Mine Hill, NJ | reply to payload6976
arris modem with 8 hours of battery backup. pretty slick little unit. |
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payload6976
join:2003-11-12
Drexel Hill, PA | reply to sokhapkin
I had heard arris |
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musterjoker8
join:2004-09-29
Old Bridge, NJ | reply to sokhapkin
does anybody know what hardware they are using for their digital phone? |
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vapochilled
Premium
join:2004-11-23
Macungie, PA | reply to icepop456
does seem a bit high, is there some extra service that I am not taking into account ? |
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icepop456
join:2002-08-27
Somerville, NJ
| reply to sokhapkin
hahahah $45????
You have to be kidding me! Vonage is 1/2 the price and I don't believe Patriots QoS will be much help to make it worth it.
As everyone else has mentioned VoIP is too new to be reliable. Vongae has worked great for me, but I do have a cell phone for backup.
FYI: My vonage/patmedia did continue to work during a power outage. I had my equipment on a UPS and that kept the network up and running. Naturally the up time would be limited to battery capacity. |
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vapochilled
Premium
join:2004-11-23
Macungie, PA | reply to WorkinClsDog
Yep, and in time I'm sure it will become transparent like the normal service. But as you say, don't rely on it just yet |
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WorkinClsDog
VoIP Engineer
Premium,VIP
join:2003-01-01
Piscataway, NJ
| reply to vapochilled
said by vapochilled :In defence WCD, you do have to sign multiple copies of the form saying you understand what the E911 situation is, some people really are dense when it comes to this. That's a good thing  and by no means is Patmedia alone in the E-911 issue arena - but definitely something all of us have to consider since E-911 is one of those things that pretty much everyone takes for granted until it is needed unfortunately 
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Brian: Hey, barkeep, whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry martini around here?
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