Camelot One
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
clubs: | What is the point?
I don't get it, why would anyone pay $40 a month for VoIP service? |
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ftthz
If love can kill hate can also save
join:2005-10-17 | not sure ... but my land line is cheaper |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | Not sure either here. My voip is only 39.95 a year. Couldn't be more pleased with my product. People will pay anything, just to avoid doing a little research on other alternatives. |
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RockyBB
Premium
join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
| reply to Camelot One
said by Camelot One  :I don't get it, why would anyone pay $40 a month for VoIP service? Check any marketing text book: look under "market power." Those that have it either use it or waste it.
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lew_jean
join:2005-05-13
Marietta, GA | reply to Camelot One
My CallVantage is only 24.95 with all the taxes with unlimited calls
Lew N4HRA |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| reply to dr3yec
said by dr3yec :Not sure either here. My voip is only 39.95 a year. Couldn't be more pleased with my product. People will pay anything, just to avoid doing a little research on other alternatives. Unless I am missing something, they charge $40 per month and you are paying $39.95 per month. Without whipping out my calculator I cant be sure, but I would hazard a guess that its the same price? I dont think the $0.05 savings you mention is much to talk about.
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Camelot One
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
clubs:
| reply to lew_jean
said by lew_jean :My CallVantage is only 24.95 with all the taxes with unlimited calls Lew N4HRA That was my point. Not only are there cheaper (and better) VoIP carriers, AT&T's own CallVantage VoIP service is cheaper!
But I guess they are just pricing off of the cable companies, their branded VoIP service seems to run the same price.
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Camelot One
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
clubs:
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said by wifi4milez :said by dr3yec :Not sure either here. My voip is only 39.95 a year. Couldn't be more pleased with my product. People will pay anything, just to avoid doing a little research on other alternatives. Unless I am missing something, they charge $40 per month and you are paying $39.95 per month. Without whipping out my calculator I cant be sure, but I would hazard a guess that its the same price? I dont think the $0.05 savings you mention is much to talk about. He did say "$39.95 per year", though that almost seems like a typo for any decent, full featured service. VoIP is cheap, but the good ones are rarely THAT cheap.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Camelot One
Cable operators are charging $40/month for theirs... AT&T is assuming that it can charge just as much.
They probably _could_ get a lot more customers over to Uverse if they made it ... say $30/month for unlimited.
Oh.. wait they already have Call Vantage which is only $25/month for unlimited.
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | reply to Camelot One
39.95 is correct. And my service has been superb with my voip. My wife lives on the thing. It is unlimited mins as well. |
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nixie21
Premium
join:2004-08-19
Harrington Park, NJ
·ViaTalk
| reply to dr3yec
said by dr3yec :Not sure either here. My voip is only 39.95 a year. Couldn't be more pleased with my product. People will pay anything, just to avoid doing a little research on other alternatives. what voip service do you have? |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | reply to dr3yec
39.95 for a year* |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | reply to nixie21
Magicjack |
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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
·Comcast
| reply to Camelot One
said by Camelot One :I don't get it, why would anyone pay $40 a month for VoIP service? I don't get it either. I mean, I got rid of my POTS landline and went cellular only because that landline was costing me $40/mo. for something I rarely use. If it came down to choosing POTS or VoIP, if both were priced the same, I would either just stick with POTS or use neither. And in AT&T's case, $40 is the bundled rate.
What is AT&T's major malfunction?
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to dr3yec
said by dr3yec :39.95 for a year* I stand corrected! That is a good deal, how is the service?
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000
·CableOne
| It has been many months since I have had any down time. It is in beta but I couldnt tell. For 8 months I been happy with this product. I am getting ready to get a second year for 19.95 for a year. So tells you I am more than satisfied with the product. Even if it doesnt last. Hey I have saved tons of money. |
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DrD
@embarqhsd.net | reply to wifi4milez
That's $39.95/year, not $39.95/month |
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BodyBumper
join:2004-06-21
Beverly Hills, CA
| reply to Camelot One
Maybe this is why AT&T jacked caller ID up to $9 a month for landlines.
The Message Center $8.95 per month
AT&T Unified Messaging(SM) $11.95 per month
Busy Call Forwarding $5.00 per month
Call Forwarding $5.00 per month
Delayed Call Forwarding $5.00 per month
Select Call Forwarding $5.00 per month
Call Return $5.00 per month
Repeat Dialing $5.00 per month
Speed Calling 8 $5.00 per month
Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR) $4.00 per month
Call Screen $5.00 per month
Call Waiting $5.00 per month
Call Waiting ID $5.00 per month
Priority Ringing $5.00 per month
Privacy Manager® $7.00 per month
Caller ID $9.00 per month
Three Way Calling $5.00 per month
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Honestly... this is the AT&T way. If they jack up the price of their features, it makes packages look more appealing. Caller ID is $9.99 a month because it's the most popular feature next to voice mail.
SBC was never this bad.. they must have brought someone on board from the old, tired, dead AT&T corporation that brought this vast knowledge with them.
But, when you jack up the price of ala carts, and then you put them in a bundle, it makes that "You save X when you buy this bundle"... um, no kidding?
I would expect Cable to sell a voip product over a switched one because of the nature of their service. But, for a PHONE company to want to go VOIP over their copper switched service is beyond me. Still, I have to say, to them, phone is phone. Since they control the line, as comcast and cable claims, I see no difference. For some at&t consumers, they will get a better sounding call and less static as well. Still, the price? eh.. can live with out it. |
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Old_Grouch
Don't just sit there silly DO something
Premium
join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
clubs:
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Camelot One
said by Camelot One :I don't get it, why would anyone pay $40 a month for VoIP service? Seems that they'd offer it for free. If you take U-Verse voice, telly and internet aren't you completely out of the local (state) telecom tariff?
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