MacLeech
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join:2001-07-14
SoCal
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Re: [TWC] Can only connect throught router - not through modem
said by Mele20  :It is possible, of course, that this is changing and I have not inquired about any possible progress in backup for VoIP in quite awhile That is the most intelligent thing you said in the entire post and you should have left it at that. |
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Beachie
Stranded in paradise
join:2001-07-12
St. Pete, FL
 ·Bright House
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by MacLeech :That is the most intelligent thing you said in the entire post and you should have left it at that. We now return you to the previously hijacked thread, already in progress  |
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
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said by MacLeech :said by Mele20 :It is possible, of course, that this is changing and I have not inquired about any possible progress in backup for VoIP in quite awhile That is the most intelligent thing you said in the entire post and you should have left it at that. Considering that Oceanic told the PUC they would NEVER backup, I can't see how what I said is so much more intelligent than what else I said. If they are deciding now to backup, then they sure look stupid...saying they never would. I do know that they plaster all over everywhere now that their service is not to be used as the primary service because there is no 911 if RR is down or the electricity is off, or the modem dies, etc. They used to hide that extremely important fact until HawTel called them on it and some subscribers almost died because they were stupid enough to get VoIP instead keeping their landlines. They do though advertise that their VoIP is just like cell phone usage in that cell phones also will not work when the electricity is off. Well, DUH...how does that make either one safe? They are both services that one should have ONLY in ADDITION to a landline.
They are not carrier class so they do not have to be 99.8% reliable 365 days a year. They can have as many outages as they want, and take as long as they want to repair the lines, and up the charges anytime they wish for as much as they wish. There is no comparison between VoIP and a landline. A landline is so superior in every way, even if you live where there is battery backup, that it makes no sense to get VoIP. Oceanic offers no Lifeline service either.
Everyone in Hawaii with a landline just a got a free phone from HawTel. It is a corded phone so now even those who use cordless phones have 911 protection if the power is out. I use a corded speaker phone but I am very glad to have a second corded phone. Cordless phones are junk.
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