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 Lenagainster
join:2005-01-07
Silver Spring, MD
 ·VoicePulse
 ·DIRECTV
·magicjack.com
| I agree You stated:
"For all practical purposes, my wife and I don't think about the fact that we have VoIP, because the service has the reliability and sound rivaling a POTS line."
Our feelings exactly. CV has been exceptional. During a recent family crisis when we had to keep in touch, the "Locate Me" with VIP has been a tremendous help, knowing that the call we were waiting for would be transferred to our cell phone when we were away from home.
And don't sound like a cheapskate. That Call Filtering is only $2 extra per month and worth every penny of it to block unwanted callers or send long winded talkers to voicemail.
Sure am pleased that I selected CallVantage over all the others.
Lena | |
| | Fisamo
Premium
join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: I agree Ahh, but I am a cheapskate, especially when they could make the feature available without the extra charge. There's no reason to charge extra for filtering, especially since all other IVSPs (voip providers) with the capability include it without charging extra, and they already provide it for the Locate Me feature. That they charge extra is remiscent of the Ma Bell days when I had PSTN service.
Further, I'd really like to have the Anonymous call blocking feature be more like the POTS-style "Privacy Director" where callers can unblock their number or record their name for you to decide whether or not to take the call. | |
| | | Lenagainster
join:2005-01-07
Silver Spring, MD
·VoicePulse
·DIRECTV
·magicjack.com
| Re: I agree said by Fisamo  :I'd really like to have the Anonymous call blocking feature be more like the POTS-style "Privacy Director" where callers can unblock their number or record their name for you to decide whether or not to take the call. I had that at one time on my landline. It cost a lot extra. Didn't really care for it, because the phone rang anyway. My goal is to prevent the phone from ringing by those who I don't want calling me. So if the call is anonymous, they don't get through. If I don't recognize the caller ID, I don't answer and it goes to voicemail. If they don't have the courtesy to leave a message on my VM, then they get blocked.
So CallVantage fits my wants/needs best. Only wish we got more than 20 numbers to block. May have to juggle a bit by sending some directly to VM.
BTW: Do you know if ATT provides your name, address and number to the local printed telephone directory? Our last entry was from Cavtel and the idiots there spelled our last name incorrectly. It was like having an unlisted number. I liked it, the better half didn't. Wondering if corrections will be made to the future editions of the phone book, or are the numbers unpublished like cell phones.
Lena | |
| | | | Fisamo
Premium
join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: I agree Your number should be going to the local directories, but that just started about March of this year. So, I don't know if you missed the cutoff for publication of the next (or most recent) directory, but it should be in one following. However, you should check your account web portal. There is an option to have your number unlisted or non-published. AT&T appears to plan to charge a monthly fee for either option, but they indicate no extra charge at present. If you want your number listed, make sure it's set that way. (It is set to "listed" by default.) | |
| access3219
join:2006-10-07
Wixom, MI
| portable ata I was told you can pick up your ata and take it "anywhere" there is a DSL or broadband access.
I am moving to Arizona for the winter, can I take my ATA there, I have quest phone service and quest dsl internet access.
I had planned to take the ATA and hook it up to the bare basic phone line quest provided me for their dsl. Like I have here in michigan. I would then use the computer phone number attvantage gave me to make my calls from there.
Is this possible? or am I dreaming, if i am dreaming why do they say its usable in hotels and its portable?
I am confused. | |
| | Fisamo
Premium
join:2004-02-20
Apex, NC
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| Re: portable ata In technical terms, it is possible to take the TA to anywhere that has an internet connection, even overseas. However, there are a few "buts"... Some services block overseas IP addresses from registering to their network. I know for certain that ViaTalk does this, but I don't know what AT&T's IP filtering practice is. The bigger "but" is in terms of E911 service. AT&T has responded to the FCC's regulation that all "interconnected VoIP providers" (meaning has a regular phone# and can call regular phone#'s--some providers only accept calls over the internet and only allow calls to be placed over the 'net) in the following way. If you turn off your adapter for even a short period of time, you will have to 'confirm the location of your telephone adapter' before you can make outgoing calls. You confirm the location by pressing "1" to indicate that you haven't moved it, or pressing 3 or 8 (don't recall which) to indicate that you have moved it. If you indicate that you've moved the TA, your outbound service is blocked until you provide AT&T with the address where the TA is located AND AT&T verifies that they can provide E911 for that address. It's a royal pain, but I don't use my service that way, so I'm not bothered by it.
The easiest way around the problem is to always tell AT&T that you haven't moved the adapter, and never use that line to dial 911. (Otherwise, emergency personnel would be dispatched to your home address.) I suspect that course of action is somehow against the TOS, so you have to decide if that's a reasonable approach for you. If that's a deal breaker, check out other providers that are a little more flexible with E911 implementation. Good luck. | |
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