  Stewy85Premium
join:2003-01-16
Sharon, WI | Yeah Yeah for Vonage. JK  | |
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join:2002-02-12
Pompano Beach, FL | Re: Yeah yeah, i guess, damn P8 is ganna suffer for that... i could just imagine the call center ( if they even have one ) | |
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join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
kudos:1 | Down for about an hour In the VOIP forum Packet8 was first reported to be down at 9:11 PM Eastern time and first reported to be back up at 9:54 PM. | |
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| mwf
join:2000-11-26
Granite Quarry, NC | Re: Down for about an hour OMG. What about all the people that couldn't call 911. What shall we do, what shall we do?
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| |  digiblurGot Sipura?Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
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| Re: Down for about an hour said by mwf:
OMG. What about all the people that couldn't call 911. What shall we do, what shall we do?
Use your cell... or any cell, even deactivated ones call 911. | |
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join:2000-11-26
Granite Quarry, NC | Re: Down for about an hour But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?
And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?
And what if I'm at my friend's house?
And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.
The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes. | |
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| | | | digiblurGot Sipura?Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana Reviews:
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| Re: Down for about an hour said by mwf:
But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?
And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?
And what if I'm at my friend's house?
And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.
The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes.
If you are that paranoid then do not join us (the VOIP community).
I got tired of paying BellSouth $45 a month for a noisy humming analog phone line. I'd call 15 minutes down the road and its long distance. Thats crazy! I love my $20 a month phone...its less a month..plus I get more! I've been POTS free for over 6 months and I love it.
My Packet8 phone on my cordless phones work great through power outages! | |
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| | | | | | My friend, although I understand your grief, I do not understand your lack of caution, to put it mildly. How can you rely only on VoIP (whoever is the provider)? If this is a major concern to you - and I do understand that ,then VoIP is not the solution for you. One poster here was right, use the cell phone...or keep a line (POTS) even disconnected has 911, but let me tell you, not even POTS is 100% proof.... | |
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| | | | Hey bud, P8 doesn't offer E-911
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join:2004-04-09
San Jose, CA | Re: Down for about an hour ha ha whens the last time you've actually dialed 911? and do you understand the concept of VoIP? Deactivating a PSTN is solely up to you and @ your discretion...ha ha ha i myself would deactive PSTN line, but i do use P8 and it kicks ass....havent had a problem yet.... Do your homework young buck..... | |
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| Re: Down for about an hour FP, I have no idea where your coming at me for the above.
As far as my homework, I have been in VOIP since the start.
As far as knowing VOIP I have both a bunch of Vonage lines and a P8 line. All I said which was a true statement was that P8 doesn't offer 911. As far as being a young buck, hell I wish.
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| | | | |  The BeerI Love It When A Plan Comes TogetherPremium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE | Re: Down for about an hour Don't let him raz ya, he registered just to make that one post. | |
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| | | | Use your cancelled cellphone. Many people have them. 911 still works. | |
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| |  RR ConductorHappy 40th AmtrakPremium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
kudos:1 | That's funnny?  | |
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|  insomxPremium
join:2003-01-26
Canada | Big deal, one hour outage, blah. | |
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| | digiblurGot Sipura?Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana Reviews:
·Cox HSI
| Re: Down for about an hour said by insomx:
Big deal, one hour outage, blah.
Exactly... I never even noticed it was down until I was browsing the forums.
How come they don't post headline news about Cox HSI being down for sometimes hours on end??? | |
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| | |  zcdCondom Sense
join:2001-10-03
Plano, TX | Re: [TX] Amarillo Outage because the entire cox network wasnt down? | |
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| | | | The BeerI Love It When A Plan Comes TogetherPremium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE | Re: [TX] Amarillo Outage Cox Omaha had all of Council Bluffs out from 12:00pm to 2:35pm today due to a node problem.
The halls in my office building looked like a power outage, work came to a halt....LOL | |
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| | vonage wins well I have been with vonage since December and No complaints only they did not want to give me my one month free and i had to let them have it free is free not except the taxes | |
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| | This is why I have stayed w/ Vonage I may pay $20 more but I have never had to call tech support yet and I have had the service for over a year. My roomate and I tested packet 8/FWD/ Vonage at the same time and Packet 8 had issues then. Not being able to reach tech support for that long is a big issue. They should have at least a website that you can report an outage or a number you can call. Maybe a back office support team that looks for network issues based upon the reports.
YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU ARE NOT PAYING FOR.
PACKET 8 IS EL CHEAPO SERVICE!!!!!!
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I'm a Cable girl.. In a Cable World.....RedStepChild@dslr.net | |
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| imjose
join:2001-12-27
Homestead, FL | My Packet 8 is not working NO out calls :( Anyone is having problems making a call with Packet8??? I get calls but no out calls with in my area code and even to other Packet8 numbers. | |
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imjose
join:2001-12-27
Homestead, FL | My Packet8 service is having out calls problems? Anyone is having problems making a call with Packet8??? I get calls but no out calls with in my area code and even to other Packet8 numbers | |
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| n8zuz
join:2004-02-24
Kalamazoo, MI | Re: My Packet8 service is having out calls problem Mine's been working great now that my internet connection has 1-2% packet loss instead of 30+% packet loss. Incoming and outgoing both have been great the last few days including this morning.
Jeff in South America | |
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| | vonage better I'm sorta in the business setting up these things for people here in israel. I currently have three packet8's on my hands that aren't working for some odd reason | |
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