Off Topic: Broadband Telephone

[Kyle McManus]

Thinking about switching to Broadband Telephone Serive. Just wondering if and what you have? Also I was lookin at Broad Voice Service because it was the only one I could find with a local number for my little county? Does it like good? Thanks

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

I use Vonage. Works great. If you buy it get it at Best Buy the modem is free.

 

[Greg Hatch]

I switched to digital phone from Time Warner Cable about a month ago



Hated it



I regulary got an echo (like you sometimes do on a cell phone)



I regularly got cut off, sometimes completely and othertimes just one side of the conversation (I could hear them but they could not hear me or vice versa)



Sometimes I could not get a dial tone, I would pick up the phone and just get some clicks, hang up pick up wait hang up pick up wait hang up pick up wait and then maybe finally get a dial tone



I put up with it for three weeks and then finally called AT&T/SBC and switched back



Terrible experience



Good luck with whatever decision you make



Greg

 

[Bart Adkins]

I switched to digital phone from Time Warner Cable about a month ago



Hated it

We switched to TWC digital phone and love it! :wub::wub:...no problems at all...no more long distance for me! Up yours Sprint!

 

[Frank Marano]

cable based phone doesn't work when the power is out because your modem needs...electriclty, lol

 

[Richard L]

fmarano,

Even wireless phones don't work when the power is out since the basestation requires power to operate the radio transceiver portion.



I no that a wired phone, would work, however most people have switched to wireless phones in their homes. I'm most people do like I do. I use my cell phone to call the power company to tell them that the power is out.



...Rich

 

[Deleted deleted]

I always keep at least one wired phone active in my house in the event of a power outage.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

During power outages I hook a power inverter to my phone line to power my AC appliances.



(just kidding...don't try it, it won't work)

 

[Dale Carlson]

Ditto on the wired phone - even if it's not plugged in, I know where it's at in case the power goes out.



Some of the guys I work with kept their wireline connection for the 30-day try-out period (Vonage, I think) before cancelling their POTS.



If it's available in your area, you might check into bundled plans - cable, phone, and Internet for a lower price than if you got all three separately.