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Vonage Specialops, phone tray does seem interesting. But does your computer have to
Specialops, phone tray does seem interesting. But does your computer have to stay on 24 hours/7 days a week for this to work? Alot of people like myself don't leave their computers on at all times. For me that's a deal-breaker. Can you let us know if that's the case?
If you're a new Vonage user like myself and plan to connect your home with cordless phones, then it's very possible you may be replacing all your existing phones with one network of cordless phones anyway. That's what happened with me. I already had an existing cordless phone network but it only came with 2 handsets. The other phones I had were not part of the cordless network & just individual phones. After getting Vonage I realized I'd probably have to get a new cordless phone network with 4 handsets since my other phones would become useless (it was more economical to buy a new set anyway compared to buying individual extension handsets to my existing cordless phone). Also, the technology of the new cordless phones today are significantly better than they were a few years ago, the new ones being less affected by electrical sources & interference from wireless networks (DECT 6.0 technology). I could notice a difference right away when speaking with my old phone & with the new one I just got. So if you plan to get a new cordless phone network anyway, then you should be getting one with the Call Block & Night Mode features (I also recommend DECT 6.0 technology). After you purchase it, the hardware is yours for good. You never know if or when free software ceases to become free.
I'm not sure if the "no telemarketing" message is more likely to take you off their list or more likely to piss them off & keep you on their list! As for me, I'll settle with giving them a busy signal, then a disconnect (which is what the Call Block feature on my phone does). As for call log, you have a log of your incoming calls within your online Vonage account anyway. You can also program the phone to have it ring differently for different callers. The phone also announces the person's name who is calling so you don't have to run to the caller ID to check who it is. All of this & your computer doesn't have to remain on 24/7. So at this point I can't see much more that phone tray could offer that my new phone doesn't already offer. In addition, I've had my modem for several years & it's served me well with its' reliability. And it's already demonstrated it's capable of making clear quality Vonage calls while downloading things from the internet. If I had a choice of upgrading my phone or changing my modem, I would rather upgrade the phone.
The phone tray software does seem interesting although it seems like there's some footwork involved in setting it up. If you're on a tight budget perhaps this could be the way to go. Otherwise, I'd go with the new phone. You could pick one up and make sure there's a 30 day return policy, check out the reception, and if you like it, keep it. If not, return it. Like I said, in my case I noticed a huge difference in reception between my old cordless phone (which I got just a few years ago) and this new one which uses new DECT 6.0 technology. With the better reception & all the new features, I was immediately sold.
Read The Full Thread: Block Incoming numbers
• Feature Request: Incoming number blocking
The ability to maintain a list
• Thanks for bringing this one up.
I have a friend who won't switch to Vonage
• I have brought this up before but it went ignored. I am glad that there are others
• I've been reading this forum for a while in hopes that I can find this very information
• AT&T Advantage has a feature called 'do not disturb'
where no calls come
• People have been asking for Anonymous Call Rejection as well. All that can be gotten
• I do this with asterisk. I put the phone number in of the person I dont want them to
• Well I just found out that AOL's new Total Talk is now in operation and it has call
• So far 100% of us want it out of the ones that voted. Now if it can only become a feature.
• The only thing I've missed since moving to Vonage is "caller privacy". Close enough.
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Outlier04 posted "Specialops, phone tray does seem interesting. But does your computer have to" on 09/13/2008 |
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