| Author |
Message |
| Topic: Cable vs DSL |
prestonlewis
Replies: 10
Views: 7554
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:09 am Subject: My vote goes to cable. I have had DSL for years but the farther you are from the phone |
| My vote goes to cable. I have had DSL for years but the farther you are from the phone telco office, the slower your speeds. I've never been that close to have really super up/down speeds. My cable ... |
| Topic: Did installing ATA change my router config? |
prestonlewis
Replies: 3
Views: 2425
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:04 am Subject: Your ATA device could not reset the router as you described. The ATA gets a local |
| Your ATA device could not reset the router as you described. The ATA gets a local DHCP address from the router and then uses various ports like port 5061 that go through the router. Your router sett ... |
| Topic: Vonage Ports- Phone doesn't ring; goes straight to Voicemail |
prestonlewis
Replies: 5
Views: 13125
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 7:35 pm Subject: is there a "trigger port" for the 10000-20000 UDP? or is it just the two ports, port |
| is there a "trigger port" for the 10000-20000 UDP? or is it just the two ports, port 10,000 and then port 20,000 or is the the entire range between the two ports? |
| Topic: Vonage and Toll-Free Numbers |
prestonlewis
Replies: 2
Views: 2293
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 7:29 pm Subject: I have a TelCan account too and the charges can quickly add up. I'd suggest that |
| I have a TelCan account too and the charges can quickly add up. I'd suggest that you keep your POTS line for incoming calls. Don't have any of the extras like caller ID, call waiting, etc. See if y ... |
| Topic: vonage installation |
prestonlewis
Replies: 2
Views: 4476
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 6:13 pm Subject: I assume that your internal PCI DSL card has just the one port for the phone line |
| I assume that your internal PCI DSL card has just the one port for the phone line to plug into. If that is correct, then you'd need to add an ethernet port to your computer and configure your compute ... |
| Topic: Area Code delays |
prestonlewis
Replies: 12
Views: 4938
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 11:27 pm Subject: 1. Call quality is about the same. P8 might be just a tad bit better due to some echoing |
So how do you rank the two side by side?
1. Call quality is about the same. P8 might be just a tad bit better due to some echoing on my Vonage line. P8 never echos. I call Calif. a lot and some ... |
| Topic: Area Code delays |
prestonlewis
Replies: 12
Views: 4938
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 5:16 pm Subject: Not in my case. Packet 8 was $49.90 and I had a $20 sign up credit which left a total |
Not in my case. Packet 8 was $49.90 and I had a $20 sign up credit which left a total of $29.90 They also gave prorated my first month which resulted in a $13 credit on my first bill.
Vonage char ... |
| Topic: Area Code delays |
prestonlewis
Replies: 12
Views: 4938
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 7:51 pm Subject: Vonage has virtual numbers, Packet 8 has more city exchanges. It'll be interesting |
| Vonage has virtual numbers, Packet 8 has more city exchanges. It'll be interesting to see which company eliminates their disadvantage. Personally, I want phone numbers in 3 different cities. Packet ... |
| Topic: Love the second port. |
prestonlewis
Replies: 5
Views: 36780
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 9:16 pm Subject: I've read that the 2nd port might be able to support voice. Have you tried plugging |
I've read that the 2nd port might be able to support voice. Have you tried plugging a phone into the 2nd port and dialing a number to see what happens?
Just wondering and hoping you'll experiment ... |
| Topic: Using Vonage and Packet 8 together |
prestonlewis
Replies: 0
Views: 2464
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Forum: Vonage Forum Archive
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 10:32 pm Subject: I know it's overkill, but I'm a techno freak and had to have both Vonage and Packet |
| I know it's overkill, but I'm a techno freak and had to have both Vonage and Packet 8 to play with. Vonage is my primary SIP phone and plenty of people have my Vonage phone number. My kids and I use ... |
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