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• http://www.vonage-forum.com/sutra22453.html#22453...
• Primus Canada has reduced their broadband phone service to $29.95 for unlimited...
• Hey Reebok,
Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated. I'll try your suggestions...
• I have never been on hold that long either. So far I have had good customer care and...
• Have you all checked your IPS's TOS lately?
Could they have instituted a Fair...
• By the way I ran the test @ testyourvoip.com multiple times averaging between...
• Vonage sent me a new Linksys modem (RT31P2) - and it seems to be working fine now....
• Just out of curiosity, does Vonage know you are in Mexico or do they think you are...
• Look at their web site, they are offering service in Mexico City, so being in Mexico...
• The info that has been sent to me suggests port blocking. Nothing says the ISP has...
• Not true! I have two acquaintances that have 1meg connection from Telmex in Mazatlan...
• [quote="dconnor]
But I believe prod-infinitum.com.mx is.[/quote]
Dan:
Why...
• I have had my Vonage service for a couple of years and for the most part have really...
• Daniel Connor asked us to offer you a free month of service when you subscribe to...
• crap, so it shows your name? bah!...
• Updated Date: Number Transfer Progress History:
January 28, 2005 Awaiting...
• Oh, I will be watching. I am not sure where I will be watching, but I will be watching....
• I agree with you. I have had trouble getting through to them myself. I had 3 friends...
• No. The email that is sent clearly id's you as the sender....
• Be sure that the jacket is UV resistant, otherwise it will deteriorate in sunlight...
• I hear Amazon is having a sale on 21" monitors. ;)
I can make a new "category"...
• I'll be running the Cat5 over the roof (flat) of my home........
• Vonage is the best :!: There is no other V.O.I.P provider that can compare. All...
• my connection works and my friends with higher speed connections are also receiving...
• Also keep in mind you need not run cat 5. Inexpensive Cat3 or two pair phone cable...
• cool, also do yo know whether or not, if i refer someone.. like send them an email,...
• You can, it just does not have any features, no voice mail, no caller ID......
• suxem - don't believe what you posted is true. Until I retuned to Mazatlan on Tues...
• But I believe prod-infinitum.com.mx is....
• them backward 'hicks' (just a phrase, no intent to bash anyone) down there. it...
• Spammed, yes. With an organized threat....
• Thanks to all who responded. This Forum rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
• Put it this way, when you had service with your incumbent phone company you might...
• Guys, we provide service through Vonage to about 90 clients in Mexico that use...
• U get spammed?...
• anybody know if there are any issues with using this line for voice also? i know...
• You will be fine at twice, three times that distance....
• I may be wrong, but if I recall right, VOIP is illegal in Mexico. The service providers...
• I am not concerned about the distance for the Cat5 cable itself. I am concerned...
• I do not think so, unless you are suggesting that the ports will be opened if they...
• All I have been reading mostly about is bad stories about the Vonage customer service....
• brute force works.
buy enough bandwidth and it works....
• I recognize the terms of service and accept that. I was hoping that we could get...
• Cat 5 cable is ethernet cabling, therefore it can be run 330 feet or 100 meters maximum...
• OK that's what I thought. I tried to transfer my number-but QWEST said they released...
• well win2k kicks xp into the ground so I don't think that's the issue (haha, can't...
• here's the thread:
http://vonage-forum.com/ftopic1302.html...
• some how it miraculously started working today !!
thanks for all the people...
• Currently, when you request to move your number to Vonage, you must fill out a "Local...
• sorry-what's the LNP form?...
• Here is my question. My alarm box is about 100 feet away from my Vonage router. What...
• I'm not sure how to say it any differently. Maybe I am missing your question?...
• I'm sorry - toddler- I didn't understand your reply....?...
• LOL, no kidding. I usually call after midnight, but I got excited and decided to...
• Thanks for your post!
It's an older computer, AMD 550MHz, Win2k Pro. There...
• hellmex now included a rule against any voip device when using their dsl service
we...
• On the LNP form there's an option to keep your existing directory listing with...
• Times are tough when you hear of a 31 minute hold time with support and say "That's...
• Actually, I own a WRT54GP2 and that is the correct antenna.
Jim...
• Also I did just try actually sending a fax with no answer. I've been reading similar...
• While I am sure you all are aware of 1.3.2 in the TOS, I thought it might be a good idea...
• The Aspect hardware is all proprietary unfortunately and Im not prone to recommend...
• It doesn't seem to "hear" the ring as you suggest. I have tried disconnecting any...
• You fax machine may not "hear" the line ringing. Have you tried disconnecting...
• I'm having an odd issue on a Vonage line I just setup. While waiting for LNP from...
• I have Comcast Super Highspeed Internet here in Massachusetts. Second time this...
• Search the forums for epygi.
They make a Vonage approved four line adapter...
• You might want to look at an Epygi Quadro 2X for the SOHO. They are 595.00 and act...
• how is your network set up? do you have any file sharing programs or anything else...
• The problem is that Mac modems have historically not supported caller id and therefore...
• Yeah, tell them to set it to 5065...
• I agree AspectTec that this thread should be kept as a sticky.
Many people...
• Wondering if anyone could help me out with this one.
I've been having problems...
• We currently have cable internet and 4 phone lines coming into our house (home,...
• Two years for me. Now have two lines with the unlimited plan. I had a land line number...
• No, they did not. I mentioned it to both Tech Support people I spoke to, but . . ....
• Well, I guess I have to join what appears to be a clear minority of people who have...
• I signed up in October and I couldn't be happier.
Well, I could , but not with...
• I was actually thinking about this last night, as I set my WRT54G on top of my RT31P2...
• how can I get Vonage to change my SIP so I can use iChat AV? Call them?...
• Well I'm glad other people are having this problem also. I'm a new Vonage subscriber....
• I'd like to have my number available when someone searches directory listings...
• I wish there was something for Mac OS X!...
• I have RoadRunner in Minneapolis. Seems to be working as of 3-11-05.
Thanks...
• I found this while snooping around.
The Skyweb site isn't very helpful, but...
• scerruti:
Thanks for the abbreviations link, that makes me feel a bit better...
• Calo:
Could you tell me what your cost were:
Activation Fee:
Shipping...
• Yes, just like a phone....
• If I may digress off-topic for a moment...
Every State served by Comcast has...
• It likely is locked some how (though I'm sure someone out there will figure out...
• Yep, have them turn up your power and ring voltage settings. Fixed mine as well....
• apparently it's the voltage output on the ta. that's what they said they increased...
• wow, I dont have any setup or problems but this was some great info.
Dconnor,...
• In fact, what DMZ does is leaving the PAP2 completeley exposed to the internet,...
• Try this link...
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic4238.html...
• Well, that confirms it. My friend in Mexico just got back in town and I had him run...
• FYI I sent the email on Tue and got a response today (Friday). They said they do need...
• Great, thanks for the advice!!! I'll let you know if I have problems....
• That is correct. Just plug the AirPort Extreme unit into one of the three outputs...
• It's always good to admit that you're wrong. I hope for one day that your vonage...
• I guess if you still have the 56K adaptor on your PC then plug in a phone cord from...
• Great post. I have a dialogic based Televantage PBX and other IVR and CTI applications...
• I guess you got me. "In seperate research..." (which you left out of your quote)...
• I have read somewhere on this forum that someone had to call Vonage to have their...
• OK, Hopefully my sig will work.
SO Far So Good. Just trying to get my new speeds...
• Thanks for your reply! So with the first configuration you mentioned, there doesn't...
• SO Far So Good. Just trying to get my new speeds checked out....
• Well clearly you must have misunderstood me. If you read the third paragraph on...
• I can barely hear my phones ring. Once I pick them up, the service is great, but the...
• ...I'm glad you've never looked back or that some people haven't experienced...
• I have a voice modem. Do I just connect it via the phone wire to the Vonage router...
• BellSouth, Comcast and Cox were all top finishers, but #1 for customer satisfaction...
• Let me put the thought that if you live in the rural areas Vonage isn't reliable...
• Pizza Hut DOES have local numbers you can call to place orders, they are in teh phone...
• I too have had very little issues with our service. I have never had a dropped call...
• Thanks. I can't find anything that specifically says that unit has the R-SMA connector....
• I am going to assume you are speaking to me.
Myself, along with oh, I would guess...,...
• Here is a link to the Linksys high-gain antenna:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?gri...
• Damn, now I really feel for you bros south of the border. Time to go satellite/wireless....
• I have had Vonage service since December 2004 and it's been working great - up till...
• and you cna't buy a wireless router for the $39 they charge for d/c.. might at well...
• SMA or RP-SMA? Reverse Polarity I would assume.......
• SMA...
• Well cox is what I had best results with, and they are the top for customer satisfaction....
• Hi All,
I've been doing some research here and there, and all the posts seem...
• As many of you, my Brinks alarm system stopped communicating properly with its...
• I have had both configurations-
Cable-Motorola Modem-Linksys-Airport Extreme
Cable-Motorola...
• you can get charged for dialling a number with only 7 digits??? what?? that makes...
• Does anyone know what type of antenna connector is on the Linksys WRT54GP2? I sent...
• That's pretty good. Did they resolve your issue?...
• what stats do you have that says "they aren't the favored company"? or is that just...
• sajer, don't sweat it. Maybe other people don't care what their wives think about...
• LD and local calls aren't necessarily black and white, and the 7 digit example...
• Not sure what everyone uses for net connection DSL or Cable. My guess maybe Cable...
• So you guys build the phones and then what, hook them up to a landline for testing?...
• Well perhaps in Tennessee that is the only high speed service provider, therefore...
• Heh. I didn't mean to do this but I'm replying to my own question. They literally...
• None of that makes sense to me. Small customer base? Comcast is huge, what are you...
• I'm on hold for the Technical Support department for 29 minutes now. How long should...
• So either accept Vonage as it is, no "complaining" allowed, or go back to POTS?
I...
• when you try to call it, dial it seven digits and if it goes through it's local, if...
• Any chance that you have that number handy? I tried to dial in and get local numbers...
• Yeah: "3 years or more"
That was me :)...
• Actually, the wife acceptance factor is key, and it is the single strongest driving...
• Not sure how long Vonage been around but just want to see how long members here have...
• Yea you don't actually need to have your pc on while using the V.O.I.P.I was referring...
• Emphasis mine....
• OK, thanks for the replies....
• My ISP didn't send me a defective router, or kill customers' adapters with a firmware...
• All my PCs are P4 with over 1.8GHZ...except for one we built just to see a difference...
• For what?...
• When my qwest line was ported it took 2 days for qwest to finally get done with their...
• http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2005/tc20050311_1393_tc121.htm?site=cbs&campai...
• Hi Jo,
Thanks for the reply. Are you getting any "lag" time in a normal conversation...
• Well I recommend you contact comcast, I used them before and they have a lot of outages,...
• I do not mind helping people who truly need the help. My service so far has been great....
• lol ... no i'm not doing telemarketing ... but while I was typing that last message...
• I got my router 3 days ago and it works just fine. VONAGE IS GREAT, everyone else...
• https://www.vonage.com/help_knowledgeBase_article.php?article=508&category=170...
• Why do you want to upgrade the unit? Just call sales and I'm sure they will take care...
• My ISP didn't send me a defective router, or kill customers' adapters with a firmware...
• try to reset the airport - small button in the back; also restart your cable modem...
• I think most people realize that, at least most people in this forum do. But then...
• Did they ever try turning up the voltage on the RT31P2? Just wondering....
• I was just wondering whether it's possible to plug in the Vonage Linksys adapter...
• Houston, we have Caller ID!
K, gents and ladies, it was the phone. Thank you,...
• I can read what he said. A single satellite hop will introduce a round trip delay...
• I have PAP2 that have been testing using the Unlimited Home plan.
What do I...
• anybody?...
• rlstjohn -
Yes, I did get my phone working. My MAC address was finally updated...
• You may not do this with Vonage.
Sorry....
• VOIP works fine over Hughes VSAT links we have at some remote sites......
• My adaptor is built into my wireless router, so giving up the woudl force me to spend...
• Did you get your phone to work? I bought the PAP2 also and I had to call Vonage and...
• Did you restart your routers and cable modem?? I think you will need to do this....
• My Brinks connection was not working out of the box but afer a call to Vonage Tech...
• I think there are more than 30 of us experiencing a problem since many people I know...
• The tech guy did not call yesterday at 9pm but it seems like I don't have the problem...
• I just received my iLink Router in the mail and decided to try to install it into...
• that was to mtBrighton...
• Just out of curiosity, does Vonage know you are in Mexico or do they think you are...
• *99 not *90
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic904.html...
• To throw another idea into the pot: Based on a recommendation I read elsewhere...
• You have two options;
1) Add softphone to your account for an additional fee...
• there is the softphone. go to vonage.com for more information. if by headset you...
• It sounds like you are trying to find a way to exploit Vonage for telemarketing...
• Is there a way to use the PC as a phone for Vonage (with headset?)
I want to record...
• :evil:
This morning at 4:15am local time we got a call from a Vonage customer...
• That would be great, allow international forwarding...
I'm using the device...
• I agree that the vast majority of issues are with the ISP's. I live in Atlanta and...
• *90 enables you to use the highest sound quality, isn't it?...
• Since you CAN call, try calling Vonage CS line.
It is faster than the forum.
Be...
• Great, so the reactivation fee comes after the 10 day "grace period" so to speak.....
• It seems like Drew is becoming popular. I was making my dead end phone calls to Vonage...
• http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/washpost/20050311/tc_washpost/a25738_2005mar10...
• So, I can probably build the tool ... hopefully with using xten's engine....it's...
• Not to sound rude, but google for what phrases exactly. I could spend all try trying...
• leesweet,
I had the same issue when I signed up for service. I found a site that...
• I wasn't saying that they should move to where we are at, I just meant that should...
• I have to chime in here. First off, if your wife is on YOU for bad phone sevice from...
• I'm trying to make a number of independent simultaneous calls. I will be using...
• Mike, I, too, live in the DC metro area, and I've also been lucky enough to have no...
• There is no way for Vonage to know. Local or long-distance cannot be determined...
• I used Identafone it is not free but has many great features....
• So I got the e-mail notice yesterday saying my number had been transferred from...
• There's your problem. Your packet loss and jitter are so extremely high that there's...
• that's only half the results, but I'd be surprised if you could do any voip with...
• you could always ask the people. besides that, I haven't found a good way to figure...
• I think I could answer your question better if I understood what you were trying...
• LOL...
• I got my router 3 days ago and it works just fine. During the morning, during the...
• these are the results i am getting from testyourvoip
Media Quality MOS...
• In doing a search for some other threads, I know that we can check our voice mail...
• Because the other models don't have a built-in answering machine and are responding...
• I've had the same problem. Normally I can surf and be on the phone at the same time....
• Thanks for your reply. I called Vonage about these quetions, but they didn't know...
• Oh brother! Even getting a simple number requires pulling teeth! Here's the email...
• Thank you jfullam! At least I know I am not the only one with this problem. I would...
• I think I read in these forums that the adapters sold retail are "Locked" and cannot...
• haha, ouch, no love. I'm a fireman, not a cop ;)
do I want this? no not really. I...
• I have happily been using the Vonage service eclusively for almost 1 month now...
• I have a problem where I can get dialtone if I keep the phone off hook while booting,...
• I am looking to get rid of my existing cell phone. I originally wanted to port the...
• I use a Visa check card for my Vonage payments, so the funds come from my checking...
• When I purchased my adaptor from Staples, and did the retail activation online...
• Good idea! Thanks!...
• YAC is another option. YAC receives the caller ID info using a modem connected...
• To be honest, I've never used it either! But I've read on this forum somewhere that...
• I just press #5 without the flash and I hear two beeps which I thought indicated...
• Ran speed test and got these results
Download 1,180,320 bps
Upload 414,168...
• Tried turning the 8885-2 answer machine off and called my Vonage number, kicked...
• Last night I got a bit uncomfortable with how hot the RT was getting, so I swapped...
• Very interesting .... thank you for setting me straight. :)...
• Don't forget to flash to get a new dial tone before pushing #5....
• I use the PhoneTray Free software that you can get here:
http://www.phonetray.com
Works...
• I have an infrared thermometer and did some measuring:
My Linksys runs at...
• I listened to understand, but not to reply, so I am afraid I can't tell you the answer.
anyway,...
• if you want to know what's wrong with it, google it. it's a problem that is isp correctable,...
• Thanks to a tier 2 tech, Steven M and his probing around, I am back on the phone.
However...
• Telmex "attacked" our Vonage service beginning last Friday, leaving scores...
• The whole country wasn't down, just about 50% of Vonage's customers. I was one...
• That is what I did to get my Vonage adapter working as well....
• The best thing to do if you are already using a router is to disable the vonage adaptor's...
• To recap, Greg at Vonage recommended I try another phone with Caller ID to make...
• In fact, I've let it ring until the voicemail picked up, coaxing the Caller ID to...
• My vonage model # is VT1005V.
The vonage test looked pretty bad to me it just...
• This was an email sent to dslreports@vonage.com. So, in fact, the response time...
• Say DarKev, I like your style
BTW, I got my phone adapter yesterday a Linksys...
• As noted above.. if the cable modem ONLINE light is not flashing.. then it has probably...
• Well that would explain the outage, at least. Whole country down in a matter of...
• 5 Days for an email response...they are getting better :) I never got one from over...
• You're going to have to bite the bullet and hold for a live person. They have practically...
• Just recevied a response this morning from a Tier II tech:
Thank you for contacting...
• SSJChris,
The fact that you mention that the vonage router is rebooting may...
• hi there.. im new to this forum....
however, had a question....
i just purchased...
• I have been with Vonage for year. The service has been OK with some flakiness sometimes....
• Try this. If you are accessing voicemail for the first time, you should do it from...
• Actually, what is really damn annoying is that Vonage *do* offer multiple line,...
• Smoothy,
Thank for the DMZ idea...I was moving the PAP2 over to my DMZ port...
• I told you about the DMZ idea because it's the easiest way to do. I had port forwarding...
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