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Oh, I know, JHCJr - I read all the old posts. Still,
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Oh, I know, JHCJr - I read all the old posts. Still, compare the implications ...
A. If Vonage doesn't resolve the E911/911 issue, they are either out of business or slapped with big ongoing fines that don't stop until they're 'in compliance'.
B. If Vonage doesn't add ACR, some customers will grumble and some of those will leave for another provider.
If I ran the shop, I would choose A first, then B later. Wouldn't you?
Look, I am still jazzed about cutting my telecom expenses by more than half. We were paying just under $40 per month to SBC/Pacific Bell. Now it's a flat $16.74 (we signed up for the $15.99/mo plan cuz we don't make many calls).
Some gravy even came with the deal! Check it out:
1. Vonage gives me total online account control. Pac Bell truly sucked in this area. I used to have to call during THEIR business hours, stumble through THEIR convoluted phone prompts, and speak to one of THEIR peons who probably knew less about telecom than I do.
2. I get to keep .wav recordings of my old voicemails. Vonage even emails them to me automatically. How cool is that! Did the jokers over at The Big Phone Company ever offer me that service? No.
3. I get not only a complete incoming call log, but OUTGOING calls too. In all my years with SBC/Pac Bell, neither they nor the California PUC regulators ever saw fit to give me outgoing call data.
4. I got to keep my existing number when I came on board with Vonage. No other VOIP company could have done that. You know what Pac Bell made me do every time I moved over the past 20-some years? 'Sorry pal, change your number. Sorry pal, you have to contact everybody you know to give them the new number, because that is not OUR problem. We are the mighty phone company. Go away, you annoying little customer.' Even when we moved across town here in Pleasanton, they made me change my number "because there is a different central office serving the east side than the one serving the west side". What a joke. What an inconvenience. What a scam!
Conclusion: Vonage beats the old farts hands-down. Vonage also beats the other VOIP players hands-down.
Clearly, I see the glass as being more than half full :wink:
In my opinion, JHCJr, the real battle is between the dying old telco monopolies and the new VOIP players. The dinosaurs will eventually lose, but they'll try to kill off as many mammals as possible before they bite the dust.
THAT's where the fight is. Not here, among ourselves, arguing over one account feature.
Out there in the press, online, and wherever I hear or read about VOIP, there are many people spreading FUD - fear, uncertainty and doubt. These bad actors should be held to account. We also need to hold the unresponsive government bureaucrats and the old telcos accountable.
Choose your battles. First I want to reduce the political and financial influence that the old telcos and regulators have over my life and wallet. Then later, I'll worry about some of this other stuff.
That's why I signed up for Vonage. I'd rather pay Vonage instead of the mindless herd of Ma Bell desk jockeys.
Cheers ~
Read The Full Thread: Anonymous call rejection
• Anonymous call rejection and call blocking would be nice, I am looking forward
• I agree. It would be great if the Dashboard or Activity page had a check box for "Block
• I posted this message in another forum, but...
I just contacted customer care
• Call waiting only beeps once in the background.
Has anyone else had this problem.
• No, never noticed how many beeps with call waiting.
The local PSTN here has
• ANONYMOUS CALL REJECTION is a definite must!!!!!
• I have a friend that has VoiceWing and they are coming out with these filter type
• Why is implementing ACR such a problem for Vonage? Lingo has it and they also charge
• Anyone have an update on the vonage anonymous call block?
• NEED ANONYMOUS CALL BLOCK NOW!!!! I'M GETTING STUPID SPAM CALLS ATT 4:30 AM!!!!
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Oh, I know, JHCJr - I read all the old posts. Still," on 06/18/2005 |
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