Ok, a little update. Today I had time to call Verizon and the 3rd party DSL provider. I know you said to call Verizon, but I had to call the DSL company after Verizon as that is what Verizon said to do.
Well the bad news is, that neither Verizon or the DSL provider can provide me with DSL faster then 3Mbps due to Verizon's outdated phone system in my area. I'm getting 5Mbps right now on Road runner. They both refused to sell me DSL without a dial tone from Verizon and said if I signed up for DSL then canceled the dial tone DSL service would be automaticly canceled. They would both penalize me for living outside the "main network" and tack on a $5 per month service fee for doing so. That means that I would be paying for a faster speed level (of 5Mbps) but only be getting 3Mpbs, the base line service. They said if they ever allowed DSL without dial-tone I would be penalized another $5-7 per month to have "Solo-DSL".
So, I guess DSL is out of the question! Its would be more expensive then Road Runner for a slower speed service, plus I would still have to pay $19 per month for Verizon's most basic dial-tone package. Makes no sense at all. I don't understand why DSL is so hard to get and so overpriced!
So, I'll be staying with Road Runner for cable powered internet at a good price.
Now, all that is left to do is sign-up for Vonage and begin the number port. Thanks for your help!
_________________ "Vonage, the best thing to happen to the phone since the first analog transmission."
Verizon owns the phone lines and is basicly shutting USA telephone down becuase they stole a huge number of customers. (they are about $20-30 less a month then Verizon). I'm moving soon (within the same market) and Verizon has blocked USA from accepting new customers or new addresses or customer transfers.
Just a quick observation that may be useful to some...
Due to a court ruling that the Gang of Four won (SBC, Qwest, Verizon and Bellsouth,) all CLECS aren't accepting new customers. The phone companies no longer have to share their lines, therefore the monopoly has been restored.
I'm grandfathered in on an alternate carrier (Corecomm,) but any new lines around here will have to come from the Imperial Order of the SBC Empire.
Which means Voip is now the only direct means of wireline phone competition!
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Vonage Service Plans
Vonage VoIP Members
Members New Raniinody New Today 0 Yesterday 3 Total 64297 Who Is On Site Visitors 101 Members 0 Total 101
1Unlimited calling and other services for all residential plans are based on normal residential, personal, non-commercial use. A combination of factors is used to determine abnormal use, including but not limited to: the number of unique numbers called, calls forwarded, minutes used and other factors. Subject to our Reasonable Use Policy and Terms of Service.
2Shipping and activation fees waived with 1-year agreement. An Early Termination Fee (with periodic pro-rated reductions) applies if service is terminated before the end of the first 12 months. Additional restrictions may apply. See Terms of Service for details.
HIGH SPEED INTERNET REQUIRED. †VALID FOR NEW LINES ONLY. RATES EXCLUDE INTERNET SERVICE, SURCHARGES, FEES AND TAXES. DEVICE MAY BE REFURBISHED. If you subscribe to plans with monthly minutes allotments (for example, U.S. & Canada 300), all call minutes placed from both from your home and registered ExtensionsTM phones will count toward your monthly minutes allotment. ExtensionsTM calls made from mobiles use airtime and may incur surcharges, depending on your mobile plan. Alarms, TTY and other systems may not be compatible. Vonage 911 service operates differently than traditional 911. See www.vonage.com/911 for details.
Thinking of signing up for Vonage but have questions? Business and Residential customers can call Toll Free 24 hours a day at: 1-888-692-8074 No Vonage Promotional Codes or Coupon Codes are required at www.vonage.com.
The Vonage Forum provides the Vonage sign up Best Offer Promotion Deal as a means to offset
our cost. If you are considering signing up for Vonage and have found our Vonage
News, Customer Reviews, Forums & all other parts of this site useful, please
use our Vonage FREE Month sign up offer Deal Coupon.
Vonage VoIP Phone Service is redefining communications by offering consumers & small business VoIP Internet phones, an affordable alternative to traditional phone service.
The Vonage VoIP Forum Generated This Page In: 0.38 Seconds and 290 Pages In The Last 60 Seconds The Vonage VoIP Forum
Members
New 
New Today 0
Yesterday 3
Total 64297
Who Is On Site
Visitors 101
Members 0
Total 101
0.00