No call blocking?

Posts: 9 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 07, 2003 Posts: 9

DigitalVoice wrote:

Apparently, they are overloaded due to their immense success. If that's the case then you (or a few more) won't make much difference.

Well I know you don't speak on behalf of Vonage, but if you did, I would cancel my service right this second. If I don't make a difference, then I can chose to spend my money elsewhere. If enough people decide they also don't "make a difference" the future of Vonage, or any other company isn't too bright. Fortunately, I think Vonage might not be quite as short sighted as to have an attitude such as that, so I'll keep my account active, but if I find a better offer in the meantime, I'll go with the provider that's just a little more "cutting edge". Just because Vonage may be focusing more on marketing and less on R & D, in no way makes them the best out there. That only makes them the winner of the popularity contest.

As for being a "tramp", well... I owe nothing to Vonage or anyone else I do business with unless there is a binding agreement in place. So like I said, if I find a better solution, I'll go with it. I think the technology of call blocking, rejection and filtering has been around long enough for Vonage to catch up with the rest of the world.

Posts: 38 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Dec 20, 2004 Posts: 38

Skylooker,

Don't worry about the last few posts, they're just a couple of Vonage Groupies.

If the customer doesn't matter, then it's time to move on. No company I know of will last any length of time without the customer. It's not loyalty (if that's what the groupies are calling it), it's value.

Why should I stay with a company that doesn't put me first? There's a lot of good Voip co's out there with more features than Vonage.

Kick the Vonage pimp to the curve and go somewhere else. That's what I think I'm going to do. I've just about had it with them and their India-based "help-desk".

Nova Rod (Loyal to only me)

Posts: 162 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:12 am Post subject:

Skylooker wrote:

Well I know you don't speak on behalf of Vonage, but if you did, I would cancel my service right this second.

Correct, I don't speak on behalf of Vonage. And please don't take what I said the wrong way. I meant to say that Vonage won't suffer (much) even if you and I rant all along this thread.

I do believe that a little ranting is good. If nobody ranted, we'd still be living in caves (hint moderator?).

Yes, I have noticed marked degradation in quality of service in the past 2 months, to the point where I can't use my phone. It's completely unreliable. I once bragged about the fact that I could talk and talk for soooo little. Now, my family and friends laugh about it.

And I haven't changed a thing in my setup. I'd like to go back to the way it was last summer.

But so far, I haven't had any reasonable suggestion as to what I should do to resolve the issue.

Tomorrow the cable guy from Cox is coming. I'm switching ISP. First thing I'll try is a phone call.

Posts: 2264 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:18 am Post subject:

DigitalVoice wrote:

I do believe that a little ranting is good. If nobody ranted, we'd still be living in caves (hint moderator?).

From: http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic1878.html

dconnor wrote:

Please, no Bash-N-Dash. Although we are a very open forum, postings that appear to be out-right negative, with clearly no sought for a solution in the post, will be moderated if need be. If you are looking for help, we are here to help. If you are looking to rant and only rant, please look elsewhere.

Posts: 162 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:29 am Post subject:

dconnor wrote:

DigitalVoice wrote:

I do believe that a little ranting is good. If nobody ranted, we'd still be living in caves (hint moderator?).

From: http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic1878.html

dconnor wrote:

Please, no Bash-N-Dash. Although we are a very open forum, postings that appear to be out-right negative, with clearly no sought for a solution in the post, will be moderated if need be. If you are looking for help, we are here to help. If you are looking to rant and only rant, please look elsewhere.

Come on Dan! Just a little rant...

I'll be good and come back tomorrow with great news. I'm hoping the problem is with my ISP.

Posts: 2264 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:42 am Post subject:

DigitalVoice wrote:

dconnor wrote:

DigitalVoice wrote:

I do believe that a little ranting is good. If nobody ranted, we'd still be living in caves (hint moderator?).

From: http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic1878.html

dconnor wrote:

Please, no Bash-N-Dash. Although we are a very open forum, postings that appear to be out-right negative, with clearly no sought for a solution in the post, will be moderated if need be. If you are looking for help, we are here to help. If you are looking to rant and only rant, please look elsewhere.

Come on Dan! Just a little rant...

I'll be good and come back tomorrow with great news. I'm hoping the problem is with my ISP.

I think you missed my point. I have no problem with ranting, how could I?

What this forum takes issue with is "only rant" and "clearly no sought for a solution in the post". "If you are looking for help, we are here to help."

Thats all - Smile

Oh boy, we went way off topic here - sorry.

Posts: 64 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:07 am Post subject:

I have three "Intelescreeners," and they work like a charms. Blocking by Area Code, Number, Name, Private, Out-Of-Area, Unknown... plus it can play "SIT" tones to fool people into thinking the number is no longer in service.
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic2831.html
http://www.intelescreener.com
I have two of them on voice lines and one on my FAX. No more "junk faxes," or "Unidentified" numbers!

Posts: 9 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 07, 2003 Posts: 9

cuzzort wrote:

I have three "Intelescreeners," and they work like a charms. Blocking by Area Code, Number, Name, Private, Out-Of-Area, Unknown... plus it can play "SIT" tones to fool people into thinking the number is no longer in service.

I have two of them on voice lines and one on my FAX. No more "junk faxes," or "Unidentified" numbers!

That's an interesting solution, but I'm more interested in something that can be managed directly through the Vonage web interface.

Posts: 64 · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

I agree. But until then, this works for me. This device is like a Caller-ID box on steroids!
Even Voip ACR has limits. "Unknown" calls still get through, etc. Not with Intelescreener!
Peace at last!

Posts: 93 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 93

http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic2847-0-asc-20.html

Just read this thread