I have similar results with Lingo over my Cox IP service. However, I still have the same phone number. Is call drop an issue with cox phone, or is ip the IP connect? > > From: "Dan Lund" > Date: 2006/04/13 Thu PM 01:26:43 EDT > To: hh@hayz.ws, > "Main PLUG discussion list" > Subject: Re: [OT] Vonage vs. Cox > > Hey, yeah it was me. Probably a few others. > I personally love it. I make alot of long distance phone calls, so it > saves me LOTS. The only problem I have is with an Iowa circuit... > occasionally it will go blank for 10 seconds and disconnect. But, > this hasn't happened in a month or so. > Quality is great, service is great, and reliability is good. The only > reason I don't say reliability is great is because it relies upon your > internet connection. ;) If Cox decides my internet is going to be > turned off, be it by natural disaster or by cox disaster, then my > phone goes off. The plus side is I have it setup to auto-forward to > my cell phone if the network connectivity at home goes down... no loss > of calls. > > You just use your normal phone, it doesn't matter what phone you use. > My setup is a vonage standard router connected to a wireless-g bridge > to my access point in the back room. My cordless phone base is > attached to the standard router. > I'm thinking of just doing away with the router/bridge/phone setup and > going with their 802.11g phone that's available for like ~$100. I > could program it for my home and work network, then. > > My biggest gripe: number portability. I lost my number when I > transferred to them, mainly because they say you need to keep your > service ON with the provider your transferring from or the transfer > won't go through right. Okay, why should you have 2 services in > activity, paying for both, for 30-90 days? > > > On 4/13/06, hh@hayz.ws wrote: > > A little while ago, someone (I believe Dan Lund) noted that they had dumped > > their Cox telephone service in favor of Vonage. > > > > We're considering doing the same and are wondering if anyone out there has > > comments/input on making that switch. > > > > How is Vonage for reliability/service/quality? Do the wireless phones seem to > > work? > > > > Thanks! > > -- > > Jason Hayes > > E-mail: hh@hayz.ws > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > -- > "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." > -Napoleon Bonaparte > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss