Just IP. Cox phone is just normal phone service. On 4/13/06, geneous@cox.net wrote: > 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 > -- "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