[OT] Vonage vs. Cox

[geneous at cox.net]

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" <situationalawareness at gmail.com>
> Date: 2006/04/13 Thu PM 01:26:43 EDT
> To: hh at hayz.ws,  
>  "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> 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 at hayz.ws <hh at 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 at hayz.ws
> >
> >
> >
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