[OT] Vonage vs. Cox

[Dan Lund]

Just IP.
Cox phone is just normal phone service.

On 4/13/06, geneous at cox.net <geneous at 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" <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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