On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 18:14:25 -0800, "Calif Bill"
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"John H." wrote in message
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On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:01:17 -0800, "Calif Bill"
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On Dec 6, 7:12 pm, BAR wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in
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JimH wrote:

The actual phone service is not bad. It all depends on the quality
of
your internet service. When speeds drop in my area (Time Warner
sucks)
then the voice quality degrades to unacceptable.

Vonage needs to improve tech support and stop routing these calls
through
India.
You are correct. I am also concerned that the infringement lawsuit
might
be the death of them, so I am glad others are getting into the VOIP
market
at competitive prices.

Indeed.

I could care less if Vonage goes under as there are plenty of other
options
available.

In the end I could do without any sort of home based phone service
and
it
may eventually get to the point with us relying only our cell phones.

Bad move. Keep the land-line for emergencies. It only costs about $10 a
month.



Maybe we are just stuck in our old habits................after all,
how
does
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What emergency would a land line handle that a cell phone won't?

When AC power is down. Landline phones run off large battery banks. One
of
the reasons that you should have at least one, old fashioned non wireless
phone in the house. If the power goes out, ou can not call for help of
service.


Use a cell phone!
--
John H

During some of the fires we have, the cellphone towers get isolated and no
cell. During the earthquakes the cell either goes out or gets overloaded.
And we have several seasons here in California. Mudslide, fire, riot,
earthquake.


Those same things could easily take out a land line.
--
John H