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Message: <blockquote data-quote="devilish" data-source="post: 2097916" data-attributes="member: 17552">Have had Vonage for many months now.  Here's my issues:911 - you know about.  I don't have a standard address so I don't havethis set up yet.  Not a big problem, unless I have a heartattack in my apartmentand someone tries dialing it.Quality :  Good quality UNLESS you also have the cable modem asyour internet access.  Took me a while to figure out why on some phone calls, people would say "Are you ok?  Your voice sounds like it'sin slow motion."  and I hadn't yet opened the scotch bottle up thatevening.  Turns out, in my case at least, you can't have the computerand phone up at the same time (or, what I do, is tell the firewall to shutdown traffic while I'm on the phone.)  Cell Phone numbers:  Big issue -- for some reason, if I call cell phone numbersthat are turned off/roaming, it won't switch over to their voice mail -- just keeps ringing.  I end up having to use my cell phone to call them back toleave messages (?!?)Not portable :  Can't use the phone ports in my apartment.  I've heard that youcan, if you go outside and disconnect it from your phone companies main line.The phone company, even if you're disconnected, still sends a charge throughyour phone lines --- if you plug in the VOIP modem, it could blow the modem.If you disconnect it, then you can use any port in the house  (I just can'tget access to it.)Dropped line:  Whenever my local cable company decides to scramble upmy ip addresses,  I have to reboot the VOIP modem -- no dialtone and calls goright to voicemail.  Maybe once every 2 weeks.  Annoying as all hell.On the plus:Love getting notified at work when I get v-mail --- they send the .wav file to you.Ultra Cheap!  I only pay $16 a month where with SNET I was paying $60.Was able to carry my phone number over!Overall:  If comparing apples to apples, I'd say the service sucks compared towhat you get from the phone company.  But, the price tag makes up for the aggravation.  You get what you pay for.  So, I'm reluctanly ecstatic! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />-D</blockquote>

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