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Is VoIP the Way to Go?
Howpostsgetratedsuck asks: "My cable operator now offers VoIP local and long distance for one flat rate. Does anyone have any experience with or use a VoIP service provider? What are the pros and cons? What do you give up? Do they provide more than one number for my dedicated fax line? Is it better to just use wireless services for everything and dump the landline pots service altogether? Should I stay "status quo" for a while longer? I use the telephone in my business office for about 90% of my telco anyway."
Why are you asking slashdot things that you should be asking your cable company?
I would expect such blatant racism on Fark, but on Slashdot? Mods please ban this asshole.
So. How often does your cable go out? And for how long?
I'm all for giving the local telcos some competition. (Especially now that consolidation means they're less and less local any more.)
But really, what's your cable company's track record on service quality? That'd be the first thing I'd be concerned about.
-Sporktoast
In a related story, the IRS has recently ruled that the cost of Windows upgrades can NOT be deducted as a gambling loss.
And are not allowed in some neighborhoods, almost all apartment complexes, are expensive (a one-time cost, plus maintenance), noisy, have no pollution controls and will require some measure of power conditioning before putting the juice to your electronic devices if you want to be safe with them.
One reason I haven't bought into Vonage is because we frequently lose power and Comcast service isn't as reliable as I'd like. I'm also not sure if Vonage works with security systems like ADT? The power thing is a big deal... at least when you lose power, the phone lines usually still work.
can you call 911 when the power goes out? if not, keep the POTS line even without any calling plans or packages on it... for $10/month it's a nice ability to have.