[sdw2003] Residential VOIP? Vonage, Skype, etc?

Fri Jan 8 18:48:50 PST 2010

We switched from Speakeasy DSL (Business) to Cox (Business) a couple months ago (at my home).  Both are good.  Better technical support from Speakeasy.  No issues with Ooma.  Did have to call them when I got the Scout and have them check the MAC address for it.  The one on the unit was not correct but they could check it remotely.  Power cycle the unit and all worked.  

Karen Christian
North County Technology Group
760.734.4315
www.nctg.com
-----Original Message-----
From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com] On Behalf Of Leo Dano
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 5:00 PM
To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
Subject: Re: [sdw2003] Residential VOIP? Vonage, Skype, etc?

The thing with Skype is having to use their handset.  I like the idea of
being able to reuse my own handset.  I am also thinking of changing my
Internet Provider (Broadband) from ATT DSL to Cable, probably Cox.  Does
this sound like a smart move in preparation for Ooma or another VOIP
Solution?
___________________
Leo P. Dano
Network Administrator
The Bishops School
7607 La Jolla Boulevard
La Jolla, CA  92037
858-459-4021 X431
858-459-3914 fax

San Diego Windows 2003 User Group <sdw2003 at mattware.com> writes:
>We've saved lots by making this switch.  It's great to get rid of the
>monthly AT&T bill.  And the quality is better than Vonage.  We have Cox
>Business here for ISP.  We use the Premier features and get VMs emailed
>from 2 separate phone numbers (home and business) and can logon to 2
>separate accounts online (My Ooma) to check activity, setup
>multi-ring/call-forwarding, etc.  Had 2 separate phone numbers ported
>over.  The one for Vonage was a bit trickier (lost service for a few
>hours between the cutoff at Vonage and the activation on Ooma) but all is
>good now.
>
>Another option would be to go with Skype.
>
>Karen Christian
>North County Technology Group
>760.734.4315
>www.nctg.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com]
>On Behalf Of Leo Dano
>Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:49 PM
>To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
>Subject: Re: [sdw2003] Residential VOIP? Vonage, Skype, etc?
>
>Very interesting.  52664 Mexico - Tijuana $ 0.07 per minute.  Not bad,
>especially eliminating my local fees of about $60 per month.  Nice find. 
>Any more?
>
>___________________
>Leo P. Dano
>Network Administrator
>The Bishops School
>7607 La Jolla Boulevard
>La Jolla, CA  92037
>858-459-4021 X431
>858-459-3914 fax
> 
> 
>
>San Diego Windows 2003 User Group <52664Mexico - Tijuana$ 0.07> writes:
>>Forget Vonage.  Get Ooma (bought it at Fry's a few months ago - less than
>>$200).  http://www.ooma.com/  We switched for our home and business (have
>>a hub and scout).  Basic stuff and service is free - no monthly bill. 
>>Advanced stuff is $109 per year.  Recently got unlimited lifetime for all
>>for $349.  Customer service is very good.  Nice change from Vonage (which
>>we had for several years) and less expensive too.      
>>
>>Karen Christian
>>North County Technology Group
>>760.734.4315
>>www.nctg.com
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com]
>>On Behalf Of Ryan Blakeslee
>>Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:28 PM
>>To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
>>Subject: RE: [sdw2003] Residential VOIP? Vonage, Skype, etc?
>>
>>I used Vonage for a long time at my house and I loved the service.  I
>>never had any service issues with it and it always worked really well.
>>The only thing I did not like is they were able to sneak some fine print
>>into to deal w/o me catching it that made it more difficult to cancel
>>when I needed to.  They basically wanted to charge me the install fee
>>that they waived initially as part of the deal since I was leaving less
>>than a year or 6 months or whatever it was, I forget.  I wasn't
>>canceling because I had any problem with the service, I just decided to
>>go all mobile.  I was able to get them to waive the fee they were trying
>>to tack on when I was canceling but it was a huge hassle to do that and
>>took a lot of yelling.  So the service is great, just watch out for
>>hidden gotchas.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com]
>>On Behalf Of Leo Dano
>>Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:48 AM
>>To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
>>Subject: [sdw2003] Residential VOIP? Vonage, Skype, etc?
>>
>>Hello Group,
>>
>>Anyone have personal experience going VOIP at home?  I am looking at
>>Vonage and they have a great International Plan of free fifty free which
>>would save us bundles since my wife calls TJ all the time.  The problem
>>is, I am seeing a lot of unhappy customers on the reviews I pull up on
>>Google.  Anyone got any input on this?
>>
>>___________________
>>Leo P. Dano
>>Network Administrator
>>The Bishops School
>>7607 La Jolla Boulevard
>>La Jolla, CA  92037
>>858-459-4021 X431
>>858-459-3914 fax
>> 
>> 
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