I agree with Mary McKitrick- Vonage is clunky and unreliable. Sound quality ranges from poor to awful. I am actually considering going back to a Verizon land line, something I vowed never to do... On Jan 31, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Tom Adams / Reelife wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Joan & Steve, > > I know you said that newer technologies don't work as well since > you're in Northfield, but "Vonage" might be something to look into > since it's based on your internet connection and you're happy with > that service. I've been tempted by Vonage for some time now, but > haven't made the switch quite yet. > not sure what others experience has been using Vonage... > > > Regards, > > Tom Adams > > Director/Owner > Reelife Documentary Productions > using today's technology to educate, entertain and enlighten > > "cool digital audio/video stuff...not boring or dumb" > 413.575.9707 > reelifeproductions at mac.com, www.reelifeproductions.com > http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions > Williamsburg, MA, USA > (I'm currently out of the Reelife Office...emailing remotely) > > > On Wednesday, January 31, 2007, at 12:21PM, "Centennial House" > <cenhouse at valinet.com> wrote: >> Dear HT-ers, Our 1 year business package (all phone) from Verizon >> will end >> soon, thankfully, and we are seeking less expensive alternatives. >> A company >> called DC Communications from Rhode Island is offering .039/minute >> for long >> distance and toll free with supposedly none of the added fees or >> surcharges >> that Verizon adds to your bill. Has anyone ever heard of them? >> They are >> persistent. >> >> >> >> We live in Northfield where cell phone and other newer >> technologies tend not >> to perform as reliably as necessary. We currently use Comcast, >> which we are >> very happy with, for cable TV and high speed Internet access >> (versus a >> horrible experience with Verizon) but they don't offer 800 >> numbers, which we >> rely on too. We have T-Mobile for our cell phone, which is >> acceptable, and >> a huge improvement over Cingular. As a lodging establishment, the >> phone and >> computer are our lifelines to customers, so we can't afford to >> experiment. >> However, all this is expensive and we feel there must be a better >> way. >> Advice? Joan and Steve Stoia >> >> >> >> Centennial House B&B and Conference Center >> >> 94 Main St., Northfield, MA 01360 >> >> On the web: <http://www.thecentennialhouse.com/> >> www.thecentennialhouse.com >> >> Email: <mailto:info at thecentennialhouse.com> >> info at thecentennialhouse.com >> >> Tel: 413.498.5921, 877.977.5950 >> >> Fax: 413.498.2525 >> >> >> >> Carriage Towne Commons >> >> Distinctive Professional Office Rentals >> >> 17 Main St., Belchertown MA 01007 >> >> Tel: 413.323.0289 >> >> Fax: 413.498.2525 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech > Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members