[Hidden-tech] Seeking Less Expensive Phone Options

[Mary C. McKitrick at MCM Voices]

I had DSL with my crummy Vonage service.

One data point :)


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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Benander [mailto:lynn at cooppower.coop] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:20 PM
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Subject: RE: [Hidden-tech] Seeking Less Expensive Phone Options

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We weren't able to make Vonage work. Reception just wasn't clear enough with
Vonage and a Comcast cable service.
We ended up switching back to Verizon for phone and internet and we have
better service on both.
It's possible Vonage could have worked better with the DSL service than it
did with the cable service we had.

Lynn Benander
Co-op Power
324 Wells Street
Greenfield MA 01301
413-772-8898

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Adams / Reelife [mailto:reelifeproductions at mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:32 PM
To: Centennial House
Cc: 'Hidden Tech'
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Seeking Less Expensive Phone Options


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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...


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Tom Adams

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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
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