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"Scott"wrote in message
>
> Yeah, you've basically got it. Of course, if you've got DSL then maybe
you
> will still have a phone bill, unless they let you just have DSL without
> phone service (don't know, I've got cable).
>
> At any rate, I think a lot of people keep their basic phone service just
for
> emergencies and backup, which seems to kinda defeat the purpose (savings!)
> of going VOIP. I mean, it looks like the bottom line for Vonage unlimited
> would be $27.24 (24.99 plus a couple small taxes), and a landline is
> probably at least $30 per month with all their ridiculous taxes - that's
> almost $60, so for just a little more they could just get an unlimited
plan
> on their landline and avoid all the potential hassles of VOIP. It is a
new
> technology and is not nearly as dependable as a good ole landline. My
> Sprint plan just went to over $80 with taxes (which is why I'm looking at
> this), but it wouldn't be worth it to me just to save $20 per month.
Maybe
> the lower international rates factor into it for some people though.
>
> I'd be looking at ditching the landline altogether though, saving over $50
> per month, and using my cell phone for backup. I know both Vonage and ATT
> CalllVantage support forwarding to another phone if they, the network, the
> ISP, or you are having technical problems that prevent your VOIP service
> from working. Check out their web sites.
Yep, VoIP for me was mainly for cost savings -- so I ditched the land line
in a heart beat.
Likewise, I have a cell phone for "back up". Prior to VoIP, I was even
considering ditching the land line and just the cell as my primary phone.
Unless you have a special system that requires a land line (some security
systems and such), no real reason for one anymore.
Kind of funny, after you drop the telco, they will send you "promotional
offers" for months and months afterwards. They'll offer you a monthly plan
(with unlimited LD) for roughly the same price as your VoIP service --
careful, however, not to disclose the additional taxes and "tack-on fees".
You can probably even just call the telco right now and tell them that you
are thinking about going with a VoIP service and asks what pricing
incentives the telco can give to persuade you to stay. I know a few people
that did that and had their monthly bills slashed by like 30 percent, in
addition to being given unlimited LD.
After you switch, or telco knows you are thinking about switching, they will
also send you out "scare letters" saying that VoIP won't work in power
outages and you might die from not being able to call 911 during a fire or
medical emergency, ect. Pretty funny.
Cheers!
-Eric
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