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Does anyone have Vonage??

18 years ago

Keep seeing the commercial for it. When it says broadband required, they just mean an internet connection, right? Can I keep Verizon for my DSL, and have them (Vonage) as my phone??

Thanks!!

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redcurls
18 years ago
I don't think so. To my knowledge, DSL is different from broadband. I think DSL is simply dial-up - faster than regular dial up, but still dial-up.

My son has Vonage and it is not all the great anyway. I wouldn't have it.
monica_pa Grieves
18 years ago
DSL is broadband....not dial-up. It's a digital line that travels on your home phone connection.

However, I can't see why you would piggyback Vonage onto DSL, since you need the phone service for the DSL, anyway.
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Zipper_TX
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I have DSL and I have Vonage. It works great and it's a much better deal on phone service ;0) The only thing you should know is that if your internet goes down so does your phone service.

You will need to check with your ISP to make sure it works in your area or that they won't/don't have problems with it. HTH ;0)
redcurls
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I'm glad to stand corrected.....love learning new stuff. I honestly thought DSL was internet through a phone line.....
ntt_hou
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DSL is a data transfer line through your telephone line and usually provided through your local SBC/AT&T company.

My only fear with the all digital and wireless world is when power is down, all communication is down. In case of power down, your only source is your cellular phone. If the whole town or area is in crisis, cellular lines can get quite tied up and if you have an emergency... well, you got the idea.

True story: During hurricane Rita a few years back, remember the traffic in Houston that you saw on the news? Well, being stuck in that traffic, people had nothing else to do but chatting away on the phone... the cellular phones. All the lines were tied up. My family couldn't get through my cellular line until I reminded them to call me on my regular home phone.

Good thing, I had kept a corded telephone with SBC/AT&T as a back up because the wireless phone was no good neither when power was out.

SBC/AT&T has a back up unit that allows the phone to ring and function as usual. So, I was able to communicate with my family still.

Another event with cellular phones was during the terrorists attacking London. The government cut off cellular communication channels to the public in order to give priority usage for the government. However, the public was still able to use text messaging for communication.

I strongly advise everyone to keep an old corded phone handy. They're so inexpensive nowadays, it's worth keeping one in case of emergency.

However, if you chose Vonage or any other digital telephone system, remember, if you cannot call out with your cellular, try text messaging.

Be safe!

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