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I think its a good idea and Vonage is really cheap. I don't know anyone who's had it but I had voice over IP at my old work and the only thing that sucked sometimes was that it sounded kinda echo-ish. Other than that it sounds good!
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Originally posted by GSRchick714:

I had voice over IP at my old work and the only thing that sucked sometimes was that it sounded kinda echo-ish.

Ok, so you've used VoIP, do you know how well it works, other than the echo? I mean, like if you get a small lag, large lag, does it affect being able to hear or be heard?
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If you want to do some comparison shopping, check out www.broadvoice.com.

 

These VOIP phone services are really bandwidth dependent and latency sensitive. Your experience will probably be different than mine as you are in a different place and probably with a different ISP. You have to try it out.

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Originally posted by Myst:

Ok, so you've used VoIP, do you know how well it works, other than the echo? I mean, like if you get a small lag, large lag, does it affect being able to hear or be heard?

There didnt' seem to be much of a lag at all...I was on the phones most of the day and didn't have many problems. The echo can get annoying but its only sometimes. And nobody ever complained about not being able to hear me so I guess thats a good sign.
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i was also considering gettin VoIP, but if you search the web a litle bit you will find out that this is very poorly regulated and not very secure!

 

phone conversations can be very easily recorded by a decent hacker

 

so take your chances, i'll wait till it's more proven

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Originally posted by Megaman.EXE:

i know that some stores in columbus are starting to set up VOIP public phones for free local calls

Why just local? It's supposed to be free over the nation. I actually went ahead and got it. I like it, works pretty well, and goodbye to my longdistance bill!!! That's really great for me since most of my friends and family live in Columbus/Cinci and such, and I live in Marion.
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Originally posted by Megaman.EXE:

hey man, dont get mad at me. im just telling you what i saw. it was at Target i think

I didn't get mad, I was questioning it. There's no longdistance, it's all free/local, in the US and Canada, so I was just wondering why only local.
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Originally posted by Jackson:

As I have heard the VOIP stuff does not integrate (well) with 911.

No they don't. You CAN'T dial a local 911 number. You can connect to something similar and they will contact 911. Of you could dial your local police and connect that way. Personally, I have a cell phone around the house, so I could alway call from there. Plus, being able to see the hospital from your front porch is always a good thing.
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