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Cable TV Phone Service
Brewman:
My cable company is offering phone service- has been for about a year. They have what I consider a pretty good deal going on right now to promote the service.
I'd get 6 months free, and then pay their regular rates after that.
The regular fee I'd pay is about $30/mo.
That $30 includes long distance, caller ID, call wait, call forward, voice mail, etc....Right now I'm paying Qwest about $50 for the same service, except long distance is extra.
I'm very tempted to give it a try. I'd get to keep my same phone number.
The only downside I can see is that if our power goes out, so does the phone service- but we have several cell phones so that doesn't scare me too much.
Plus, in the past 8 years we've lived here, our power hardly ever goes out- (nice for the spa!- there's my spa tie-in)
My sister has the Vonnage phone service, and there is an annoying voice echo/delay effect when I talk to her, but the cable company says their service isn't the same so that's not a problem.
Anyone out there have cable phone service?
If so do you like it?
Thanks
Bonibelle:
Brewman, I don't use my cable for my phone, but my friend tried it and it caused her all kinds of problems with her home security system. I don't really know why, and the cable company admitted that they had the issue with other subscribers. she just called to tell them to discontinue...but for some reason her security system went nuts and kept sending false alarms...That was about a year ago so maybe they have resolved that issue.
I have FIOS for my phone and internet service and I have been pleased with it. I have a bundle for about $85.00, that is my long distance and all the services (ID, call forward, voice mail waiting...and FIOS :)). I have noticed that my phone costs have consistantly gone down while including more and more services. When they have a TV package that will include more than just 4 TV sets, I will get rid of my cable...
Rayman:
I have had it for 6 monhs without an issue, I have Cable, Phone and highspeed with the cable provider. You get to keep your same phone # which is a plus and when you bundle it up you get an overall savings of 15%, which is about $20 so I look at it like I am only paying $10 per month for phone service.
Ray
Brewman:
Thanks for the info.
I just scheduled install for the end of the month. The person at the cable company did ask me if I had a security system, which I do not. But it's good to know for the future.
I just have to give this a shot- I'm going essentially 6 months without a phone bill, which will save me about $300 right there. Plus if I keep the service I'd be saving about $20/month over what I'm paying now, plus long distance. But we don't make many LD calls, so the savings there will be minimal.
As an added teaser, they're doubling my internet connect speed for no additional fee, plus I get a couple other really minor bonuses. Like 3 free PPV movies, etc...
wmccall:
--- Quote ---The only downside I can see is that if our power goes out, so does the phone service- but we have several cell phones so that doesn't scare me too much.
--- End quote ---
Around here , some of my customers who have the phone service get a special cable modem that has a battery backup built in. My computer is on a hefty UPS and I can run everything for a few hours on it. If I turned off the computers, I'll bet it would keep my internet/phone up for days. I'm considering telling AT&T where to go and doing the same thing.
One thing my cable company is not upfront about, if you don't want call/forwarding/voicemail/salad dressing, they have a cheaper basic phone for $10 a month less that still has free long distance/Caller ID.
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