I picked Packet8

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John Harper wrote:
> I live in McAllen, Texas, USA. Vonage and Lingo cannot yet offer a
> local toll free number, so it was important that my SBC number be
> ported. Packet8 could not only port my SBC number, but they offered
a
> local temparary number that could be called from the McAllen area
toll
> free. I ruled out RoadRunner (Time Warner Cable) by price alone
> ($39.95/month).
>
> I signed up with Packet8 on March 7, 2005 at $19.95/month. I faxed my
> application to have my SBC number ported to my Packet8 account on
March
> 8, 2005. I received my Packet8 device, hooked it up, and activated it
> on March 17, 2005. My old SBC phone number was ported on April 8,
2005.
> The transfer was almost seamless (a phone call to Packet8) when my
SBC
> service was terminated.
>
> So far, everything seems to be working as advertised. Call
forwarding,
> Call waiting, Caller ID, Voicemail, Etc. Also, my use history is
> available on the Packet8 site and is impacted within 10 seconds of my
> hanging up the phone.
>
> Quality of the voice is as good as my experience with SBC. I wear
> hearing aids and voice quality is important.
>
> So far, so good. Time will tell..


Just out of curiosity, did you look into whether SunRocket was
available in your area?

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The only problem I had with packet8 was that I had to dial my area code to
call anyone in my area. So, I immediately dumped them and kept Vonage.
Really pissed me off to, because it didn't say anything about that anywhere
on the site.

I considered broadvoice, because I really just need local, but I don't trust
them to not have that feature now. I sent mail asking, and never got a
response.


"John Harper" <gg@johnharper.com> wrote in message
news:1113155296.830917.175470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>I live in McAllen, Texas, USA. Vonage and Lingo cannot yet offer a
> local toll free number, so it was important that my SBC number be
> ported. Packet8 could not only port my SBC number, but they offered a
> local temparary number that could be called from the McAllen area toll
> free. I ruled out RoadRunner (Time Warner Cable) by price alone
> ($39.95/month).
>
> I signed up with Packet8 on March 7, 2005 at $19.95/month. I faxed my
> application to have my SBC number ported to my Packet8 account on March
> 8, 2005. I received my Packet8 device, hooked it up, and activated it
> on March 17, 2005. My old SBC phone number was ported on April 8, 2005.
> The transfer was almost seamless (a phone call to Packet8) when my SBC
> service was terminated.
>
> So far, everything seems to be working as advertised. Call forwarding,
> Call waiting, Caller ID, Voicemail, Etc. Also, my use history is
> available on the Packet8 site and is impacted within 10 seconds of my
> hanging up the phone.
>
> Quality of the voice is as good as my experience with SBC. I wear
> hearing aids and voice quality is important.
>
> So far, so good. Time will tell..
>