[TriLUG] Slightly OT:Vonage vs. TWC Phone Service

[Matt Pusateri]

I have heard the same thing as reqards to priority if you have twc
phone service.  The other advantage to twc, is that you call stays on
their network to pstn, so twc has the ability to affect QOS in a much
more controlled way.  While Vonage has to go across whatever network
path twc takes to get to vonage.  Across that path there is no way to
assure QOS.  Now it that work giving TWC more money for?  Also TWC
does not have voicemail, so aside from the email of vm messages, I
wonder if there is any big feature differences.  Of course my asterisk
box the is sitting half done, could also send vm's to email if I used
it instead for vm.

Matt


On Thu, October 6, 2005 12:11 pm, Shane O'Donnell wrote:
> Vonage +1
>
> Used to have the ATA outside the router (used a WRT54G v1 first and
> quality was poor, replaced it with a Netgear and quality was still
> poor), but then I got a WRT54GS in place, forwarded a few ports, and
> voila!
>
> The upside to TWC (this is purely based on rumor and conjecture) is
> that if you have their voice service and you experience a cable
> outage, you are on the priority list to get it fixed.  That said, my
> neighbor two doors down has TWC Voice Services and I've noticed any
> significant difference in his service from mine, nor in our service
> from prior to him getting TWC Voice.
>
> Vonage did manage to significantly foul up my portability request, but
> they comped me service for three months while the fooled with it.
>
> Shane O.
>
> On 10/6/05, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
>> vonage +1
>> twc -1
>>
>> works like a champ for me, i'm behind a wrt54gs but have not set up
>> qos,
>> doesn't seem to matter much.  plus it's cheaper and has more
>> features.
>> easy choice imho.
>>
>> Matt Pusateri wrote:
>> > Triluggers,
>> >
>> > I trying to decide on Vonage versus Time Warner Cable's phone
>> service.
>> >  I have had mixed reviews on both.  Anyone care to share the
>> > experiences.  From a price perspective Vonage seems more
>> desirable,
>> > but I don't want to end up in one of those - You get what you pay
>> for
>> > scenarios.
>> >
>> > Also those that are successful in having good quality voip service
>> do
>> > you have the voip ATA box ahead of you local network or behind.
>> If
>> > behind are you doing and QOS.  My setup will most likely involve a
>> > WRTG54.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Matt P.
>> >
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