| Herman 2007-08-20, 7:11 pm |
| "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Adrian" <adrian_h_hudson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> : : On Aug 19, 4:07 pm, Jim H <J...@jdjdjdjdjdj.com> wrote:
> : : : Can anyone recommend Vonage? If not, how about
> : : : another internet phone service?
> : : :
> : : : Thank you,
> : : :
> : : : Jim H
> : :
> : : Hi Jim,
> : :
> : : FYI: I am crossposting this to uk.telecom.voip.
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> I recommend this is where it stays.
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> : : My answer is that Vonage works well for me. It is flat
> : : rate. It is easy to set up. It works well
> : : consistently. I like their voicemail to e-mail. I
> : : like their simul-ring option.
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> If by that you mean several devices registered on the same account ringing
> simultaneously then that isn't limited to Vonage. Most if not all SIP
> services support this, it's called call forking. All devices ring, the
> first to answer gets the call. Even Sipgate (sorry Ron..!) does this.
>
> As for voicemail to email, this is common also.
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> Ivor
Simulring is not forking which is just multiple SIP registrations. It is
parallel ringing (i.e. not confined to just VoIP devices). I use it on the
Fritz!Box and used it with Vonage so that it rings my mobile at the same
time.
The providers that support parallel ringing are few and far between, but you
just need to get an ATA to support it and a decent broadband connection to
support two calls. It is obviously better if supported by your provider
because caller ID is passed on (although slightly corrupted with Vonage),
but that wasn't a reason to continue shelling out the extra cash.
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