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Juicy D. Links · 08-02-2004, 08:58 AM

Is your shit down?

<y phone is down wtf?

kristin · 08-02-2004, 09:00 AM

Yeah, ours seems to not be working right. Everytime you dial you eventually get a weird busy signal type noise.

Fred Quimby · 08-02-2004, 09:00 AM

I hear with vonage,,you can keep your home number.

Is that true?

I've had the same # for 12 years. That's the only thing keeping me from signing up

Vic Lagina · 08-02-2004, 09:12 AM

Yep. Trouble down here too. And their customer service number is busy, so I am guessing that they are having some issues.

Glad I am not the only one.

AndrewKanuck · 08-02-2004, 09:15 AM

Ahhh, the wonders of VoIP

Buddy · 08-02-2004, 09:16 AM

Down for me too. 3 problems this month.
I wonder if it is growing pains.

ztik · 08-02-2004, 09:19 AM

How do you guys like the service(when it is working)?

Cassie · 08-02-2004, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by juicylinks
Is your shit down?

<y phone is down wtf?

this is the 15th time this year that there has been a problem with this service. i have messages waiting and i cannot check them.

their answer: we are aware of this problem and are working hard to rectify this quickly. sorry for the trouble it has caused you but we are working on it.

my reply: what about the previous 14 times and where the hell is my credit for your the continual down time?

their answer: uhhhh ummmm uhhhh i would have to speak with a supervisor about that.

my reply: this is the 15th time i have heard this bullshit. you have no problem charging me every month now do you? (then i hung up).

Cassie · 08-02-2004, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ztik
How do you guys like the service(when it is working)?

love it WHEN it's working.

Buddy · 08-02-2004, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ztik
How do you guys like the service(when it is working)?

I'm happy with it 99% of the time. The important thing isn't just the vonage service, but your broadband connection.
I never knew how unreliable my cbale modem was until I was relying on it 24/7 for my phone service.

Sharky · 08-02-2004, 09:28 AM

It's funny you post this now. I was just looking into vonage to reduce my phone costs this morning.

perhaps I will wait

Juicy D. Links · 08-02-2004, 09:31 AM

cool then its not only me

Someone probably jizzzzzed on the routers

TheEnforcer · 08-02-2004, 09:40 AM

I have Packet 8 and rarely have problems. Most recent thing was my sister tried calling a bunch of times and couldn't get any type of signal at all and I got like 8 calls about 10-15 apart that she had tried to make earlier!!

All in all though not too many problems and I am quite happy with it.

wvuatl · 08-02-2004, 09:42 AM

YUP

Looks like a DDos attack or something??

Cassie · 08-02-2004, 09:42 AM

i am on dsl and cable, vonagae's on both. neither work.

Tuna · 08-02-2004, 09:49 AM

was considering vonage myself.. not too sure right now.

Juicy D. Links · 08-02-2004, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tuna
was considering vonage myself.. not too sure right now.

besides today it has been pretty good.

I have had it for like 8 months or so now. No probs other than today

MandyBlake · 08-02-2004, 10:03 AM

Vonage is awesome!
Every company has their downtime.
I would never go back to a regular phone.

Sharky · 08-02-2004, 10:23 AM

I just looked into packet 8. it seems they have a virtual PBX service which is pretty nice.

does vonage offer soemthing similar? I didn't see it on their website

Vic Lagina · 08-02-2004, 10:28 AM

Mine seems to be working now. I can call out and receive incoming calls.

Anyone else?

Juicy D. Links · 08-02-2004, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vic Lagina
Mine seems to be working now. I can call out and receive incoming calls.

Anyone else?

yup i am back up and running also

SinisterStudios · 08-02-2004, 10:34 AM

Were up and running in with no issues. Vonages service has been perfect for us for almost 2 years now, i highly recommend them and have personally had 21 people signup for the service. I use it for my home phone and both of my business phones, i cant be beat. Now they have the soft client which is great all you need is your computer and a headset and you can receive calls on both you box and your computer.

chupacabra · 08-02-2004, 10:34 AM

even w/ their occasionaly outages, vonage is just indispensible to me due to the ability to haul the router (or softphone on laptop) to anywhere in the world that has broadband service... i plug my router w/ phone into broadband connections all over asia and send/receive calls for free over the web, instead of paying a $-a-minute for traditional landline connections..

PhillipB · 08-02-2004, 10:51 AM

Vonage is a great service but you all are forgetting one thing. It's a phone for Christ's sake and it needs to be reliable.

Since when does a phone crash? When the power in your house goes out, guess what still works: your phone.

If you do a lot of long-distance, Vonage can't be beat. But you give up pretty much 100% uptime. Imagine an important customer calls and can't get though because your ISP, your cable modem, your router, your VOIP box, or your VOIP provider is down! Not worth the $5 or $10 you save by sticking with traditional phone service.

Don't get me wrong...I dislike SBC, GTE, etc.. more than the next guy. And I've had Vonage and think it rocks. But I had to pay for the VOIP box when I through it against a wall because their service was down the 3rd time in a few months.

Also for the record, I barely use my land line. I just need my celly and business is good.

PhillipB · 08-02-2004, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chupacabra
even w/ their occasionaly outages, vonage is just indispensible to me due to the ability to haul the router (or softphone on laptop) to anywhere in the world that has broadband service... i plug my router w/ phone into broadband connections all over asia and send/receive calls for free over the web, instead of paying a $-a-minute for traditional landline connections..

That's a great use for it. Especially for calling out from hotels where it's like $100/minute.. ;-)

08-02-2004, 08:58 AM	#1
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Vonage Users Is your shit down? <y phone is down wtf?

08-02-2004, 09:00 AM	#2
kristin GOO! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back Home : ) Posts: 9,768	Yeah, ours seems to not be working right. Everytime you dial you eventually get a weird busy signal type noise. __________________ Vacares rules. "Usually only fat guys have the kind of knowledge and ability that Kristin has."

08-02-2004, 09:00 AM	#3
Fred Quimby Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,430	I hear with vonage,,you can keep your home number. Is that true? I've had the same # for 12 years. That's the only thing keeping me from signing up __________________

08-02-2004, 09:12 AM	#4
Vic Lagina Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 1,409	Yep. Trouble down here too. And their customer service number is busy, so I am guessing that they are having some issues. Glad I am not the only one. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

08-02-2004, 09:15 AM	#5
AndrewKanuck Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cleveland & Atlanta Posts: 6,706	Ahhh, the wonders of VoIP __________________

08-02-2004, 09:16 AM	#6
Buddy Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: FlashCa$h Headquarters Posts: 1,828	Down for me too. 3 problems this month. I wonder if it is growing pains. __________________ -165486536 Disce quotidie * Ride quotidie * Ama quotidie * Cresce quotidie FlashCa$h Who the hell am I?

08-02-2004, 09:19 AM	#7
ztik Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Nomad Posts: 5,196	How do you guys like the service(when it is working)?

08-02-2004, 09:28 AM	#11
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	It's funny you post this now. I was just looking into vonage to reduce my phone costs this morning. perhaps I will wait __________________ Sharky

08-02-2004, 09:31 AM	#12
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	cool then its not only me Someone probably jizzzzzed on the routers

08-02-2004, 09:40 AM	#13
TheEnforcer Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,855	I have Packet 8 and rarely have problems. Most recent thing was my sister tried calling a bunch of times and couldn't get any type of signal at all and I got like 8 calls about 10-15 apart that she had tried to make earlier!! All in all though not too many problems and I am quite happy with it. __________________ Hit me up below for all your advertising needs!

08-02-2004, 09:42 AM	#14
wvuatl Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 604	YUP Looks like a DDos attack or something??

08-02-2004, 09:42 AM	#15
Cassie Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 3,139	i am on dsl and cable, vonagae's on both. neither work. __________________ ICQ: 309756847 ]

08-02-2004, 09:49 AM	#16
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08-02-2004, 10:03 AM	#18
MandyBlake The one and only! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17,761	Vonage is awesome! Every company has their downtime. I would never go back to a regular phone. __________________ Mandy's Playhouse Her First Fat Girl If you're interested in promoting my sites, ICQ me! 178411921

08-02-2004, 10:23 AM	#19
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	I just looked into packet 8. it seems they have a virtual PBX service which is pretty nice. does vonage offer soemthing similar? I didn't see it on their website __________________ Sharky

08-02-2004, 10:28 AM	#20
Vic Lagina Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 1,409	Mine seems to be working now. I can call out and receive incoming calls. Anyone else? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

08-02-2004, 10:34 AM	#22
SinisterStudios Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Joisey Posts: 3,087	Were up and running in with no issues. Vonages service has been perfect for us for almost 2 years now, i highly recommend them and have personally had 21 people signup for the service. I use it for my home phone and both of my business phones, i cant be beat. Now they have the soft client which is great all you need is your computer and a headset and you can receive calls on both you box and your computer. __________________ SEOIP.com Multiple IP Webhosting Shared and Dedicated IP's - Multiple Class A's - From $1.99/ip

08-02-2004, 10:34 AM	#23
chupacabra Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,626	even w/ their occasionaly outages, vonage is just indispensible to me due to the ability to haul the router (or softphone on laptop) to anywhere in the world that has broadband service... i plug my router w/ phone into broadband connections all over asia and send/receive calls for free over the web, instead of paying a $-a-minute for traditional landline connections..

08-02-2004, 10:51 AM	#24
PhillipB Just a Simple Carpenter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Your mom's house... Posts: 1,338	Vonage is a great service but you all are forgetting one thing. It's a phone for Christ's sake and it needs to be reliable. Since when does a phone crash? When the power in your house goes out, guess what still works: your phone. If you do a lot of long-distance, Vonage can't be beat. But you give up pretty much 100% uptime. Imagine an important customer calls and can't get though because your ISP, your cable modem, your router, your VOIP box, or your VOIP provider is down! Not worth the $5 or $10 you save by sticking with traditional phone service. Don't get me wrong...I dislike SBC, GTE, etc.. more than the next guy. And I've had Vonage and think it rocks. But I had to pay for the VOIP box when I through it against a wall because their service was down the 3rd time in a few months. Also for the record, I barely use my land line. I just need my celly and business is good.