--- Garrett Goebel [email protected] wrote:
Whenever it becomes affordable, I will switch to VOIP for local and long distance voice service through someone like SunRocket http://www.sunrocket.com for $200/year.
About the only reasons I don't switch to any kind of VoIP are 911 service (the 911 dispatcher knows where you are with regular phone service but not with VoIP), and the point that phone service doesn't necessarily go out when the power goes out, but VoIP service either goes out instantly during a power failure, or runs out in six hours when the built-in UPS runs out of battery power.
Everest gets around these difficulties by offering phone service over conventional phone lines, but other cable services offer VoIP which isn't as stable as POTS in extremely bad weather.
That ice storm a few years back knocked out the power for two days, knocking out cable service too (one battery-powered TV). Phone lines worked fine for both
days, allowing me to call the electric and cable companies for information.
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