[colug-432] Digital Phone?

[Bill Baker]

I used to have digital phone with Vonage.  It worked the same as a
regular landline phone, with free long distance.  Because we were trying
to eliminate unnecessary bills, I ported our number to Google Voice (I
had to first port it to a T-Mobile cell phone).  The only thing I notice
is that our cell phones don't always ring when someone calls the Google
Voice number and it just goes straight to voicemail.

On 04/30/2014 04:09 PM, tom wrote:
> I got an inquiry from a friend who lives in Marfa TX:
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>
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> "I was talking to att u-verse about why my bill is so high.
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> there is a bundle that is cheaper but I need to switch to digital phone,
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> which they provide.
>
> do you know anybody who has switched to this?
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> I worry about computer and phone from the same thing because
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> one or the other goes down out here at times.
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> if the are the same when computer goes so does phone.
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> know anybody with digital home phone.
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> should I cancel my apt for installation and keep things the way they are?
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> I am perplexed."
>
> I am not familiar with the term "digital phone" I believe she has a land 
> line. I have heard from people that have had good and terrible 
> experience with att u-verse. I suggested that she put off the 
> appointment until I can find out more.
>
> She runs windows on a fairly new Dell. She is not at all tech savvy and 
> so I am not going to suggest Linux for her. I started using google voice 
> for long distance and have chrome browser with hangouts on an other 
> laptop so I can talk long distance via my laptop. That's an experiment 
> to see how much google infringes on my privacy. I am thinking about 
> suggesting google voice, or chrome browser with hangouts for her if she 
> knows somebody local that can help her with it.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Tom
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