Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
<je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>
>Thanks
>
Everytime I go into a VZW store for anything, I get the hard sell on
this. It should work fine if you live in a good coverage spot. You
cannot fax with it.
One advantage is you can move it and essentially take your phone
number with you. This is a very useful feature is you spend any time
away from home. I have a friend who lives north and goes south for the
winter and just takes it with him.
And the $20 a month for unlimited domestic caling is a deal.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>
> Thanks
>
>
I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/23/2011 4:09 PM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<f7q9f7t8t3k9fuve2pvuglthh0v55c2q9h@4ax.com >,
> nobody@nada.com wrote:
>
>> And the $20 a month for unlimited domestic caling is a deal.
>
> No it's not.
>
> Get an Ooma.
My neighbor has an Ooma. Half the time it takes five words or more until
the thing kicks in. They can't tell when they answer their phone, but we
can tell when we call them. It's a real PITA to have to say hello 4 or 5
times until they comprehend there is someone on the line.
>
> Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go VoIP
> companies.
The VZW Home thing will allow you to plug in a master phone and the
slave ones will work off of it. I could have 4 phones working that way.
The other good part is that I can turn off my computer and my router
when I go away and still have a phone that I can forward. You can't do
that with VOIP. You have to leave the computer and the router on or plug
a phone into the router.
The only thing that stops me from going to the VZW home set up is that
it will cost me a small bundle to put in a wireless alarm system (also
works on an air card premise) and paying more per month for the service.
I would also be subject to additional fees for my satellite TV service.
I could live with a virtual fax, but the alarm thing is pretty costly.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:M96dna18h_OmnmjTnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.com ...
> On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
> > I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
Sorry about replying to Richard instead of the Group. Reply below:
I think I would like being able to bring it to South TX in the winter months
and use like I was still at home. Also would like to know if it works only
on 3G or better?
How about your caller ID? Does it show name & number?
eight months now. It works. No complaints.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/23/2011 7:50 PM, Milkyway wrote:
> "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:M96dna18h_OmnmjTnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.com ...
>> On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
>>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>
>
> Sorry about replying to Richard instead of the Group. Reply below:
>
> I think I would like being able to bring it to South TX in the winter months
> and use like I was still at home. Also would like to know if it works only
> on 3G or better?
If you winter here in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, we don't have 4G yet
> How about your caller ID? Does it show name& number?
> eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>
>
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/23/2011 7:37 PM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<4ef50c48$0$2092$c3e8da3$9f400e27@news.astr aweb.com>,
> Janet Wilder<kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> The VZW Home thing will allow you to plug in a master phone and the
>> slave ones will work off of it.
>
> Not sure what you mean.
You plug the air card thingie into the wall then plug in one base
cordless phone. The other phones are part of a set and don't require
being plugged in.
>
> ANY VoIP box can plug into your home phone system simply by plugging
> into a jack. Any phone plugged into any jack in the house will then be
> live.
That's not what I have been reading. If that were true, the VOIP would
work with the satellite TV and the alarm. It doesn't
>
> Alternately, you can just plug a cordless phone base into any VoIP box.
>
>
>
>> The other good part is that I can turn off my computer and my router
>> when I go away and still have a phone that I can forward. You can't do
>> that with VOIP. You have to leave the computer and the router on or plug
>> a phone into the router.
>
> Again, not sure what you mean. My ViaTalk adapter isn't plugged into
> any computer, and doesn't require one. Plus, I have incredibly fine
> grained control over how my VoIP behaves. For all that plus two lines,
> I pay eleven bucks a month.
Where/how does it connect to the Internet? I don't have cable.
> $20/month isn't a great deal at all.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:09:59 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>In article <f7q9f7t8t3k9fuve2pvuglthh0v55c2q9h@4ax.com>,
> nobody@nada.com wrote:
>
>> And the $20 a month for unlimited domestic caling is a deal.
>
>No it's not.
>
>Get an Ooma.
>
>Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go VoIP
>companies.
As long as you don't mind being tethered to a high speed internet
modem and router.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:50:39 -0600, "Milkyway"
<je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:M96dna18h_OmnmjTnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.co m...
>> On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
>>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> > I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>
>
>Sorry about replying to Richard instead of the Group. Reply below:
>
>I think I would like being able to bring it to South TX in the winter months
>and use like I was still at home. Also would like to know if it works only
>on 3G or better?
>How about your caller ID? Does it show name & number?
>eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>
Does 3G vs 4G really make a difference for phone calls? Isn't that a
data thing?
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:50:39 -0600, "Milkyway"
> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:M96dna18h_OmnmjTnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.c om...
>>> On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
>>>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>> > I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>>
>>
>>Sorry about replying to Richard instead of the Group. Reply below:
>>
>>I think I would like being able to bring it to South TX in the winter months
>>and use like I was still at home. Also would like to know if it works only
>>on 3G or better?
>>How about your caller ID? Does it show name & number?
>>eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>>
>
> Does 3G vs 4G really make a difference for phone calls? Isn't that a
> data thing?
There's phone calls and there's phone calls these days.
For phone calls over a voice circuit, 3G vs. 4G makes no difference.
For phone calls via Skype or Magic Jack or the like, that's data, and
your data rate can make an appreciable difference. For example,
Magic Jack over 768 Kb/s DSL, with only 128 Kb/s up, is atrocioua,
while over 6 Mb/s cable, with 1 Mb/sec up, it's pretty darn good.
HTH. Cheers, -- tlvp
--
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 2011-12-24, nobody@nada.com <nobody@nada.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:50:39 -0600, "Milkyway"
><je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:M96dna18h_OmnmjTnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.c om...
>>> On 12/23/2011 2:42 PM, Milkyway wrote:
>>>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>> > I've had that for about eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>>
>>
>>Sorry about replying to Richard instead of the Group. Reply below:
>>
>>I think I would like being able to bring it to South TX in the winter months
>>and use like I was still at home. Also would like to know if it works only
>>on 3G or better?
>>How about your caller ID? Does it show name & number?
>>eight months now. It works. No complaints.
>
> Does 3G vs 4G really make a difference for phone calls? Isn't that a
> data thing?
It is supposed to. LTE is supposed to provide both voice and
data service, just like CDMA provides both voice and data service.
Verizon didn't do voice over LTE yet, however, so all voice calls
use the CDMA network. I suspect the down side of this might be
that to recive calls while using the LTE radio for data it needs
to keep the CDMA radio on simultanously, which likely sucks down
the battery extra-fast.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/24/2011 7:35 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<q4jaf7lr0msms3tfo7a73ed934qqfb5j8l@4ax.com >,
> nobody@nada.com wrote:
>
>>>> And the $20 a month for unlimited domestic caling is a deal.
>>>
>>> No it's not.
>>>
>>> Get an Ooma.
>>>
>>> Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go VoIP
>>> companies.
>>
>> As long as you don't mind being tethered to a high speed internet
>> modem and router.
>
> The Verizon $20/month "unlimited domestic calling" is a VoIP add-on,
> correct?
Incorrect. It works like an aircard. Subscribers do not have to
supply the Internet.
> Go with any VoIP provider worth a damn, and pay significantly less.
> Either way, you're tied to your local broadband.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/24/2011 7:40 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<4ef53208$0$5618$c3e8da3$eb767761@news.astr aweb.com>,
> Janet Wilder<kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> ANY VoIP box can plug into your home phone system simply by plugging
>>> into a jack. Any phone plugged into any jack in the house will then be
>>> live.
>>
>> That's not what I have been reading. If that were true, the VOIP would
>> work with the satellite TV and the alarm. It doesn't
>
> I've been doing it this way for several years now. My Linksys VoIP box
> is simply plugged into a handy phone jack, and every phone in the house
> is live with telephone service throught that box.
>
> I'm not sure what requirements your sat TV and alarm have; if they're
> connecting to their motherships via dialup modem, some VoIP doesn't play
> well that way.
>
> Regardless, any jack in your home can be an entry point for an inbound
> telephone connection--be it hardwired from AT&T or be it VoIP off your
> broadband.
>
>
>>> Again, not sure what you mean. My ViaTalk adapter isn't plugged into
>>> any computer, and doesn't require one. Plus, I have incredibly fine
>>> grained control over how my VoIP behaves. For all that plus two lines,
>>> I pay eleven bucks a month.
>>
>>
>> Where/how does it connect to the Internet? I don't have cable.
>
> What do you have?
I have over-the-air Internet service via radio waves. There is no cable
or DSL where I live. It is NOT satellite internet.
>
> My VoIP box plugs directly into the router, no computer required. It
> would work just fine with DSL, for example (voice has low bandwidth
> requirements).
You do have to have Internet service from someplace to your router. That
means you have to leave your router on all the time.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:59:40 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
> Where/how does it connect to the Internet? I don't have cable.
I don't think your conversation partner noticed this question yet.
But, yes, the whole thing has as prerequisite an internet connection
(aka "broadband").
HTH. Cheers, -- tlvp
--
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
At 23 Dec 2011 17:18:34 -0600 Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/23/2011 4:09 PM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> > Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go
VoIP
> > companies.
>
> The VZW Home thing will allow you to plug in a master phone and the
> slave ones will work off of it. I could have 4 phones working that way.
Also true of any VOIP gateway (box). Frankly, it's also true of any
tellular interface (a box that connects to a cell phone either physically
or via BT) letting you answer/dial your cellphone from a landline phone.
> The other good part is that I can turn off my computer and my router
> when I go away and still have a phone that I can forward. You can't do
> that with VOIP. You have to leave the computer and the router on or
> plug a phone into the router.
No, not really. When I used VoIP, I set it up to forward all unanswered
calls to my cell. If the VOIP box was disconnected, those calls were
(obviously) unanswered, and forwarded.
> The only thing that stops me from going to the VZW home set up is that
> it will cost me a small bundle to put in a wireless alarm system (also
> works on an air card premise) and paying more per month for the
> service. I would also be subject to additional fees for my satellite TV
> service. I could live with a virtual fax, but the alarm thing is pretty
> costly.
Alarms typically work with tellular interfaces. Many are sold as alarm
accessories and mount right inside the panel. Back when I was a DISH
dealer, we set up an analog cellphone interface on a receiver so the
customer could order PPV on the road with a prepaid phone, but that was
pretty hit or miss, and I doubt that would work well with today's digital
phones. Having said that, most modern (HD) satellite receivers can also
report back via ethernet which can be rigged to work over WiFi as well
with suitable adapters, eliminating the phone line requirement.
Whether this type of hassle is worth it to you to save a few bucks, I
couldn't guess. When I lived in a ruralish (just outside the suburbs)
area where the phone company wanted $50/month for local service, I went
tellular up until the day I moved, but I didn't have the alarm and
satellite issues. (My big dish was phone-line optional for PPV. You
could call in to an operator and place an order for an extra buck or two.)
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/24/2011 2:15 PM, Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 23 Dec 2011 17:18:34 -0600 Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 12/23/2011 4:09 PM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go
> VoIP
>>> companies.
>>
>> The VZW Home thing will allow you to plug in a master phone and the
>> slave ones will work off of it. I could have 4 phones working that way.
>
> Also true of any VOIP gateway (box). Frankly, it's also true of any
> tellular interface (a box that connects to a cell phone either physically
> or via BT) letting you answer/dial your cellphone from a landline phone.
>
>> The other good part is that I can turn off my computer and my router
>> when I go away and still have a phone that I can forward. You can't do
>> that with VOIP. You have to leave the computer and the router on or
>> plug a phone into the router.
>
> No, not really. When I used VoIP, I set it up to forward all unanswered
> calls to my cell. If the VOIP box was disconnected, those calls were
> (obviously) unanswered, and forwarded.
>
>> The only thing that stops me from going to the VZW home set up is that
>> it will cost me a small bundle to put in a wireless alarm system (also
>> works on an air card premise) and paying more per month for the
>> service. I would also be subject to additional fees for my satellite TV
>> service. I could live with a virtual fax, but the alarm thing is pretty
>> costly.
>
> Alarms typically work with tellular interfaces. Many are sold as alarm
> accessories and mount right inside the panel. Back when I was a DISH
> dealer, we set up an analog cellphone interface on a receiver so the
> customer could order PPV on the road with a prepaid phone, but that was
> pretty hit or miss, and I doubt that would work well with today's digital
> phones. Having said that, most modern (HD) satellite receivers can also
> report back via ethernet which can be rigged to work over WiFi as well
> with suitable adapters, eliminating the phone line requirement.
>
>
> Whether this type of hassle is worth it to you to save a few bucks, I
> couldn't guess. When I lived in a ruralish (just outside the suburbs)
> area where the phone company wanted $50/month for local service, I went
> tellular up until the day I moved, but I didn't have the alarm and
> satellite issues. (My big dish was phone-line optional for PPV. You
> could call in to an operator and place an order for an extra buck or two.)
>
Todd,
We called in for pay per views with first Direct then Dish when we
lived in our RV for 9 years. Direct started to charge extra. When we
moved to Dish, there was no extra charge. Dish seemed infinitely more
RV friendly than Direct.
I have both Dish and Direct at my home right now (DH needs Direct for
baseball but we much prefer Dish's service and equipment) Dish lets me
order PPV over the internet for no additional charge, but if either
company doesn't read a land line plugged into the receiver, we face a $5
per month charge.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
<je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>
>Thanks
I live in The Villages, FL 32162
The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
great. No cons, whatsoever.
It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
(4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
have 4 remotes configured with my master.
It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
answering machine can be left on.
The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
location - though I have no experience with this feature.
Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
At 24 Dec 2011 18:38:44 -0600 Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/24/2011 2:15 PM, Todd Allcock wrote:
> > At 23 Dec 2011 17:18:34 -0600 Janet Wilder wrote:
> >> On 12/23/2011 4:09 PM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> >
> >>> Or figure out your ACTUAL usage and go on any of the pay-as-you-go
> > VoIP
> >>> companies.
> >>
> >> The VZW Home thing will allow you to plug in a master phone and the
> >> slave ones will work off of it. I could have 4 phones working that
way.
> >
> > Also true of any VOIP gateway (box). Frankly, it's also true of any
> > tellular interface (a box that connects to a cell phone either
physically
> > or via BT) letting you answer/dial your cellphone from a landline
phone.
> >
> >> The other good part is that I can turn off my computer and my router
> >> when I go away and still have a phone that I can forward. You can't
do
> >> that with VOIP. You have to leave the computer and the router on or
> >> plug a phone into the router.
> >
> > No, not really. When I used VoIP, I set it up to forward all
unanswered
> > calls to my cell. If the VOIP box was disconnected, those calls were
> > (obviously) unanswered, and forwarded.
> >
> >> The only thing that stops me from going to the VZW home set up is
that
> >> it will cost me a small bundle to put in a wireless alarm system
(also
> >> works on an air card premise) and paying more per month for the
> >> service. I would also be subject to additional fees for my satellite
TV
> >> service. I could live with a virtual fax, but the alarm thing is
pretty
> >> costly.
> >
> > Alarms typically work with tellular interfaces. Many are sold as
alarm
> > accessories and mount right inside the panel. Back when I was a DISH
> > dealer, we set up an analog cellphone interface on a receiver so the
> > customer could order PPV on the road with a prepaid phone, but that
was
> > pretty hit or miss, and I doubt that would work well with today's
digital
> > phones. Having said that, most modern (HD) satellite receivers can
also
> > report back via ethernet which can be rigged to work over WiFi as well
> > with suitable adapters, eliminating the phone line requirement.
> >
> >
> > Whether this type of hassle is worth it to you to save a few bucks, I
> > couldn't guess. When I lived in a ruralish (just outside the suburbs)
> > area where the phone company wanted $50/month for local service, I
went
> > tellular up until the day I moved, but I didn't have the alarm and
> > satellite issues. (My big dish was phone-line optional for PPV. You
> > could call in to an operator and place an order for an extra buck or
two.)
> >
>
> Todd,
>
> We called in for pay per views with first Direct then Dish when we
lived in our RV for 9 years. Direct started to charge extra. When we
moved to Dish, there was no extra charge. Dish seemed infinitely more RV
friendly than Direct.
>
> I have both Dish and Direct at my home right now (DH needs Direct for
baseball but we much prefer Dish's service and equipment) Dish lets me
order PPV over the internet for no additional charge, but if either
company doesn't read a land line plugged into the receiver, we face a $5
per month charge.
>
If your DISH receiver is an HD receiver with an ethernet port, you van
use that in lieu of the phone connection.
Besides, $5 extras is probably far less than the savings from ditching
the landline. (Though your alarm system complicates things!)
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
At 24 Dec 2011 21:28:55 -0500 shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
> >Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
> >
> >Thanks
> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
> great. No cons, whatsoever.
> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
> answering machine can be left on.
> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
Interesting that Verizon will provide unlimited cellular-based service
for $20, but Verizon Wireless charges over three times that for the same
service.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
"Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4ef67092$0$1836$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astrawe b.com...
SNIP
> Todd,
>
> We called in for pay per views with first Direct then Dish when we lived
> in our RV for 9 years. Direct started to charge extra. When we moved to
> Dish, there was no extra charge. Dish seemed infinitely more RV friendly
> than Direct.
>
> I have both Dish and Direct at my home right now (DH needs Direct for
> baseball but we much prefer Dish's service and equipment) Dish lets me
> order PPV over the internet for no additional charge, but if either
> company doesn't read a land line plugged into the receiver, we face a $5
> per month charge.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
I just had Dish installed and they told me that there was no charge if I
didn't have a land-line hooked up. Which is good because I had my land line
disconnected. I was paying about $50.00 per month and got no calls other
than solicitations for charities and wrong numbers.
I went for years with DirecTv and didn't have a phone line hooked up.
Actually that wasn't on purpose but the cord accidently got unplugged from
the wall. Never had a charge from Direct in all that time. (We never
ordered PPV?)
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
<shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
newsn1df7hsivr81akrf47rnhvdllhvoq1qaa@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>
>>Thanks
> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
> great. No cons, whatsoever.
> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
> answering machine can be left on.
> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>>
Definitely a glowing report.
I think that I read somewhere that it has a battery backup so that if the AC
goes out, it will still work for a few hours if a regular phone is attached
in one of the available sockets. Not sure, it might have been one of the
voip phones I researched. So much info, so little time!
Thanks
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
At 25 Dec 2011 00:26:41 -0600 GV wrote:
>
> "Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4ef67092$0$1836$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astrawe b.com...
>
> SNIP
>
> > Todd,
> >
> > We called in for pay per views with first Direct then Dish when we
lived
> > in our RV for 9 years. Direct started to charge extra. When we moved
to
> > Dish, there was no extra charge. Dish seemed infinitely more RV
friendly
> > than Direct.
> >
> > I have both Dish and Direct at my home right now (DH needs Direct for
> > baseball but we much prefer Dish's service and equipment) Dish lets
me
> > order PPV over the internet for no additional charge, but if either
> > company doesn't read a land line plugged into the receiver, we face a
$5
> > per month charge.
> >
>
> I just had Dish installed and they told me that there was no charge if
I
> didn't have a land-line hooked up. Which is good because I had my land
line
> disconnected. I was paying about $50.00 per month and got no calls
other
> than solicitations for charities and wrong numbers.
Depends on your setup, I guess. Dual-tuner receivers (that hook to two
TVs and show different programs on each) have a $5/month "additional
tuner fee" that's waived if you connect the phone line. If none gets
unplugged accidentally, I get a popup message warning me to reconnect to
avoid additional fees.
> I went for years with DirecTv and didn't have a phone line hooked up.
> Actually that wasn't on purpose but the cord accidently got unplugged
from
> the wall. Never had a charge from Direct in all that time. (We never
> ordered PPV?)
DirecTV requires a phone line connection if you have multiple receivers.
I don't know if they charge fees for non-compliance. In the old days,
they just shutoff the secondary receivers and prompted you to plug in the
phone line.
The phone line requirement is mostly used to verify the receivers are in
the same household, rather than several friends/family members sharing
one account.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/25/2011 9:02 AM, Milkyway wrote:
> <shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> newsn1df7hsivr81akrf47rnhvdllhvoq1qaa@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
>> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>> Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
>> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
>> great. No cons, whatsoever.
>> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
>> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
>> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
>> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
>> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
>> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
>> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
>> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
>> answering machine can be left on.
>> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
>> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
>> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>>>
>
> Definitely a glowing report.
>
> I think that I read somewhere that it has a battery backup so that if the AC
> goes out, it will still work for a few hours if a regular phone is attached
> in one of the available sockets. Not sure, it might have been one of the
> voip phones I researched. So much info, so little time!
> Thanks
>
>
It does have a battery backup. I saw that on the Internet page. I also
think that you have to sign a 2 year contract to get the gizmo for free.
The 2 year contract seems to be a corporate mantra with VZW.
If I could do something about the alarm, I'd have a VZW gizmo in a NY
minute. We travel and I don't like the idea of leaving the router on
while we are away. I always shut it and the computers down and pull the
plugs in case there is a storm.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
At 25 Dec 2011 12:08:12 -0600 Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/24/2011 10:49 PM, Todd Allcock wrote:
>
> > If your DISH receiver is an HD receiver with an ethernet port, you van
> > use that in lieu of the phone connection.
>
>
> Wouldn't I have to 1) have a wire creeping all over the house, and
> 2)that would mean leaving the router on when I'm away?
1) Yes, or you could use a wireless adapter.
2) Maybe. If you turned it off, the receiver would lose its connection.
Probably ok (with DISH) for short periods, but a month or more would
probably result in a charge.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
news:jd7p67$ovj$1@dont-email.me...
> At 25 Dec 2011 00:26:41 -0600 GV wrote:
>>
SNIP
> Depends on your setup, I guess. Dual-tuner receivers (that hook to two
> TVs and show different programs on each) have a $5/month "additional
> tuner fee" that's waived if you connect the phone line. If none gets
> unplugged accidentally, I get a popup message warning me to reconnect to
> avoid additional fees.
>
HMMM. The new DISH setup I have does include a dual tuner and all I see on
the current bill is the package fee plus a $6.00 DVR fee. Nothing about
phone line. If something like that shows up I'll probably drop DISH and
just go to OTA TV.
>> I went for years with DirecTv and didn't have a phone line hooked up.
>> Actually that wasn't on purpose but the cord accidently got unplugged
> from
>> the wall. Never had a charge from Direct in all that time. (We never
>> ordered PPV?)
>
>
> DirecTV requires a phone line connection if you have multiple receivers.
> I don't know if they charge fees for non-compliance. In the old days,
> they just shutoff the secondary receivers and prompted you to plug in the
> phone line.
>
> The phone line requirement is mostly used to verify the receivers are in
> the same household, rather than several friends/family members sharing
> one account.
>
I don't know about multiple receivers. I've never had more than one
receiver with DirecTV. (I'm too cheap for more than one!)
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:02:08 -0600, "Milkyway"
<je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
><shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>newsn1df7hsivr81akrf47rnhvdllhvoq1qaa@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
>> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>>Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
>> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
>> great. No cons, whatsoever.
>> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
>> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
>> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
>> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
>> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
>> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
>> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
>> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
>> answering machine can be left on.
>> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
>> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
>> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>>>
>
>Definitely a glowing report.
>
>I think that I read somewhere that it has a battery backup so that if the AC
>goes out, it will still work for a few hours if a regular phone is attached
>in one of the available sockets. Not sure, it might have been one of the
>voip phones I researched. So much info, so little time!
>Thanks
>
It has battery backup bu yes, you would need a standard phone that
required no power if the power was out. Just like it used to be with
the standard phone systems of the past.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:18:00 -0700, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>At 24 Dec 2011 21:28:55 -0500 shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
>> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>> >Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
>> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
>> great. No cons, whatsoever.
>> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
>> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
>> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
>> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
>> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
>> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
>> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
>> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
>> answering machine can be left on.
>> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
>> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
>> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>
>Interesting that Verizon will provide unlimited cellular-based service
>for $20, but Verizon Wireless charges over three times that for the same
>service.
>
>Things that make you go hmm...
Actually it's Verizon Wireless that provides both, making it even more
absurd. The give unlimited calling for $20 from the box and want $40
for 400 minutes for a mobile phone.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:02:08 -0600, "Milkyway"
<je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
><shellyf_DELETE_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>newsn1df7hsivr81akrf47rnhvdllhvoq1qaa@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:59 -0600, "Milkyway"
>> <je_norrisstopspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone have any experience using the Home Phone service from Verizon
>>>Wireless? Good, bad, ugly?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>> I live in The Villages, FL 32162
>> The home phone service for $20 a month uhnlimited calls nationwide is
>> great. No cons, whatsoever.
>> It works off the cellular band, has nothing to do with my modem or
>> router of computer. I just plugged it into the AC, plugged in a small
>> (4 in) antenna, and plugged my master remote phone into the socket. I
>> have 4 remotes configured with my master.
>> It has 3 lights for available service, most of the time I get 2 out of
>> 3, never had a dropped call, never static. Kept my same home tel no.
>> Comes with simple directions to activate away recordings and playback
>> from the home or away, password protected. Or, the remote phone
>> answering machine can be left on.
>> The unit can be removed and reinstalled on a mobile home or any other
>> location - though I have no experience with this feature.
>> Definitely a 10 out of 10.
>>>
>
>Definitely a glowing report.
>
>I think that I read somewhere that it has a battery backup so that if the AC
>goes out, it will still work for a few hours if a regular phone is attached
>in one of the available sockets. Not sure, it might have been one of the
>voip phones I researched. So much info, so little time!
>Thanks
>
Yes, it has a battery backup. Tech manual indicates that with the
battery, the talk time is 2 hours and the standby time is about 36
hours.
Note also that 911 service requires that the user manully give their
address.
Re: Verizon Home service that uses Cellular network?
On 12/25/2011 10:55 AM, Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 25 Dec 2011 00:26:41 -0600 GV wrote:
>>
>> "Janet Wilder"<kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:4ef67092$0$1836$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astrawe b.com...
>>
>> SNIP
>>
>>> Todd,
>>>
>>> We called in for pay per views with first Direct then Dish when we
> lived
>>> in our RV for 9 years. Direct started to charge extra. When we moved
> to
>>> Dish, there was no extra charge. Dish seemed infinitely more RV
> friendly
>>> than Direct.
>>>
>>> I have both Dish and Direct at my home right now (DH needs Direct for
>>> baseball but we much prefer Dish's service and equipment) Dish lets
> me
>>> order PPV over the internet for no additional charge, but if either
>>> company doesn't read a land line plugged into the receiver, we face a
> $5
>>> per month charge.
>>>
>>
>> I just had Dish installed and they told me that there was no charge if
> I
>> didn't have a land-line hooked up. Which is good because I had my land
> line
>> disconnected. I was paying about $50.00 per month and got no calls
> other
>> than solicitations for charities and wrong numbers.
>
> Depends on your setup, I guess. Dual-tuner receivers (that hook to two
> TVs and show different programs on each) have a $5/month "additional
> tuner fee" that's waived if you connect the phone line. If none gets
> unplugged accidentally, I get a popup message warning me to reconnect to
> avoid additional fees.
Dish requires we plug our dual tuner into a phone line.
>
>> I went for years with DirecTv and didn't have a phone line hooked up.
>> Actually that wasn't on purpose but the cord accidently got unplugged
> from
>> the wall. Never had a charge from Direct in all that time. (We never
>> ordered PPV?)
>
>
> DirecTV requires a phone line connection if you have multiple receivers.
> I don't know if they charge fees for non-compliance. In the old days,
> they just shutoff the secondary receivers and prompted you to plug in the
> phone line.
>
> The phone line requirement is mostly used to verify the receivers are in
> the same household, rather than several friends/family members sharing
> one account.
>
DirecTV requires a land line jack for MLB Extra Innings and for the NFL
package. The only reason we have the one TV on Direct is for these two
sports subscriptions which are not available elsewhere so we have to
comply with the phone jack.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
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