[ale] covad VoIP down...

[Michael B. Trausch]

Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> I don't have experiences with other voip providers, but Vonage makes it 
> very easy.  You can forward calls to another number if your vonage line 
> is unavailable.  You have voicemail which can also send you an email 
> when you have a message.  I have Vonage send these messages to my cell 
> phone, so if you leave me a message, I know it anywhere I'm at. 
> Further, I've got my modem set up such that any time I get a call, the 
> caller id info is sent to my cell phone as well.  Talk about redundancy. 
> 

You might want to look at SunRocket -- they provide you with phones and 
the like, out of the box, they ship rather quickly (I was surprised with 
how quickly I actually got my phone), it's a no-brainer to setup 
(though, to do it "right," the VoIP router/ATA must be in front of any 
routers you currently have to properly do QoS), and it's inexpensive -- 
you can pay $25/mo, or, if you pay yearly, $199/yr.

That's pretty nice.  0 gets you to Support, and 00 is voicemail.  All of 
the standard calling features are available and you get two phone 
numbers -- and two voicemail boxes.  Also, they don't have (or, didn't 
last I read it not long ago) anything in their Terms of Service that 
prohibits you from using it as a Work From Home solution.

	Later,
	Mike