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Re: [OM] [OT] Any suggestions for a VOIP provider?

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Any suggestions for a VOIP provider?
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 14:46:45 -0500
Those occupying the corporate rarefied air, no doubt. Probably saved untold
bucks. Meanwhile, those of us at sea level are saying, "Huh, say what, say
again. Call back on another line, please."

Charlie

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 9:44 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Who the $%^$EW%^ sanctioned the switch to VOIP :-)
>
>
> jh
>
>
> On 12/3/2014 10:39 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>
>> Can't help with a VOIP provider, Chuck, but I can offer an opinion about
>> it. We recently switched to all-VOIP at the hospital and, in a word, it
>> sucks pond water. In-house calls are fine; outside calls to a land line
>> are
>> mediocre but tolerable; calls to a cell phone are execrable. I typically
>> tell them to hang up and call me on a land line. The sound quality is like
>> listening to two Cyclons at the same time. Alexander Graham's first call
>> was probably better quality.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> wrote:
>>> Posting again.  This one never made after being sent 3 hours ago.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> On 12/2/2014 10:41 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>  Where I'm living now in South Carolina I get phone, internet and cable
>>>> as part of a bundled deal with the homeowner's association.  I can't
>>>> choose not to have it.  The provider is HTC (the Horry Telephone
>>>> Company).  Without paying extra, the internet speed and cable service
>>>> channels are limited but are, so far, good enough for my needs.  But the
>>>> phone service is limited to very local calls without paying 10
>>>> cents/minute for long distance within the US.  And I can't call some
>>>> friends in Canada at all without paying I don't know how much.  And,
>>>> just like the old Ma Bell of old, HTC believes I should pay an extra
>>>> $1-5/month for numerous services which I used to get "free" when my
>>>> phone service was from Time Warner or other cable providers.
>>>>
>>>> It's time for an additional long distance provider to include calls to
>>>> Canada.  Can anybody recommend a VOIP provider or even a non-VOIP
>>>> provider?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
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