DSL without Phone?

Joshua Ronne Altemoos joshua.altemoos at gmail.com
Wed Oct 5 15:16:41 EDT 2005


even with the 3 down and 784 up if you doing some downloading you say
that it would be choppy?

On 10/5/05, vlok stone <vlokstone at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have dsl w/out voice. I do my own VoIP solution. The
> speeds
> are 3 down 784 up for $40
>      1 down 128 up for $30
>       784 down 128 up for $15
> Any of them will work fine for VoIP. Although if
> you're doing a lot of downloading the voice may get
> choppy and you'll need to do some QoS fix. You can
> also use a more compressed
> voice codec like gsm or speex.  I'd like to know if
> still use 911
> because I think the telephone company has to provide
> that to a residence wether or not there is phone
> service in a house in
> case of emergency.  Anyone know for sure?
>
>
> --- Ronald Wechter <rwechter at liberatortime.com> wrote:
>
> > My opionions/conclusions,
> >
> > Because they are now offering VoIP they probably
> > have decided to allow this
> > -- If you look at the pricing the VoIP unlimited
> > solution is as much as a
> > home phone anyway ($39.95/mnth).  In essence, they
> > are making out...they can
> > charge the same price for VoIP and DSL ($37.95/mnth
> > no contract 3.0M/769K)
> > as they would with DSL and a POTS line.  You would
> > need the faster speed to
> > accomodate the VoIP.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua Ronne Altemoos
> > [mailto:joshua.altemoos at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:26 AM
> > To: nflug at nflug.org
> > Subject: DSL without Phone?
> >
> >
> > hey,
> >
> > I was looking around verizon's website and i was
> > wondering if i could
> > get dsl with out an home phone. So i put in my
> > address and it says
> > this
> >
> > "Verizon Online DSL is available for your location.
> >  Our records indicate that you do not currently have
> > local phone
> > service with Verizon, however you can still order
> > Verizon Online DSL
> > without voice. You'll get all the advantages of
> > Verizon Online DSL
> > without having Verizon local phone service."
> >
> > I thougth they did not allow this?!?!?!
> >
> > packages: Month to Month speed: 3.0MBPS down 768kbps
> > up modem is 39.95
> > and it is 42.95 a month
> >
> > one year: speed: 3.0MBPS down 768kbps up modem is
> > included or
> > wirelessrouter foir 14.95 34.95/month
> >
> > First month free on both ot these.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm this because i know alot with
> > these companys they
> > say this then try to get you in the end.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Josh
> > -Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
> >
>
>
> First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
> - Mohandas Gandhi
>
>
>
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Josh
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