I set it up a few hours ago and everything is good. I had heard the sound quality might not be that good, especially when the internet is in use, and that it would slow down the connection. I'm not finding this overly much. The only hiccups I had were having to renew my IP and type in the name of my full mail server, rather than just shawmail, in my mail client.
I'm using BroadvoxDirect.com
$19.95 US includes all features and unlimited calling in Canada and the US. I see on the website that they are now advertising $29.95 for new signups, but I see on the webportal that my recurring charge is still $19.95.
It took a while to get the UPS box to me, as I work, and am unavailable during UPS business hours. It's been more than a month. The setup was easy, I turned everything off on my system, plugged in the box they sent me to my cable modem, network card, and phone. Powered on my modem, waited for it to acquire the network, and then plugged in and powered on the box. It took about 10 minutes for the box to cycle through all it's lights, and connect properly, so I just watched tv during that time.
I'm very happy so far, my voicemail comes to my email and I can play the wav file, or I can check it by dialing *123 on the phone.
The only issue I"m having is that for some reason my outgoing call display is not showing through. I'm going to have to call them about this, as I see nothing about this on their sites. Also, I'm curious as if I can pick my own numbers. There's a spot to do it, $4 cost, but don't want to 'continue' until I know that I can pick from a list.
All in all, I'm happy! My sprint service was costing me $65 for the same thing!
Just thought I'd share!
http://www.broadvoxdirect.com/default.aspx
I'm using BroadvoxDirect.com
$19.95 US includes all features and unlimited calling in Canada and the US. I see on the website that they are now advertising $29.95 for new signups, but I see on the webportal that my recurring charge is still $19.95.
It took a while to get the UPS box to me, as I work, and am unavailable during UPS business hours. It's been more than a month. The setup was easy, I turned everything off on my system, plugged in the box they sent me to my cable modem, network card, and phone. Powered on my modem, waited for it to acquire the network, and then plugged in and powered on the box. It took about 10 minutes for the box to cycle through all it's lights, and connect properly, so I just watched tv during that time.
I'm very happy so far, my voicemail comes to my email and I can play the wav file, or I can check it by dialing *123 on the phone.
The only issue I"m having is that for some reason my outgoing call display is not showing through. I'm going to have to call them about this, as I see nothing about this on their sites. Also, I'm curious as if I can pick my own numbers. There's a spot to do it, $4 cost, but don't want to 'continue' until I know that I can pick from a list.
All in all, I'm happy! My sprint service was costing me $65 for the same thing!
Just thought I'd share!
http://www.broadvoxdirect.com/default.aspx