Comments on: Not exactly “Comcastic”: Youthful Experimentation with VOIP http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/ Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert Knake http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-111254 Robert Knake Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:17:10 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/#comment-111254 And as I said before, digital does not mean VOIP. All phone service is digital since the 1960s And as I said before, digital does not mean VOIP. All phone service is digital since the 1960s

]]> By: Robert Knake http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-111253 Robert Knake Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:16:38 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/#comment-111253 It is not any cheaper after the introductory rate and they only offer one type of phone service in my area. It is not any cheaper after the introductory rate and they only offer one type of phone service in my area.

]]> By: Amy http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-109958 Amy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:26:35 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/#comment-109958 Not trying to be a pain about this - but I found just by looking at their services and then clicking on terms of service. Apparently they have two phone services - one of which is the VOIP that you have. It took one minute. (I was employed as a librarian recently, so perhaps my searching skills are more fine-tuned than the average bear's.) We're just busting your balls here, but there is a difference in service implied in by its name. If it was through the telephone wires - how could it be cheaper or offer more benefits (many VOIP services have personal phone books you can manage from your computer, online voicemail access, etc.) - they'd have been offering those things already (and probably charging more). Not trying to be a pain about this – but I found just by looking at their services and then clicking on terms of service. Apparently they have two phone services – one of which is the VOIP that you have. It took one minute. (I was employed as a librarian recently, so perhaps my searching skills are more fine-tuned than the average bear’s.)

We’re just busting your balls here, but there is a difference in service implied in by its name. If it was through the telephone wires – how could it be cheaper or offer more benefits (many VOIP services have personal phone books you can manage from your computer, online voicemail access, etc.) – they’d have been offering those things already (and probably charging more).

]]> By: Rob http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-109805 Rob Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:02:16 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/#comment-109805 With respect to the defenders of COMCAST, 1) if you go to their website, and click on the COMCAST DIGITAL VOICE link you will never find that information. It may be out there somewhere in the ether but they do not publicize it. 2) I live in an apartment so running cable down to the switch room in the basement is not an option 3) The word "digital" is in no way synonymous with VOIP when it comes to telephony. The phone service that Verizon provides is digital as is all phone service in the US since the 1960s 4) That's just uncalled for... With respect to the defenders of COMCAST,
1) if you go to their website, and click on the COMCAST DIGITAL VOICE link you will never find that information. It may be out there somewhere in the ether but they do not publicize it.
2) I live in an apartment so running cable down to the switch room in the basement is not an option
3) The word “digital” is in no way synonymous with VOIP when it comes to telephony. The phone service that Verizon provides is digital as is all phone service in the US since the 1960s
4) That’s just uncalled for…

]]> By: Amy http://www.americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-109802 Amy Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:02:17 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2007/09/20/not-exactly-comcastic-youthful-experimentation-with-voip/#comment-109802 I thought this blog was all about "intelligent criticism in the service of a better nation" - or do you need to rewrite your mission statement? ;) I thought this blog was all about “intelligent criticism in the service of a better nation” – or do you need to rewrite your mission statement? ;)

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