[Scan-DC] Wireless Home Phone Service in D.C. area

[John Wilson]

*I have had Vonage for over 5 years and am very pleased with it. The 
initial modem cost is about $70 with a replacement guarantee a 
replacement sent at no additional cost if there is a problem.  The 
service is dependable and my monthly cost is less than $40.  I have the 
world wide calling option for about $6 additional a month because I have 
a good friend in Germany whom I call frequently with no time 
limitations.  I was able to keep my old phone number.  I have 1.5 acres 
with 3 outbuildings and the most distant one from my house at 300 ft.  
At Sams Club I bought a Uniden set of 5 wireless phones set for about 
$80.  All work great.  There is no loss of connectivity when using any 
of them at 300 ft. distance.  I dropped Verizon years ago because of 
frequent technical problems but mainly I was paying about $60 and as you 
mentioned it included charges and taxes that were ridiculous.  I never 
regretted the decision.**
**
**John**
*

Alan Henney wrote:
> My mother and I are seriously considering canceling our Verizon POTS copper-wire phone service.
>
> Checking our bill, 35 percent of it goes to taxes.  This is ridiculous.
>
> Verizon called us a couple weeks ago, apologizing for bad phone service we may have had recently (we hadn't had trouble).  They were trying to encourage us to switch to a new fiber line (I presume) complete with battery back-up which we don't have (and don't need) now.  Should we make the switch?
>
> What options do we have in the D.C. area for wireless home phone service?  I saw ATT and Verizon Wireless both offer a unit for about $22/month in this market (anybody using those?).  How many extensions can you run from the unit?
>
> What about Internet?  What other common VOIP services are there that use our old home telephone (Vonage, MagicJack, etc.)?
>
> We would like to transfer our existing phone number.
>
> Curious what options others are using in the D.C. region.  Since we already have a MagicJack now, I was thinking of going wireless for the other phone line.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
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