[pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP

[wimblees at aol.com]

Tom

I now use Oceanic Time Warner Cable for my TV, Internet and phone service. They warned me that when the power goes off, the phone won't work. 

I was not aware that Vonage does not have an area code in Hawaii, because they advertise on TV all the time. But in the process of setting up the phone system, I over heard the technician calling Vonage on the mainland to help with the set up. Which leads me to believe that OTW is subcontracting with Vonage for the phone service. I am not experienceing any of the problems Paul mentioned, however. The service is very clear, I have voice mail, and other features. 

My business phone, however, is my cell phone, which is AT&T. So I have to pay for a listing in the YP, and my business is not listed in the White Pages. But our home phone is, and I suspect that part of my OTW bill includes a small amount to be listed there.  


Wim


-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Cole <tcole at cruzio.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 6:01 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP


Wim, 
 
According to one review I just read, Vonage has no available area codes in Hawaii. 
 
Tom Cole 
 
Porritt, David wrote: 
> 
> Just switch your land line to a Vonage line (same number) it’s > cheaper, better service, more features. You can forward that number to > your cell phone or anything else. It’s two generations better service > and you can
 keep the same number. 
> 
> dp 
> 
> David M. Porritt, RPT 
> 
> dporritt at smu.edu 
> 
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > *On Behalf Of *David Love 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:03 PM 
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org 
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP 
> 
> I do have some concern about that which is why I’ve hesitated to give > up my land line thus far. 
> 
> David Love 
> 
> www.davidlovepianos.com 
> 
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > *On Behalf Of *John Formsma 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:00 PM 
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org 
> *Subject:* [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:20 PM, David Love > <davidlovepianos at comcast.net <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>> wrote: 
> 
> I’m phasing out my yellow page ads and will also probably go 100% > cellular in the next year or two (once I’m sure everyone has the number). 
> 
> Don't be too sure they will have your cell number. 
> 
> I did this several years ago. But many people never figured out that I > really meant that "my number is changing." Even in spite of my > mentioning that on every postcard I sent out for two years prior. :-) 
> 
> Fortunately for me, they called my mother's number and got my cell > number. (We are the only Formsmas in this area.) Last year I=2
0was able > to get my old number back, and receive a number of calls still. (My > home number was canceled in 2005, and then reconnected in 2008.) 
> 
> If you condition your customers to go to your website or PTG's site, > you won't have this problem. 
> 
> I don't have a yellow page listing. Just word of mouth, and whatever > may come from people looking at websites. I do occasionally look in > the yellow page book, so I know other folks must also. 
> 
> -- > JF 
> 

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