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dvpatel
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 1:06p 
dkong said:tomprc said:Now, tell me what is your base to rate my post above red. Did I say anything WRONG?
Yes, you said: I just feel OP's title sounds like a commercial promotion
That is a serious accusation and shouldn't be made without substantial evidence.
That is the same reason I rated it RED too. |
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tomprc
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 1:08p
dkong said:tomprc said:Now, tell me what is your base to rate my post above red. Did I say anything WRONG?
Yes, you said: I just feel OP's title sounds like a commercial promotion
That is a serious accusation and shouldn't be made without substantial evidence.
Hell, accusation what? I am just telling my personal feeling and this title still makes me feel this way:
Lycos Phone - the VoIP solution I've waited for...
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ajny
- Thrifty Member
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 1:09p
ucsdgaspasser said:Have you guys looked into chatterbug - seems simple enough, keep 911 service intact, $9.95 unlimited to us/canada, need basic phone service, but no broadband.
just offering another alternative.
I was just reading about this service. It sounds great, I want to try it. I have Sunrocket (on DSL) + POTS local only line at this time. If this is as reliable as SR, then I might cancel SR and go with this, and save another $6.67 per month.
So, my question is has anyone tried this service so far, how reliable is it and what is the call quality? TIA. Also, is there anyway to get the dongle for free or FAR ? |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 1:27p
Well, to be fair, I think StanaPhone is a better service and I've been advocating it for a long time.
It's true that Globe7/Lycos is cheaper, but OTOH, I haven't been able to add minutes to my account.
And StanaPhone's voicemail feature is certainly better than Globe7's. |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 2:03p
avatarx said:I went to the free minutes site and sent a bogus car quote to carbytel.com? and got $2.00 free call time. $3 = 300 minutes.
I did this offer too (actually, I think it was another car insurance company), and a window popped up at the end confirming it. I even got that email with the insurance quote. But the $2 HAVEN'T been added to my account!
Are you sure the money actually got added? How long did it take? Thanks. |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 2:09p
There's no reason to fight, guys. They're BOTH good services. I use both of them.
They both have no sign-up fees, no monthly fees, and no contract to sign. They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
OTOH, StanaPhone seems to be more reliable and have better quality, so I use it for important calls. I use SkypeOut for that too.
And I use Globe7/Lycos for less important calls because it's cheaper. (I just hope I'll be able to add minutes somehow.)
Another point is that newbies to VOIP can't go wrong trying out Globe7/Lycos because of the free 100 minutes and no contract to sign. StanaPhone gave some out when they were new, but not anymore. |
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tomprc
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 2:23p
dkong said:They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
Well, to be accurate, Lycos' is not true free incoming. It's Ad-based. Stanaphone.com is true free incoming.
And also you missed the other differences that lycos does not have yet:
free fax to email.
free caller ID
free conference calls (toll)
supports SIP device (this is the MOST important)
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 2:56p
tomprc said:dkong said:They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
Well, to be accurate, Lycos' is not true free incoming. It's Ad-based. Stanaphone.com is true free incoming.
Please explain. So what if it's ad-based? As long as you have money in your account, you can place and recieve calls, like any real phone #. Right? |
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tomprc
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 3:00p
ad based is "ad based". strictly speaking, an ad based service is not completely free. |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 3:05p
tomprc said:ad based is "ad based". strictly speaking, an ad based service is not completely free.
We're not required to click on the ads; if we want, we can PAY for extra minutes - same as with StanaPhone. So what difference does it make? |
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tomprc
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 3:09p
the stanaphone soft phone also has ADs? I don't know. I don't even want to install it. My point is stanaphone does not force you to watch ads, at least when using it with PAP2. |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 3:23p
tomprc said:the stanaphone soft phone also has ADs? I don't know. I don't even want to install it. My point is stanaphone does not force you to watch ads, at least when using it with PAP2.
No, it doesn't have ads. Read my post again. I said that although Globe7 has ads, we're not required to click on them. Instead, we can BUY minutes, just as with Stanahone. |
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alecnate1
- Senior Member
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 4:20p
tomprc said:dkong said:They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
Well, to be accurate, Lycos' is not true free incoming. It's Ad-based. Stanaphone.com is true free incoming.
And also you missed the other differences that lycos does not have yet:
free fax to email.
free caller ID
free conference calls (toll)
supports SIP device (this is the MOST important)
Dkong, I have an extra Packet 8 BPA410 adapter. Can this be configured to use StanaPhone?
TIA |
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dkong
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 4:24p
alecnate1 said:tomprc said:dkong said:They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
Well, to be accurate, Lycos' is not true free incoming. It's Ad-based. Stanaphone.com is true free incoming.
And also you missed the other differences that lycos does not have yet:
free fax to email.
free caller ID
free conference calls (toll)
supports SIP device (this is the MOST important)
Dkong, I have an extra Packet 8 BPA410 adapter. Can this be configured to use StanaPhone?
TIA
I have no idea. I use the softphone only. |
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alecnate1
- Senior Member
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 4:26p
dkong said:alecnate1 said:tomprc said:dkong said:They both give a real phone # and free incoming calls.
Well, to be accurate, Lycos' is not true free incoming. It's Ad-based. Stanaphone.com is true free incoming.
And also you missed the other differences that lycos does not have yet:
free fax to email.
free caller ID
free conference calls (toll)
supports SIP device (this is the MOST important)
Dkong, I have an extra Packet 8 BPA410 adapter. Can this be configured to use StanaPhone?
TIA
I have no idea. I use the softphone only.
Anybody else? |
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techy2
- Member
posted: Apr. 8, 2006 @ 3:49p
anyone get incoming phone number, but no longer want the account? PM me please. |
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titewad
- Senior Member - 8K
posted: Apr. 8, 2006 @ 4:20p
alecnate1 said:I have an extra Packet 8 BPA410 adapter. Can this be configured to use StanaPhone?
TIA
You can do it with the 310. Don't know about 410. |
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alecnate1
- Senior Member
posted: Apr. 8, 2006 @ 6:49p
titewad said:alecnate1 said:I have an extra Packet 8 BPA410 adapter. Can this be configured to use StanaPhone?
TIA
You can do it with the 310. Don't know about 410.
Details? |
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srulie
- Senior Member
posted: Apr. 21, 2006 @ 9:40a
anyone get this working on a sip device yet? If so what are the settings? |
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TexAsh
- Tired Member
posted: May. 8, 2006 @ 4:10p
I have filled in my details twice to become gold member and have not recvd my US phone number. Did anyone get that?
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