Comments on: Switch to SunRocket http://anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/ Christianity, Orthodoxy and Technology Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PhoneGnome http://anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/comment-page-1/#comment-371 PhoneGnome Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:41:09 +0000 http://www.anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/#comment-371 I hope Sun Rocket works out for you. Of course you don't have to stop using PhoneGnome. You can connect the Sun Rocket ATA to PhoneGnome (since the service is free) and still get PhoneGnome features (like free SoftGnome access to your Sun Rocket line). We suspect you could have reduced your Verizon bill from the $30 at least a bit and followed the other tips we suggests here: http://www.phonegnome.com/tips.html to get your price down close to (or maybe even below) the Sun Rocket level and still have the safety, security, quality, and reliability of a standard line. In your area, basic local service is $10.44 per month for measuered rate local service or $15.87 for unlimited local calls. Adding in the cost for Verizon Caller-ID (a somewhat outrageous $8.20 in your area), you could bring your Verizon bill down to $18.64/month. But anyway, we wish you well with the switch to SunRocket and remember, as we said,t hat doesn't have to mean goodbye to PhoneGnome. :) I hope Sun Rocket works out for you. Of course you don’t have to stop using PhoneGnome. You can connect the Sun Rocket ATA to PhoneGnome (since the service is free) and still get PhoneGnome features (like free SoftGnome access to your Sun Rocket line).

We suspect you could have reduced your Verizon bill from the $30 at least a bit and followed the other tips we suggests here: http://www.phonegnome.com/tips.html to get your price down close to (or maybe even below) the Sun Rocket level and still have the safety, security, quality, and reliability of a standard line. In your area, basic local service is $10.44 per month for measuered rate local service or $15.87 for unlimited local calls. Adding in the cost for Verizon Caller-ID (a somewhat outrageous $8.20 in your area), you could bring your Verizon bill down to $18.64/month.

But anyway, we wish you well with the switch to SunRocket and remember, as we said,t hat doesn’t have to mean goodbye to PhoneGnome. :)

]]> By: Andrew Mitry http://anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Andrew Mitry Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:04:47 +0000 http://www.anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/#comment-323 Hello Ron, I did consider switching to a lower cost long distance plan but the $30 a month with Verizon alone was too much to justify the advantages of guaranteed quality of service and the flexibility of PhoneGnome. If we were more dependent on the home line I probably would have stuck with the Verizon/PhoneGnome combo. Hello Ron, I did consider switching to a lower cost long distance plan but the $30 a month with Verizon alone was too much to justify the advantages of guaranteed quality of service and the flexibility of PhoneGnome. If we were more dependent on the home line I probably would have stuck with the Verizon/PhoneGnome combo.

]]> By: Ron http://anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Ron Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:49:03 +0000 http://www.anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/#comment-320 Hi Andrew, did you consider keeping your PhoneGnome but with a lower cost long distance plan? I only use 30-40 minutes of long distance a per month and my Pioneer Telecom LD bill is only a few dollars each month. I also periodically purchase $10 of Inphonex voip minutes for "click to call" and failover IP LD minutes. I guess I like the guaranteed quality of service provided by my local telco and the flexibility of the PhoneGnome, rather than the total overall lower cost of the SunRocket voip service. But saving $160 or more a year with SunRocket is a valid choice too. Hi Andrew, did you consider keeping your PhoneGnome but with a lower cost long distance plan? I only use 30-40 minutes of long distance a per month and my Pioneer Telecom LD bill is only a few dollars each month. I also periodically purchase $10 of Inphonex voip minutes for “click to call” and failover IP LD minutes. I guess I like the guaranteed quality of service provided by my local telco and the flexibility of the PhoneGnome, rather than the total overall lower cost of the SunRocket voip service. But saving $160 or more a year with SunRocket is a valid choice too.

]]> By: Mina http://anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Mina Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:49:31 +0000 http://www.anchorite.org/blog/2006/12/15/switch-to-sunrocket/#comment-309 I once again followed your lead in the wonderful world of VOIP I ordered SunRocket and recieved the equipment still haven't set it up yet and my number is scheduled to be ported over on 12/25. Thanks for the referral man I once again followed your lead in the wonderful world of VOIP I ordered SunRocket and recieved the equipment still haven’t set it up yet and my number is scheduled to be ported over on 12/25. Thanks for the referral man

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