[lug] Local phone service with Comcast--any experience?

[Ken MacFerrin]

Michael Hirsch wrote:
> I'm about to close on my house in boulder, so I'm going around lining
> up pwer, water, etc., services.  I was looking at local phone service.
>  Do any or you have experience with using comcast for local phone.  I
> figured I would go with it for my broadband, as that's what I've used
> in Atlanta and at my temporary housing, but I've never tried it for
> phone.
> 
> Any experience, pro or con?
> 
> If not comcast, then what?  Is Qwest the usual local phone provider?
> 

I've been happy with Comcast broadband and Vonage's Premium plan for my 
phone service.  Even with a large family I've never had a bill over $30 
and they have a great feature set.  To solve the 911 location issue you 
just need to register your address in the web interface after signing 
up.  You will have a slight bit more down time than a traditional POTS 
line but they have a nice rollover feature that you can set to have 
incoming calls automatically route to your cell phone if your net 
connection is down for any reason.
-Ken