[lug] VoIP: T-Mobile @Home

[Ferdinand Schmid]

Gary,
 
We have used this service for going on two years now (since it became available) and it has always worked fine for us.  It is actually not bad for 911 because your cell phone still works as a cell phone during power outages and while your Comcast service goes down.  However, it is still not the same as a POTS line because your cell phone location service is not as accurate as the information from POTS lines.
 
Ferdinand

>>> Gary Hodges <Gary.Hodges at noaa.gov> 5/11/2009 7:50 AM >>>
I was in a Longmont T-Mobile store this weekend and learned about a VoIP 
service they have.  Combined with a suitable cell plan, you can get VoIP 
for home for $10/month.  The router is a one-time $40 expense.  I did a 
little research this weekend and discovered I can disconnect the regular 
copper at the demarcation point, then just connect the VoIP router to a 
jack to make use of my home's phone wiring.  Seems simple enough.

The hang ups, questions and concerns:
1.  Does VoIP really sound as good as POTS?
2.  Are the 911 issues really solved?  With T-Mobile you register your 
address on-line, and presumably that info is available to emergency 
people during 911 calls.  Can I trust this?
3.  Any chance of Comcast (my broadband provider) giving me one of those 
heavy usage warnings?  I see an article or two about Comcast throttling 
third party VoIP technologies.  Is this seemingly good deal from 
T-Mobile doomed to failure?

Gary
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