[lug] VoIP: T-Mobile @Home

[Bamm Visscher]

I have T-Mobile @Home. The service is fine. VOIP is only as good as
your connection to the internet. I have wireless from Skybeam (use to
be MesaNetworks) and at 1.5 down and 500 up and things are working
okay. I also work from home and have a second VOIP business phone from
a different provider. I can talk on them both w/o any issues. I did
have some recurring network issues for a couple of months, but the
issue was with my internet provider, not T-mobile even though it made
it a bear to talk on the phone at times.

T-mobile @home and T-mobile HotSpot are two different things. If you
have a HotSpot (wifi) enabled cell phone, you can use your cell at
home w/o incurring any airtime charges. I don't use this. I just have
the Panasonic phones I bought at CostCo and they work fine. The only
oddity I see is with CID. It takes two rings before it shows up.
Somewhat annoying.  Biggest pro is the cost. While I was getting
bombarded w/fees from Qwest, my bill from T-mobile is $9.99 + 0.86
(lame fee) + $1.86 (taxes) - $1.00 (10% off company deal). That
includes free long distance.

Bamm

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Gary Hodges <Gary.Hodges at noaa.gov> wrote:
> 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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