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   werty, Feb 28th, 2003 @ 6:06am

   
   

   Not everything in telecom is bad. Witness Verizon Veriations, which gives customers all the services they could want for a flat fee (I just signed up myself). If only there weren't $109 in taxes on a $60 phone bill.

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   Verizon's

   

   X-addict, Feb 28th, 2003 @ 11:36am

   
   

   Verizon charges $7 per month for their caller-id service.. While its nice to have caller-id, that price bites and I have a hard time believing that they need to charge that price to cover the equipment costs.. In my case, I called Verizon about a week ago and disabled caller-id, inside wiring plan, unlisted phone number and switched from unlimited local to measured service and removed close to $20 from my phone bill.. now if the feds would quit raising the required subscriber line charges (currently $6), that would be nice as well..

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   vonage rocks

   

   Dr_Stein, Feb 28th, 2003 @ 11:50am

   
   

   Vonage really does rock. Better services from SBC and a much lower price.
   
   Having Canada *not* treated as an international call is also VERY cool.

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   u2604ab, Feb 28th, 2003 @ 12:06pm

   
   

   Pac-Bell (now SBC) pissed me off 3 years ago. I bought a cell phone and haven't had a land line since then. The Baby Bells and the music companies have something in common: refusal to compete and innovate.

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   The new charges that are coming

   

   aReader, Feb 28th, 2003 @ 1:44pm

   
   

   Following new charges are on way:
   1) Fee to "look" at your phone
   2) Fee to receive the phone without actually picking up the phone
   3) 'Smile Surcharge' -- a fee charged based on number of times you smile while talking
   4) Receiver portability fee -- your SBC phone will no longer work on a receiver that you used for AT & T
   

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   Re: The new charges that are coming

   

   vonage, Jun 20th, 2003 @ 12:49pm

   
   

   I have been a Vonage Customer for over a year it has saved me a bundle they even have a forum dedicated to them www.vonage-forum.com
   

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   Re: The new charges that are coming

   

   vonage, Jun 20th, 2003 @ 12:54pm

   
   

   ok well the link did not work on the last one sorry

   vonage

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   Re: The new charges that are coming

   

   Dan Connor, Jun 20th, 2003 @ 1:19pm

   
   

   Now that a cool site! Daniel Connor

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