I just got this service two days ago. I had dropped our home phone service about 5 years ago, and there are pros and cons to that. Mostly, the pro was that we no longer had telemarketers calling all the time. But alas, I did miss having a home phone, but not enough to pay about $30. a month just for a basic, no long distance service. I worried about the 911 thing, but not enough to change anything.
With this new service though, it's great. Supposedly, 911 can still find me if I'm incapable of giving my address. We downgraded our service plan from 1000 minutes to 700 minutes and added this home phone service, so it should be a wash as far as cost is concerned.
It works great and I totally love it. I know, I won't have a home phone when the electric goes out or if my internet goes out, but that's a rarity.
The benefits of this are terrific. I think it's great they are $15 a month chaper than vonage too...giving competitors a run for their money that's for sure.
The only downside for this vs. vonage is that vonage includes unlimited calling to Canada. T-mobile is going to be offering "discounted" rates to Canada with a $5 fee -- you will still have to pay a per minute charge for these calls, though. For most people that is probably not a problem, but I used to live in Canada and have many friends there. If you frequently call Canada, Vonage might still end up being a cheaper plan... but I am hoping T-mobile will eventually re-evaluate offering Canada unlimited as well.
The Cobra Tag may help you win that losing battle, acting as a Bluetooth device that attaches to your key ring and connects to your phone, it gives you the opportunity to find the missing item if it's less than 30 feet away.
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I just got this service two days ago. I had dropped our home phone service about 5 years ago, and there are pros and cons to that. Mostly, the pro was that we no longer had telemarketers calling all the time. But alas, I did miss having a home phone, but not enough to pay about $30. a month just for a basic, no long distance service. I worried about the 911 thing, but not enough to change anything.
With this new service though, it's great. Supposedly, 911 can still find me if I'm incapable of giving my address. We downgraded our service plan from 1000 minutes to 700 minutes and added this home phone service, so it should be a wash as far as cost is concerned.
It works great and I totally love it. I know, I won't have a home phone when the electric goes out or if my internet goes out, but that's a rarity.
The benefits of this are terrific. I think it's great they are $15 a month chaper than vonage too...giving competitors a run for their money that's for sure.
A long time Tmobile customer (since 2000!)
The only downside for this vs. vonage is that vonage includes unlimited calling to Canada. T-mobile is going to be offering "discounted" rates to Canada with a $5 fee -- you will still have to pay a per minute charge for these calls, though. For most people that is probably not a problem, but I used to live in Canada and have many friends there. If you frequently call Canada, Vonage might still end up being a cheaper plan... but I am hoping T-mobile will eventually re-evaluate offering Canada unlimited as well.