I don't know too much about either of them, but I think a few people here have them. Maybe somebody can help you out. I have SunRocket voip and like it a lot. I think it may be the cheapest one one available right now if you get the year plan. Quality is good too.im getting interested in voip. which one is better packet8 or vonage??
I think you're right. I can't see this going on much longer before the smackdown is handed to them. It's not fair business practice and they know it. I had no idea this was even going on. Glad my sunrocket service didn't get blocked. That would have sucked.Whats happening is, a local phone company that provides DSL (they won't tell who it is) is blocking Vonage. This is illegal because an ISP is a Common Carrier. Being a common carrier basically means that you provide communications to anyone that can pay, and you don't discriminate whats being sent over your networks. This is their defense against the RIAA, MPAA, etc, they aren't liable for the user downloading stuff. But once they start filtering things, i.e. if Comcast started blocking every VOIP provider except their own, then they aren't common carriers anymore, and they're legally responsible for what goes over their network.
This'll get resolved fairly soon, I don't see the ISP even trying to win here. This is why no major provider really does this, it'll jeopardize their status as a common carrier, since its not based on what you claim to be, but by your company's actions.
I think you're right. I can't see this going on much longer before the smackdown is handed to them. It's not fair business practice and they know it. I had no idea this was even going on. Glad my sunrocket service didn't get blocked. That would have sucked.Whats happening is, a local phone company that provides DSL (they won't tell who it is) is blocking Vonage. This is illegal because an ISP is a Common Carrier. Being a common carrier basically means that you provide communications to anyone that can pay, and you don't discriminate whats being sent over your networks. This is their defense against the RIAA, MPAA, etc, they aren't liable for the user downloading stuff. But once they start filtering things, i.e. if Comcast started blocking every VOIP provider except their own, then they aren't common carriers anymore, and they're legally responsible for what goes over their network.
This'll get resolved fairly soon, I don't see the ISP even trying to win here. This is why no major provider really does this, it'll jeopardize their status as a common carrier, since its not based on what you claim to be, but by your company's actions.
How do you like Packet8? As for the contract thing, I signed one with my provider SunRocket and I can get out at any time, risk free. Otherwise I may have been a little wary of signing on. Do other providers stick you with the one year if you sign on?Just pick the one that has the best plan for you. Packet8 had a better plan for mostly local calls at the time, so I took it. Vonage has more features, but Packet8 is good too. If one of them requires a contract, don't use them.