[TriLUG] Voice over IP information

[Mark Turner]

FWIW, a Bellsouth tech (one of the few positions in Bellsouth I trust) 
once told me that a number can be ported only x number of times, and 
that every place its been ported simply points an incoming call to the 
new destination. Thus each port also adds a bit of latency to the call 
completion (though I can't imagine *much* latency).

I liked Voicepulse when I used them, too. But then everyone found out 
about them and my call quality seemed to quickly deteriorate. Also, 
Voicepulse charges $11/month for a DID where Vitelity has a plan that 
charges $1.49/month (plus incoming minutes at $0.0135/min). I don't talk 
much on the phone anymore so Vitelity's cheaper plan works best for me.

The beauty of VoIP is that you don't have to use the same incoming and 
outgoing provider, so you are free to use Vitelity's $1.50+minutes DID 
and shop for a service with cheaper outgoing minutes if you'd like.

Now, to interface my home's alarm system with Asterisk (yes, there is a 
plugin for this)!

Cheers,
Mark

John Broome wrote:
> Ron Joffe wrote:
> 
>> Let us know how the port from Vonage to Vitelity goes. I have heard that 
>> Vonage does not let it's numbers go. I am looking to do the same thing here 
>> in the future.
> 
> 
> Ron,
> 
> My phone number has been on a long journey.  It started as a bellsouth >
> TWC digital phone > vonage.
> 
> I'm not sure if that means that vonage would let it go any easier.  I'll
> keep the list updated.
>