Re: Comcast phone?

I have Vonage and would never go back. Whereas Verizon charged $8.95 for each "extra" (caller ID, call waiting, etc.) and LD plans were a nightmare, it's all considered basic on Vonage. I do have Comcast for cable and am often disgusted with the service, so can't picture wanting to give them more money. Their package deal where you get TV, internet, and phone for $33 each is not the final price, though I'm not sure what it goes up to after the 3 or 6 months are up. I just pay $25, period. I have DirecTV and had to get basic cable because it made the internet cheaper (?) and so have been able to compare the picture quality. DTV wins hands down--and when you get a premium channel with DTV, you get ALL the package, not just the main channel in the East/West versions. (Granted, it's been years since we just had cable, but I was shocked when I went satellite and found Starz should've had a DOZEN channels included. . .)

Vonage also has free calling out of country (all of NA and much of Europe) and fairly cheap rates beyond that. You can tweak your options online and take your modem along when you travel, as well. Definitely don't miss having to have an answering machine--the voice mail works fine and you also can get email alerts if you've missed a call.

Kathycarp wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the Comcast phone service? I have Comcast TV and internet, and I'm thinking about adding the phone service, getting rid of the local service. Any comments? Bad or good? TIA.

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