After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service, though.
It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/

Smoked four slabs of spares Sunday. One went to a friend at the school
where I work. Had my colleague from school and his girl friend over for
supper Sunday night, which took care of a sizeable portion of the other
three slabs. The rest I took to school with me yesterday and distributed
to other teachers and staff at lunch. No complaints, but lots of
compliments, including one person who proclaimed my ribs to be
"Perfect"!

--
Stan Marks

A waist is a terrible thing to mind.

Stan Marks wrote:

>After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
>cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service, though.
>It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/

Check into a VOIP service for your phone. You can use the cable modem
to connect to land lines and the cost is usually less than normal
phone service - with no loss in quality.

http://www.broadbandlocators.com/voi...ew-Orleans.php

"Bill DeWitt" > wrote in message
...
> Stan Marks wrote:
>
> >After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
> >cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service, though.
> >It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/
>
> Check into a VOIP service for your phone. You can use the cable modem
> to connect to land lines and the cost is usually less than normal
> phone service - with no loss in quality.
>
>
http://www.broadbandlocators.com/voi...New-Orleans.ph
p


We use VOIP for our phone. It's great. $25 a month and unlimited long
distance for free. Can't beat that with a short stick.

kili

In article >,
Bill DeWitt > wrote:

> Stan Marks wrote:
>
> >After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
> >cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service, though.
> >It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/
>
> Check into a VOIP service for your phone. You can use the cable modem
> to connect to land lines and the cost is usually less than normal
> phone service - with no loss in quality.
>
> http://www.broadbandlocators.com/voi...ew-Orleans.php

We have considered Vonage, but we aren't quite sold on the idea. Thanks
for the link, but I'm in Mississippi, and that web page doesn't even
have Miss. on its list.

--
Stan Marks

A waist is a terrible thing to mind.

kilikini wrote:
> "Bill DeWitt" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Stan Marks wrote:
>>
>>
>>>After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
>>>cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service, though.
>>>It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/
>>
>>Check into a VOIP service for your phone. You can use the cable modem
>>to connect to land lines and the cost is usually less than normal
>>phone service - with no loss in quality.
>>
>>
>
> http://www.broadbandlocators.com/voi...New-Orleans.ph
> p
>
>
> We use VOIP for our phone. It's great. $25 a month and unlimited long
> distance for free. Can't beat that with a short stick.
>
> kili
>
>
First off, congratulations Stan. Sounds like your house at least
survived somewhat intact!

I've been considering Vonage for a while too but wasn't sure of it's
stability/quality. Sounds like maybe I should really start checking
into it. Already have cable modem so hooking it up should be pretty
simple, I think. Seems to me that I could just disconnect the main
phone line where it comes into the house and hook the Vonage feed into
there and then all of the phones should be switched to Vonage service,
right? We have a lot of phones in the house (7 I think) and they all
split off from the main junction terminals in the basement that the
current phone line feeds.

Sound right?

--
Steve

Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote:
> > "Bill DeWitt" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Stan Marks wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>After over a month after Katrina, we finally got our cable service and
> >>>cable modem back this past week! Still don't have phone service,
though.
> >>>It may be next month before we get our phone lines back. :/
> >>
> >>Check into a VOIP service for your phone. You can use the cable modem
> >>to connect to land lines and the cost is usually less than normal
> >>phone service - with no loss in quality.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
http://www.broadbandlocators.com/voi...New-Orleans.ph
> > p
> >
> >
> > We use VOIP for our phone. It's great. $25 a month and unlimited long
> > distance for free. Can't beat that with a short stick.
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
> First off, congratulations Stan. Sounds like your house at least
> survived somewhat intact!
>
> I've been considering Vonage for a while too but wasn't sure of it's
> stability/quality. Sounds like maybe I should really start checking
> into it. Already have cable modem so hooking it up should be pretty
> simple, I think. Seems to me that I could just disconnect the main
> phone line where it comes into the house and hook the Vonage feed into
> there and then all of the phones should be switched to Vonage service,
> right? We have a lot of phones in the house (7 I think) and they all
> split off from the main junction terminals in the basement that the
> current phone line feeds.
>
> Sound right?
>
> --
> Steve
>
> Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.

Steve, you need a router (which they give you) and then you plug your cable
modem into the router along with the phone line. We have a wireless network
here at home and as such needed an access point wireless adapter along with
their provided router, but we did it ourselves and it all works.

To have more than one phone connected, you'd have to put some sort of
splitter on your incoming cable line; that's the only downfall. We have a
small house and are always in the living room, so for us Vonage works great.
Unlimited long distance? Please! I have my friends on Maui, my family in
South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and friends all over
the place. For us, it's essential. We get an occasional weird beep in our
conversations, but other than that it works great.

kili

kilikini wrote:
>
> Steve, you need a router (which they give you) and then you plug your cable
> modem into the router along with the phone line. We have a wireless network
> here at home and as such needed an access point wireless adapter along with
> their provided router, but we did it ourselves and it all works.
>
> To have more than one phone connected, you'd have to put some sort of
> splitter on your incoming cable line; that's the only downfall. We have a
> small house and are always in the living room, so for us Vonage works great.
> Unlimited long distance? Please! I have my friends on Maui, my family in
> South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and friends all over
> the place. For us, it's essential. We get an occasional weird beep in our
> conversations, but other than that it works great.
>
> kili
>
>

hm. I musta read something wrong. I have a cable modem feeding a
wireless router now. I thought all that I needed to to was to split the
cable input - feed one into my existing cable modem for the wireless
router and feed another cable-in into the VOIP unit, then hook up the
output of the VOIP unit to the current phone splitting buss that I have
in the basement. I'd better check some more. Thanks Kili.

--
Steve

Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote:
> >
> > Steve, you need a router (which they give you) and then you plug your
cable
> > modem into the router along with the phone line. We have a wireless
network
> > here at home and as such needed an access point wireless adapter along
with
> > their provided router, but we did it ourselves and it all works.
> >
> > To have more than one phone connected, you'd have to put some sort of
> > splitter on your incoming cable line; that's the only downfall. We have
a
> > small house and are always in the living room, so for us Vonage works
great.
> > Unlimited long distance? Please! I have my friends on Maui, my family
in
> > South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and friends all
over
> > the place. For us, it's essential. We get an occasional weird beep in
our
> > conversations, but other than that it works great.
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> hm. I musta read something wrong. I have a cable modem feeding a
> wireless router now. I thought all that I needed to to was to split the
> cable input - feed one into my existing cable modem for the wireless
> router and feed another cable-in into the VOIP unit, then hook up the
> output of the VOIP unit to the current phone splitting buss that I have
> in the basement. I'd better check some more. Thanks Kili.
>
> --
> Steve
>
> Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.

Yeah, there really isn't a VOIP unit; it's just a router. Hope this helps.

kili

kilikini wrote:
>
> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > kilikini wrote:
> > >
> > > Steve, you need a router (which they give you) and then you plug your
> cable
> > > modem into the router along with the phone line. We have a wireless
> network
> > > here at home and as such needed an access point wireless adapter along
> with
> > > their provided router, but we did it ourselves and it all works.
> > >
> > > To have more than one phone connected, you'd have to put some sort of
> > > splitter on your incoming cable line; that's the only downfall. We have
> a
> > > small house and are always in the living room, so for us Vonage works
> great.
> > > Unlimited long distance? Please! I have my friends on Maui, my family
> in
> > > South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and friends all
> over
> > > the place. For us, it's essential. We get an occasional weird beep in
> our
> > > conversations, but other than that it works great.
> > >
> > > kili
> > >
> > >
> >
> > hm. I musta read something wrong. I have a cable modem feeding a
> > wireless router now. I thought all that I needed to to was to split the
> > cable input - feed one into my existing cable modem for the wireless
> > router and feed another cable-in into the VOIP unit, then hook up the
> > output of the VOIP unit to the current phone splitting buss that I have
> > in the basement. I'd better check some more. Thanks Kili.
> >
> > --
> > Steve
> >
> > Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
>
> Yeah, there really isn't a VOIP unit; it's just a router. Hope this helps.
>
> kili

FYI: Unlimited long distance is also available (at extra cost) from the
telcos. I have two lines in a rotary hunt group and the unlimited long
distance covers both lines. The bills showing $0.00 for two hour plus
calls from TX to CT are nice to see. The rotary hunt group is also
handy.

Pete C.

In article >,
Steve Calvin > wrote:

> First off, congratulations Stan. Sounds like your house at least
> survived somewhat intact!

Thanks, Steve! We did have some minor roof and ceiling damage and will
probably get a new roof from the insurance company, and hopefully a new
fence for the back yard. The adjuster still hasn't made it by here, yet.

>
> I've been considering Vonage for a while too but wasn't sure of it's
> stability/quality. Sounds like maybe I should really start checking
> into it. Already have cable modem so hooking it up should be pretty
> simple, I think. Seems to me that I could just disconnect the main
> phone line where it comes into the house and hook the Vonage feed into
> there and then all of the phones should be switched to Vonage service,
> right? We have a lot of phones in the house (7 I think) and they all
> split off from the main junction terminals in the basement that the
> current phone line feeds.
>
> Sound right?

Kili has answered this better than I could.

--
Stan Marks

A waist is a terrible thing to mind.