1. Callwave
Does anybody have any experiance with Callwave software?
(A way to take take calls while online.)(Monthly service charge $7.95.)
Is this a rip off or works good?
How about Radio Shack's Catch-a-Call? ($39.95 one time purchase of a box
plus
must initiate call waiting with Phone Co. $3.23 per month)
What's the best way to go with this?
Don Cole
SF
Go Niners!
2. Re: Callwave
Get broadband. A lot of places are offering DSL for $19.95 for the
first few months (like Earthlink) and Comcast and Wide Open West have
similar offers. I'm not sure what's available in your area, but maybe
its worth a shot? It'll free up your phone line 24/7.
~Greg
P.S. If you don't want broadband, go with the Catch-a-call. Even if
you only use the thing twice a month, it'll pay for itself in 6 months
vs Callwave's "service," if you can even call it that. I know people
that have tried the software stuff and they tell me it doesn't work
well.
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 05:13:04 -0800, don cole <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
>
> posted by: don cole <doncole at pacbell.net>
>
> Does anybody have any experiance with Callwave software?
> (A way to take take calls while online.)(Monthly service charge $7.95.)
> Is this a rip off or works good?
>
> How about Radio Shack's Catch-a-Call? ($39.95 one time purchase of a box
> plus
> must initiate call waiting with Phone Co. $3.23 per month)
>
> What's the best way to go with this?
>
> Don Cole
> SF
> Go Niners!
>
>
>
>
3. Re: Callwave
the best way to deal with that? get DSL or cable internet access.
seriously, with so many Americans getting broadband these days -- isn't it up to
40% and growing fast? -- look for those services to fade away.
DSL here in Fort Worth, TX, is $26 a month and cable is running some promotion
about $19 a month. that's less than <cough> AOL. plus, isn't another physical
phone line cheap, too?
if you're seriously considering Radio Shack's deal, check out eBay -- i saw
their hardware (search "catch-a-call") for $0.01 to $0.99 and up -- no reserve
price.
--
jon
4. Re: Callwave
jxliv7 wrote:
>
>
> the best way to deal with that? get DSL or cable internet access.
>
> seriously, with so many Americans getting broadband these days -- isn't it up
> to 40%
> and growing fast? -- look for those services to fade away.
>
> DSL here in Fort Worth, TX, is $26 a month and cable is running some promotion
> about $19
> a month. that's less than <cough> AOL. plus, isn't another physical phone line
> cheap,
> too?
Cable is (supposed to be) a bit faster, unless
you end up with suscom! Some days the speed
averages about 3 BYTES per second! Most of
the time I get 100-500 kbps though.
>
> if you're seriously considering Radio Shack's deal, check out eBay -- i saw
> their hardware
> (search "catch-a-call") for $0.01 to $0.99 and up -- no reserve price.
>
>
> --
> jon
>
5. Re: Callwave
- Posted by jxliv7 <jxliv7 at hotmail.com>
Dec 05, 2004
-
Last edited Dec 06, 2004
CoJaBo wrote:
>
> jxliv7 wrote:
> >
> > DSL here in Fort Worth, TX, is $26 a month and cable is running some
> > promotion about $19
> > a month. that's less than <cough> AOL. <snip>
>
> Cable is (supposed to be) a bit faster, unless
> you end up with suscom! Some days the speed
> averages about 3 BYTES per second! Most of
> the time I get 100-500 kbps though.
>
seems that SBC DSL is slower than my friends with cable here, you're right about
that. I get 1.2 MBs (around 160 kbs) and they get 1.5 MBs download, but i get a
faster 256 - 348 kbs upload. only thing is, to get internet cable you need to
also get cable TV. nah...!
one GOOD thing about SBC is that they don't care if you run a (non-commercial)
HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc., server -- but Comcast cable here won't let you.
while SBC has allocated billions to build out a fiber optic system to the
residential door, my downtown apartment isn't in the mix. nuts.
ah, well, i'm happy -- i can remember when v.90 was the speed demon... <smooths
down what's left of grey hair>
--
jon
6. Re: Callwave
- Posted by "Kat" <gertie at visionsix.com>
Dec 05, 2004
-
Last edited Dec 06, 2004
On 5 Dec 2004, at 11:45, jxliv7 wrote:
>
>
> posted by: jxliv7 <jxliv7 at hotmail.com>
>
> CoJaBo wrote:
> >
> > jxliv7 wrote:
> > >
> > > DSL here in Fort Worth, TX, is $26 a month and cable is running some
> > > promotion about $19 a month. that's less than <cough> AOL. <snip>
Here, dsl would be $1000 for a 120ft tower (that price is so low because i
could only have one if i built it myself), $800 of radio equipment. Plus $75 a
month. But i could run anything i want, however i want. There's dsl in town,
but i cannot get a signal out of the valley down there, the equipment would
cost even more, and i cannot rent the land nor put up a tall enough tower
there.
No one is interested in dsl or fences out here, they'd rather blow money on
lawyers and court costs.
Kat
http://TiggrBox.Info
