Optimum internet

[ybeeds]

I'm curious why someone would signup for voice if you can get an Ooma or simillar VOIP and run it with an Internet only plan. why pay $60+ when Internet only is $49. The device would pay for itself in under a year.

I do. The cons of it are fairly simple... Power outage or internet outage makes you landline-less, and the quality & options are more limited when using most voip services... It also slows down your internet, and makes phone calls a bit choppy when downloading...

[Ez]

I did try the obi and the quality want the greatest, is the ooma landline quality?

I'm using Ooma for a while and am very happy with the call quality.

[Ez]

I do. The cons of it are fairly simple... Power outage or internet outage makes you landline-less, and the quality & options are more limited when using most voip services... It also slows down your internet, and makes phone calls a bit choppy when downloading...

Optimum phone relies on internet the same as any other VoIP service, so when their internet is down, their phone goes down with it.

[YG]

That is true, however on the other hand I had tried a speed test while I had the boost, and the speeds were about the same - So its all bull.

its not bull I had the same issue when i first got boost I called them up and they sent a tech to fix it now I get the 50 download

I cant compare as I initially signed up with boost, but accoring to speedtest.net I am getting 58.43/29.15 on a highly spec'd laptop on an ethernet cable, and 28.23/18.78 on my iphone 4s over wifi.

[mb1]

I'm curious why someone would signup for voice if you can get an Ooma or simillar VOIP and run it with an Internet only plan. why pay $60+ when Internet only is $49. The device would pay for itself in under a year.

I do. The cons of it are fairly simple... Power outage or internet outage makes you landline-less, and the quality & options are more limited when using most voip services... It also slows down your internet, and makes phone calls a bit choppy when downloading...

Optimum phone relies on internet the same as any other VoIP service, so when their internet is down, their phone goes down with it.

I think that optimum has dedicated bandwidth for their voice service.

[Ez]

I think that optimum has dedicated bandwidth for their voice service.

I think they don't, but even if they do, it's just a setting in the router which Ooma does as well.

[mb1]

I think they don't, but even if they do, it's just a setting in the router which Ooma does as well.

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Maybe your right that they don't, but if they do, it's not a setting that Ooma can also do.

[jackb]

I have optimum voice for my home line and ooma for my business line. Optimum is better than ooma as far as voice quality. With ooma I sometimes have a slight delay...... optimum IME is landline quality

[MarkS]

I called Optimum with a speed issue and they offered to send me a router for free. Sounds too good to be true right?

So I get the router and set it up and what do you know? Now there's an optimum hotspot radiating from my house!! I did a little googling ( here and here)and it seems this is their way of getting hotspots set up all around! They claim that there's no security issues or speed issues.
ASSUMING that is true, my only concern would be that I don't want people camping outside my house in their cars using the connection.

Anyone else encounter this?

[ybeeds]

I called Optimum with a speed issue and they offered to send me a router for free. Sounds too good to be true right?

So I get the router and set it up and what do you know? Now there's an optimum hotspot radiating from my house!! I did a little googling ( here and here)and it seems this is their way of getting hotspots set up all around! They claim that there's no security issues or speed issues.
ASSUMING that is true, my only concern would be that I don't want people camping outside my house in their cars using the connection.

Anyone else encounter this?

Was wondering where they station all their "tens of thousands of hotspots around the country" and how they power them... now I get it... you may want to check how many watts it uses compared to your old one...

[MarkS]

Was wondering where they station all their "tens of thousands of hotspots around the country" and how they power them... now I get it... you may want to check how many watts it uses compared to your old one...

The silly thing is that it doesnt even have such far range so basically its just a marketing ploy for optimum more than actually being usefull to their customers. Although I guess in a more urban area one router could help a bunch of people.

[ayman]

I find their public hotspots very helpful in NYC.

So TY for helping to improve that!! 

[MarkS]

I find their public hotspots very helpful in NYC.

So TY for helping to improve that!! 

Well where I live unless you drive down my block and park your car in front of my house it won't do much for you. For that reason, I don't think it will cost me any extra in electricity.


This site http://daviddaniels.com/2011/04/ever-wonder-what-a-wifi-hotspot-router-looks-like-this-may-be-in-your-neighborhood-too/ claims that they also have routers hanging from phone lines.

[ybeeds]

I find their public hotspots very helpful in NYC.

So TY for helping to improve that!! 

they are def very helpful sometimes... however, if private people are footing the electric bills unknowingly, I think it's wrong of them...

[ayman]

Not disagreeing with that per se, although they aren't complaining about the free router...
Was just saying that it has been a very useful feature for me. Do competing companies offer this as well?

[popcorn1508]

I got a reg router from optimum

[MarkS]

I got a reg router from optimum

What brand? Sagemom? Are you sure there is no Optimum SSID now in the area?

[DoGo]

I called Optimum with a speed issue and they offered to send me a router for free. Sounds too good to be true right?

So I get the router and set it up and what do you know? Now there's an optimum hotspot radiating from my house!! I did a little googling ( here and here)and it seems this is their way of getting hotspots set up all around! They claim that there's no security issues or speed issues.
ASSUMING that is true, my only concern would be that I don't want people camping outside my house in their cars using the connection.

Anyone else encounter this?

where do you live, I can let you know?!
What brand is yours?

[MarkS]

What brand is yours?

Sagemom

[efflpetzel]

just finished my second year with optimum & after multiple HUCA's they Are unwilling to extend the the promo price for another year,what I'm thinking of doing is shutting down my account & signing up as a new user with a different SSN.

My question is, is there any way to port out my number & then port it back on the new account, & would they realise