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Catches To Using
Broadband Phone Services
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You have to have a high-speed Internet
connection (DSL, Cable, T1 line or
greater access)to use broadband phone
services. Primus says that their
TalkBroadband Service works with most
wireless ISPs.
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Broadband phone services are subject to
all of the same security and reliability
issues as anything else that’s Internet
based – power outages or viruses could
knock out your Internet phone.
Sound quality is still an issue.
Broadband phone users may experience
distortion and clipped sentences.
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Not all broadband phone service
providers offer 911 services – and those
that do may only offer basic 911
service. Basic 911 emergency networks
can't determine a caller's location or
telephone number, meaning that you must
provide this information to a call
taker.
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Contrary to what many people think, long
distance calls are NOT free using
broadband phone services. While some
plans offer unlimited minutes of
long-distance calling in Canada and the
U.S., calling
other places will cost
you. And some plans charge
separate
long-distance rates, even if you are
calling
someone in the U.S.
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