you are absolutely right. just learnt a lesson!Never use VOIP for your primary home phone, use it only when you have another traditional phone line.
IP over DSL/CABLE will never have the same reliablity as copper line.
这个不懂了: 以前用 Bell 传统电话最基本的服务 $22 (+TAX), 加第三方长途 $15 (tax)。 现在 VOIP, 每个月一起 $15 + "Bell dry loop" $8, 搞定。应该是 VOIP便宜了啊。 而且电话线路多了好多功能: Caller ID, Call waiting, etc.IP电话将本地与长途捆绑一起减少了用户自由选择长途服务商的自由,因此 IP 电话的长途费用比传统本地电话外加第三方长话服务的价格高是理所当然的:吃定你了!