lingo lingo lingo...

Posted By: LingoMT on 2005-12-20
In Reply to: Unlimited long distance...I know this has been discussed before...but..sm - Worried!!

we pay $22/month for everything, call waiting, call answering, etc etc...calls free to anywhere in the world, except Western Europe, they just upgraded 911, and they actually lowered some prices for 2006...

this, of course, is all subject to change as the greedy gov no doubts wants its hand in the pie, but for now, no taxes. (we were paying over $15 A MONTH in just taxes with Verizon)...

anyway, you need a cable internet connection, so it only works as good as your upload speed (not download, you need fast upload). we have adelphia, which is not the best service, so we get some quality problems...

they are a company called Primus and have great support, etc. even just their land-based long distance is cheap.

just curious, doesn't your company reimburse you for long distance, or don't you dial into an 800 number? pardon me if I offend, because not sure if you work for a company or own your own business...

anway, lingo will not work unless you have the cable connection...

what about Skype? My son uses it and asked me to join, but I have not actually investigated it yet...

best of luck!

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Unlimited long distance...I know this has been discussed before...but..sm - Worried!!
- lingo lingo lingo... - LingoMT
- I don't mean to be rude, but the answer is to work for a company - that pays for long distance.
  - Not always ... as a poster pointed out below, with One Suite, it is $1.80 per hour. sm - LTMT
    - No, onesuite is $1.50 an hour, not $1.80. - I use it daily. nm
      - 1.80 for me ... have to use their access. nm - LTMT
        Onesuite is an option with MDI? - sm - MTK
        Sure, you can use it if you don't have unlimited LD. In fact, they will sm - LTMT
      - $1.50 an hour sounds good until you calculate FT at - about $250 a month (nm)
        And you still end up making more money paying LD. sm - LTMT
- How in the world did AT&T - find out?
  - No, unlimited is not really unlimited. They know - and list all the calls you made on your bill
    - Wow - that's terrible! (no message)
- I have unllimited LD through my cable co (sm) - barbv
- Do not go with Verizon either, they did that to me without - MI-MT
  - I just signed up for Verizon Freedom - sm - MTK
    - Yes, it sure is. I was told on 3 separate occasions that - MI-MT
      - I'm in the process of looking for another job (sm) - MTK
  - 800 numbers - mtathome
- I changed my line to a business line, talked to a supervisor sm - Long-time MT
  - SBC - Kay
  - I changed ATT LD to SBC business sm - Happy MDI MT
  - That is the response they all give you to get you - sure
    - Been using The Neighborhood or SBC unlimited for the last 5 years now. sm - Long-time MT
  - I am on the phone with them right now...thanks..will let you know how it goes... - Worried!!
  - neighborhood - with MCI
- I use Vonage - sm
  - I am not too smart with computer technical stuff, but you can use Vonage - MI-MT
    - here's how it works - sm
      - Makes perfect sense. Appreciate the info and I will be - MI-MT
- Long distance - MT8
  - phones through router - sm
  - What cable company? I am supposed to have - Road Runner digital phone
    - RR Too - MT8
      - Okay, good! You told them you were - using it for transcription? I am debating
        Didn't tell them, but I'm on it all the time - MT8
        Thanks! I can't wait till they get it hooked up. - SBC dumped my LD, now I'm dumping them! num
- I just got a letter too...please post what plans are available to us...TIA - Me Too!
- I got the same letter. sm - xx
- I got the same letter from SBC (which is AT&T LD) - last week. So now I'm back to
  - Oh man....that is NOT good...how do you make any money? - Worried!!
    - Gosh - 2.5 cents a minute is only $1.50 an hour. - Imake about $25 an hour. Of course,
      - You are off on your calculations unless you - ??
        NO, you're off. 0.03 x 60 = 1.80 that's without a direct onesuite connect sm - Becky
        Onesuite has local access now for 0.025 cents - instead of 0.03. So it's $1.50/hr. nm
        What in the heck are you talking about? - sm
      - And then consider when you work 9 hours a day 7 days a week...that adds up to way TOO much! - Me Too!

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It takes a little while to get used to the lingo, sm
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Can anyone tell me what <G> means in an e-mail? Always wondered, but never asked til now, Thanks.

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site. I used to see people post on the word board and then end it with TIA. I thought they meant they were having a brain farct, but what it means in thanks in advance.

Don't get in a snit. It's internet lingo.
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i use lingo and love it! sm (long)
i gave up 2 landlines and now use lingo ($20/month) over highspeed cable; save lots of$$$! only downside i know of is that emergency 911 calls are handled differently, but lingo has a 911 call protocol. some people keep 1 landline just for that purpose, but I figure if there's a catastrophe the landlines will be down anyway. also, if your cable goes out you don't have phone service. my mobile phone is my backup for emergencies now. also, i suggest you lease the modem, not buy; that way if the company upgrades their system they upgrade your modem and you're not left behind with obsolete equipment...

Lingo that is who we use...VOiP, $22.95/month, six months already, no probs.
You might want to investigate further the post someone made about 2007 and VOiP. Seems the government is all hot and bothered because they need to tap phones and cannot do so with VOiP. They probably will end up taxing and surcharging eventually, as well, but for a while it can save you a lot of money...