Is Digital Phone worth the money?

[HotSamoan3]

Hi guys i am thinking about getting digital phone and was wondering if you think their promotion for 119.95 with the hbo and cinemax which is free for 3 months is worth it since i have all 4 premiums. Any input would be great about this decision

[shaun-ohio]

heck no do yourself a favor and get magicjack like i did, use your same phone pick your own number for only 19.95 a year, unlimited long distance, unlimited talk time, united states and canada, i have had mine for 2 years now and it is flawless. hooks right to your comp has all the features of the local phone company,
magicJack

you will be well pleased with it and has 911 and 411 included for directory service with no extra charge

[iceturkee]

my advice would be to avoid magig jack as i've read nothing but horrible things including the spyware which uploads when you first use that you can't delete.

i had bhn's digital phone service for several years and really never had any complaints (about the phone service).

[jcarrera]

I also have heard uncomplimentary things about magicJack but never the spyware thing. Can you provide a reference source?

[iceturkee]

i believe there was quite a lengthy thread here at one time that detailed info about the software. maybe, it was one of those consumer beware websites.

evidently, it follows every keystroke you make and its impossible to delete. they also conduct all of their customer support via email and have no warm bodies to talk with. i've also read that they cut you off if you are on the phone more than 10 or 15 minutes.

haven't seen one of their commercials in ages and they were flooding the tube with them earlier in the year. quite frankly, i thought they had gone out of business or were being investigated by the FCC!

[Pepper]

I would never have a phone in my house that's dependent on reliable internet from the cable company.

[iceturkee]

but their phone doesn't necessarily go out when your internet does. this isn't vonage we are talking about. i finally cancelled vonage because everytime my internet crapped for a second, i had no telephone.

bhn phone is much more reliable. and most of you know i am hardly a bhn fan girl anymore!!

[rccase]

Purchase a product called Ooma, then you can pay $o.oo per month. I have used it now for over 3 months and the only glitch I have experienced was when the cable system went down and was down for only a couple of hours. If you are a member of Costco the cost is 219.99 at costco.com, if not Best Buy sells it for $249.99. It takes about 10 minutes to install.

[The Insider]

The combo will give you great savings over what you currently pay for home phone.

[jcarrera]

I have to have fax capability. Will BHN VoIP transmit faxes?