Originally Posted by
Silk
Thanks for this thread, Anisa. I am also looking to change providers. I hope you don’t mind my comments and questions below - I hope I’m not guilty of hijacking your thread :)
I'm with Bell for phone (landline) and internet and had planned to change providers by end of summer but life got in the way. I turned down a promo from Bell that would have saved me about $500 a year for 2-3 years because I don't want to deal with them anymore. Between the 2 services, they raised my rates 6 or 7 times last year in a 6-month period.
I appreciate all the feedback about TS, since they are one of the companies I’m considering. I have to admit that the up-front costs of changing to another provider is discouraging. With TS I would need to buy a modem and a telephone adapter, pay an activation fee, and pay for shipping (x2 if they ship the items separately). So it will be about 8 months before I feel a difference in my wallet from what I’m paying now. After that I’m sure I would be ecstatic :)
But my biggest concern has been about getting VOIP because I don't have a cell phone - and I understand that with VOIP if you call 911 they won’t know your exact location. Is that right? Has this been a problem for anyone?
Silk