Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Aug 30th 2005, 1:20 pm
#46
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
I have just (within the last 30 mins) cancelled my Lingo account, and my friend is about to do the same
To start with the reception was great, but as time wore on, calls would just cut out, and the reception to local calls, were just awful, and no dial tone at all sometimes.
Anyway, called Lingo about a month ago to cancel, but they went through a very long process of pressing computer keys, with my husband, and said that the bad reception would no longer exist. But alas, I finally had enough, and called to have it cancelled and Time Warner are now taking over the line.
My phone bills used to be $300 approx per month, so Lingo was the thing for me, but the reception was diabolical, so everyone used to call me on my cell phone, so:
Phone bill = hardly anything
Cell bill= frikkin huge
Time Warner had better be great, or it is "Hello AT&T" again, and huge phone bills
PD1
To start with the reception was great, but as time wore on, calls would just cut out, and the reception to local calls, were just awful, and no dial tone at all sometimes.
Anyway, called Lingo about a month ago to cancel, but they went through a very long process of pressing computer keys, with my husband, and said that the bad reception would no longer exist. But alas, I finally had enough, and called to have it cancelled and Time Warner are now taking over the line.
My phone bills used to be $300 approx per month, so Lingo was the thing for me, but the reception was diabolical, so everyone used to call me on my cell phone, so:
Phone bill = hardly anything
Cell bill= frikkin huge
Time Warner had better be great, or it is "Hello AT&T" again, and huge phone bills
PD1
Aug 30th 2005, 1:21 pm
#47
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Taffyles
If ever I get a bad reception with Lingo, I reboot the phone adapter and that usually solves it.
Have been trying that for months, one day great, 20 days crap..
Can stand it anymore
PD1
Aug 30th 2005, 1:26 pm
#48
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
Have been trying that for months, one day great, 20 days crap..
Can stand it anymore
PD1
Can stand it anymore
PD1
Is the phone okay? I heard someone say once they solved the problem they were having by buying a new phone. I just hate to think of you going back to AT & T...rip off merchants.
Aug 30th 2005, 1:33 pm
#49
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Taffyles
Is the phone okay? I heard someone say once they solved the problem they were having by buying a new phone. I just hate to think of you going back to AT & T...rip off merchants.
I thought it was my phones, so I duly went out and spent $400 on new phones, and it still was terrible reception (how sick was I??)
So, wait til 3rd Sept and I shall give u an update, hopefully a positive one LOL
The thought of AT&T makes me sick too, but the only consolation there, is that I get air miles from them, and I also pay with my Continental card, so I get double miles..
Sad but true
PD1
Aug 30th 2005, 1:41 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
I have just (within the last 30 mins) cancelled my Lingo account, and my friend is about to do the same
To start with the reception was great, but as time wore on, calls would just cut out, and the reception to local calls, were just awful, and no dial tone at all sometimes.
Anyway, called Lingo about a month ago to cancel, but they went through a very long process of pressing computer keys, with my husband, and said that the bad reception would no longer exist. But alas, I finally had enough, and called to have it cancelled and Time Warner are now taking over the line.
My phone bills used to be $300 approx per month, so Lingo was the thing for me, but the reception was diabolical, so everyone used to call me on my cell phone, so:
Phone bill = hardly anything
Cell bill= frikkin huge
Time Warner had better be great, or it is "Hello AT&T" again, and huge phone bills
PD1
To start with the reception was great, but as time wore on, calls would just cut out, and the reception to local calls, were just awful, and no dial tone at all sometimes.
Anyway, called Lingo about a month ago to cancel, but they went through a very long process of pressing computer keys, with my husband, and said that the bad reception would no longer exist. But alas, I finally had enough, and called to have it cancelled and Time Warner are now taking over the line.
My phone bills used to be $300 approx per month, so Lingo was the thing for me, but the reception was diabolical, so everyone used to call me on my cell phone, so:
Phone bill = hardly anything
Cell bill= frikkin huge
Time Warner had better be great, or it is "Hello AT&T" again, and huge phone bills
PD1
only called the UK about 3 times but it was crystal clear everytime in fact my wife called her mom and she said have you got a new phone as the reception is better than it used to be.......local calls are very clear too but I did go upstairs and at the other end of the house to the modem the reception is not that good but I use the phone upstairs about once every 6 months so I will deal with it
Aug 30th 2005, 2:05 pm
#51
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by psb182
only called the UK about 3 times but it was crystal clear everytime in fact my wife called her mom and she said have you got a new phone as the reception is better than it used to be.......local calls are very clear too but I did go upstairs and at the other end of the house to the modem the reception is not that good but I use the phone upstairs about once every 6 months so I will deal with it
Good luck to you
Maybe it is just in Houston it is poorly serviced
Who knows, but I have had enough of people shouting "WHAT" and "Buy a decent phone will ya"
PD1
Aug 30th 2005, 2:24 pm
#52
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
I bought a new phone for my Lingo phone I now have a 5.8 GHz, where as I used to have a 2.4. Apparently 2.4 phones dont work so well.
Aug 30th 2005, 2:35 pm
#53
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by ladylisa
I bought a new phone for my Lingo phone I now have a 5.8 GHz, where as I used to have a 2.4. Apparently 2.4 phones dont work so well.
2.4 is the same frequency most Wi-Fi setups work on, and you can get horrible interference if you're near the box.
Aug 30th 2005, 2:35 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
Good luck to you
Maybe it is just in Houston it is poorly serviced
Who knows, but I have had enough of people shouting "WHAT" and "Buy a decent phone will ya"
PD1
Maybe it is just in Houston it is poorly serviced
Who knows, but I have had enough of people shouting "WHAT" and "Buy a decent phone will ya"
PD1
go to www.dslreports.com and run a speed test to see if your speeds are in the right ball park
Aug 30th 2005, 2:35 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by ladylisa
I bought a new phone for my Lingo phone I now have a 5.8 GHz, where as I used to have a 2.4. Apparently 2.4 phones dont work so well.
I also bought the 5.8's but to no avail
Hey ho, all I want is a clear line, but if Lingo get their stuff sorted out, then I will go back
never say never
Happy talking talking, happy talk (hopefully soon)
Nighty night, off to watch Roddick getting his arse kicked in the US Open
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Aug 30th 2005, 2:44 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
Maybe it is just in Houston it is poorly serviced
Use Cox here. The signal is either there and perfect, or not there at all! Seems to go down regularly for an hour or two every month or so. The Lingo is fine. Have occasionally experienced short breaks of maybe a second or two a few times on hour-long international calls, but it certainly ain't enough for me to consider dumping it.
Would recommend: ensure you download the latest ROM updates for your router and rebooting the whole system from scratch once a week. Cut the power to everything and then start from the modem inwards, giving each peripheral time to do its boot stuff before moving to the next.
Fan of Panasonic phones. Use 5.8 Gigarange equipment throughout house. Excellent product.
Aug 31st 2005, 1:30 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Got Lingo with cheap uniden 5.8 ghz phones, connection through Roadrunner 5mbps on Brighthouse cable, very solid internet connection. Excellent here, call quality cellphone+ . Occasional dodgy call, just hanging up and redialling sorts it out.
Feb 23rd 2006, 5:46 pm
#58
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Is it actually unlimited or do you have a limit on the minutes you can use? (i saw mention of overages that was all) and do you have to specify the numbers you wish to call or is it all numbers in us&can and landlines in uk (not premium) very interested in this, is anyone still using it? i was going to switch to vonage until i saw this, as the uk is included here, any help gratefully recieved.
Feb 23rd 2006, 11:33 pm
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by jibsymalone
Is it actually unlimited or do you have a limit on the minutes you can use? (i saw mention of overages that was all) and do you have to specify the numbers you wish to call or is it all numbers in us&can and landlines in uk (not premium) very interested in this, is anyone still using it? i was going to switch to vonage until i saw this, as the uk is included here, any help gratefully recieved.
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Feb 24th 2006, 12:24 am
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Re: Calls to UK - unlimited plan - $40
Originally Posted by franc111s
I just found out, although it maybe old news, that for $40 a month, bellsouth are offering unlimited calls to the UK.
Now that's a lot of calls as I only pay 5c to MCI and spend about $25 a month but if you are more than that or do a lot of business, I thought it was pretty cool.
Now that's a lot of calls as I only pay 5c to MCI and spend about $25 a month but if you are more than that or do a lot of business, I thought it was pretty cool.
