Verizon Home Phone Connect redux
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Feb 2012, 23:58
Verizon releases a newer Home Phone Connect that is said to be 43% smaller than the previous model, and now supports full CallerID with Name & Number for $19.99 with a 2-year contract.
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1. KewlDawg posted on 10 Feb 2012, 20:01 0 0
Has anyone confirmed that the new box truly supports incoming Caller ID *name* ? There seems to be conflicting info on this issue.
If it is true, the F256 would be the first and only CDMA device on VZW's network to have real Caller ID *name* support (all other devices get the name they display out of the phone's own contact directory).
15. atheisticemetic posted on 14 Feb 2012, 08:14 0 0
i believe the HPC 2 has true caller ID and runs about 29.99, you also have to pay 2.99 for the service
in some cases it might even depend on the phone base itself
2. EXPLORER901 posted on 10 Feb 2012, 21:58 0 0
If you subscribe to caller Id share all terminating callerid will
Display your name and number
3. tuminatr posted on 11 Feb 2012, 06:43 0 0
nope I have one and have been on the phone with verizon over this issue. Verizon is currently doing number only (in minnesota) i dont know if its different in other parts of the country
4. sinfulta posted on 11 Feb 2012, 07:59 0 0
It is. I just got mine here in California (San Diego area), and caller ID Name displays every time. That was one of the things this one added, but the people in the store told me it might not work in the beginning. But it's worked fine since moment one.
5. mkl4466 posted on 11 Feb 2012, 08:20 0 0
There is an available features for 2. 99 per month to provide caller ID name
10. KewlDawg posted on 11 Feb 2012, 14:54 0 0
Ah, so we sure the new F256 does incoming caller ID name, but for that to work, you first have to sign up for a $3/month feature.
6. DigitalMD posted on 11 Feb 2012, 10:13 0 1
The real question is why would anyone want this? Pay more than other available services? Get less features? What?
8. codymws posted on 11 Feb 2012, 12:50 0 0
Using this as your home phone is much less than using a traditional landline.
11. hybris posted on 11 Feb 2012, 16:54 0 0
What do you mean pay more than other services? I've never heard of a better deal than $19.99/month for unlimited nationwide long distance. What costs less that you know of?
16. atheisticemetic posted on 14 Feb 2012, 08:16 0 0
in my town people eat this product up! our local landline provider is a joke and they dont have any form of long distance.
most people in my town also have verizon so this is mobile to mobile calling....not too mention the old folks homes around the bend. They are quite receptive to this box
19. theoak posted on 14 Feb 2012, 09:35 0 0
It is also is a "Verizon Mobile" number. So ... if you have a Verizon mobile phone plan ... any call home would be classified as "in network" ... so you would not get dinged any minutes.
It is pretty attractive that way.
Now if you have one of the plans with Friends and Family ... not sure if you would need this.
If you are okay with a reduction in voice quality ... the savings over your cable or phone company should be significant too.
7. KewlDawg posted on 11 Feb 2012, 12:09 0 0
At $20/month, it is less expensive than services like Vonage which is $26/month.
13. miles16852 (limited) 10 days ago posted on 13 Feb 2012, 17:19 1 0
and dont forget the cost of the internet connection too!
9. ChafedBanana posted on 11 Feb 2012, 13:04 0 0
Cheaper than a land line? Yes. But what about sounds quality? Land line phone services typically have noticeably higher sound quality than mobile phones. This is the only real drawback I see the HPC systems having.
14. miles16852 (limited) 10 days ago posted on 13 Feb 2012, 17:20 1 0
your right and you cannot even fax over this thing!
21. atheisticemetic posted on 15 Feb 2012, 08:44 0 1
internet fax with scanner? faxzero.com?
who uses a landline for fax anymore in a professional business? that's just lame and outdated
23. miles16852 (limited) 10 days ago posted on 20 Feb 2012, 20:13 1 0
um NO!, i work in a professional business, and if you pick the dirt out of your nose you'd see past your blindness, that so many business's still use landline for faxing, faxing over VOIP is not very reliable, (T38 protocol for the most part works for VOIP), do you ever go shopping?? DUH!! locate the fax machine at that business, you will find most of them are landline analog! ever go to a UPS store!! look at there fax they still hook up the fax using RJ11 phone wire! LOL if you research it, you will find out how LAME and OUTDATED your thinking really is !!
17. atheisticemetic posted on 14 Feb 2012, 08:25 0 0
sound quality on the HPC is better than a Landline. i have done plenty of side by side testing for this device and it works.
you can fax for free using your scanner and the interwebz...
the HPC 3 will have a fax feature (i am unsure of its release date; the hpc 2 was just released not long ago). so for 20 bucks? can you go wrong???
12. mkl4466 posted on 12 Feb 2012, 07:32 0 0
Customers switching to this are more interested in savings than a possible gap in sound quality. Besides, The usual alternative is totally cancelling home phone and just using your cell, so the sound quality would be equal between there two alternatives.
