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- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:56:26 +0900
- From: Stefan Angrick <stefan.a@example.com>
- Subject: [tlug] Transition to Hikari
We have recently been informed by our provider (au) that they will terminate ADSL in our area, so we finally decided to upgrade to Hikari and are now going through the pains of talking to clueless service agents who have given us some contradicting information, so I was hoping for some good old TLUG advice on how to best handle the transition. To give some background first: We're currently on a contract with NTT for landline and one with au for ADSL/VoIP. We have a splitter connected to our phone line with cables for "phone" and "modem", both of which go into the same ADSL modem from which one cable connects to our phone/fax. We use this phone with both the landline (NTT) number and the VoIP (au) number, the latter of which is especially useful as it allows for cheap international calling and free calls between mobile and home. However, the service agent tells us that when transferring to Hikari we (a) need to get a new VoIP number, (b) we'll lose the free calls between mobile and home, and (c) we will need to get a second phone if we intend on keeping the landline number as well. 1. Since au apparently decided to make their new plan less attractive, we're also considering alternative ISPs, but Flet's NTT and Yahoo BB seem more expensive. What is your recommended ISP at the moment? 2. Does it make sense to keep NTT's landline connection? From what I remember landlines have their own power and continue working during blackouts, which would be a definite plus. 3. If that's the case, is there a way to use both lines/numbers on a single phone? (i.e. VoIP coming from the Hikari modem and landline coming from NTT's wall socket) 4. Finally, since I noticed that some providers charge extra for enabling WiFi on their modem/router combos, I was wondering whether you are aware of any restrictions in terms of what hardware can be hooked up to their modems, e.g. routers etc. Thank you for your help! -- Stefan Angrick <stefan.a@example.com>
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