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> I am considering signing up with Gradwell for VoIP, for home/small
> business use.
>
> By far the most important criterion for me is RELIABILITY.
>
> 1. When you pick up the phone, do you always get a dial tone?
>
> 2. When you dial a number, do you get connected almost immediately, or
> do you have to wait 30 seconds to connect?
>
> 3. Do you get cut off in mid-call?
>
> 4. Does 1471 tell you the date/time that someone called you, as well as
> the calling number?
>
> In other words, I'm looking for a basic telephone service, as reliable
> as BT or NTL. A service that has got the fundamentals right. A service
> that understands what single-point-of-failure means. The frills can come
> later.
>
> Experiences of Gradwell anyone?
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1. I have never not had a dial tone
2. There is no noticeable difference with the PSTN
3. Only if you've messed up setting up your phone
4. ? (Peter may be along to answer) Though my SPA841 gives me that
information in my missed calls list