Rogers Home Phone: internet or landline?

[Gigi]

I remember reading that Rogers used to offer their home phone service via the Internet or using Bell's lines, but that they only have the Internet version left. Today, a Roger's CSR offered me a deal on their home phone, saying that it uses Bell lines. Is that correct? Also, if it uses Bell's lines, why would there be a system access fee?

[balou911]

it uses the bell lines...... in your house, then it goes out along teds cable lines.

its VOIP.

[IoannI]

System acess fee is because they rent Bells lines. At least thats what I was told.

[audit13]

I think Rogers offers voip and non-voip phone service. I have non-voip and it's just as good as my former Bell service. The only Bell telephone cables used by my Rogers phone service are inside my house.

[Whitedart]

I remember reading that Rogers used to offer their home phone service via the Internet or using Bell's lines, but that they only have the Internet version left. Today, a Roger's CSR offered me a deal on their home phone, saying that it uses Bell lines. Is that correct? Also, if it uses Bell's lines, why would there be a system access fee?

Rogers purchased Sprint, when Sprint offered landline service over Bell lines. Rogers has been migrating all customers over to Rogers voip service, and I don't believe Rogers offers landline service any longer. Roger voip uses the existing wiring in your home just like any other voip service, but connects to a modem and then out through the cable line.

And yes Rogers charges a system access fee with their voip service, that is not included in the listed price. This system access fee is not charged by other voip rpoviders like Primus.

[Gigi]

Thanks for the info, everyone. It doesn't sound like Roger's Home Phone is such a great deal. From what I have read, Primus seems to be the better option.

[jyeung]

System acess fee is because they rent Bells lines. At least thats what I was told.

Garbage. They charge it because it's another way for them to make money. Rogers has two types of home phone - RHPs, RHPc.

RHPc is the cable version that works using cable telephony technologies.
RHPs is the former Call-Net (Sprint) / Rogers Telecom version that works over Bell lines.

They're not actively installing RHPs in places you can get RHPc. Both versions charge a SAF.

- Jason

[mada726]

I'm currently with Rogers Home Phone (the landline version) for almost a year now and the service is okay. the voice prompts for checking messages reminsces me of the Rogers wireless voicemail and I really like the modem that came with the home phone service.

I wonder how is it awkward to have one modem for the home phone and one modem for the cable internet. I wonder how people feel about that...

[MoreMiles]

If you don't have high speed internet, can "Home Phone" modem be split for internet? Or somehow they filter it similar to the TV signal?

[Whitedart]

If you don't have high speed internet, can "Home Phone" modem be split for internet? Or somehow they filter it similar to the TV signal?

I doubt it. As the poster above you indicated, one modem is used for home phone serrvice, while a second modem is used for internet service. Each modem has to ba activated on Rogers system to work, and each modem appears to be dedicated to a specifc task.

[Gee]

I'm currently with Rogers Home Phone (the landline version) for almost a year now and the service is okay. the voice prompts for checking messages reminsces me of the Rogers wireless voicemail and I really like the modem that came with the home phone service.

I wonder how is it awkward to have one modem for the home phone and one modem for the cable internet. I wonder how people feel about that...

If you have the modem, then you don't have the landline service. You have the VoIP service.