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| Quick! Grab The TV Remote; The | | | | Service), at a lower cost, but most of the |
| Phone’s Ringing | | | | features that they offer mimic those of the |
| In the business world they call it data | | | | teleco. |
| convergence, homeowners call it amazing. The | | | | Dedicated VoIP providers, like industry darling |
| buzz is all about the merging of voice, data and | | | | Vonage, also provide low-cost VoIP telephony, |
| video into one service that streams down your | | | | but they heap on the features including some that |
| broadband internet connection. Now you can | | | | are so compelling you can hardly resist switching. |
| watch TV on your PC, and answer your phone | | | | How About Taking Your Full-Featured Phone With |
| using your remote control. | | | | You? |
| Here’s what data convergence means to | | | | If you’re a road warrior, travel a lot on |
| consumers | | | | pleasure, or like to operate your home-based |
| In the “old days”, you needed a | | | | business from a different scenic spot every day, |
| different service provider for your cable TV, | | | | you’re in luck. Services like those provided |
| telephone and Internet service. Then telephone | | | | by Vonage let you make and receive telephone |
| companies began providing high-speed Internet | | | | calls anywhere that you can plug your laptop into |
| access followed by the Cable TV providers who | | | | a high-speed Internet connection. Best of all, your |
| couldn’t resist jumping into a hot market. | | | | client’s family and friends don’t |
| Today, most people can get all three technologies | | | | have to worry about hunting you down. They |
| delivered by one vendor, but that’s not | | | | simply dial your normal telephone number and it |
| always the best choice. It makes both economic | | | | rings on your laptop! It doesn’t get any |
| and technological sense to get your television and | | | | better than that. |
| Internet service from the same provider but, so | | | | More Features, Lower Costs, Learn More |
| far at least, cable TV companies are falling short | | | | If you’re ready to take advantage of |
| when it comes to providing top-notch technology | | | | state-of-the-art technology for pennies a day, |
| for their Voice Over IP (VoIP) or Internet | | | | you’re ready to see the consumer side of |
| telephone service offerings. | | | | data convergence. |
| Essentially, the VoIP services offered by cable | | | | |