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Hi everyone,
I am planning on switching over to Fido Home Phone service. Just wanted some feedback of your experience with using Fido Home Phone on the quality and service.
I've had that service for a year and a half now, no issue. Well, the only one would be that when I get voicemail (doesn't happen often as my phone has a built-in answering machine), my phone still claims that I have voicemail after I heard and deleted it. I have to call back again to my voicemail, which says I don't have any.
Ok, not true, I have another thing: you can't send or receive faxes. It's hardly a big thing, but since my printer has fax capability, I would have liked to have the option of using it - I did with my old provider. Not often, maybe once a year.
Also, if you look on the forums, apparently a number of clients using the newest device cannot dial phone extentions. I don't have this issue, but I also have an older reivion of the device. A fix is apparently in the works, but no one can give an ETA.
As far as call quality, I didn't hear any difference vs my previous provider - and my device sits in the basement, which is not optimal for cellular service.
I never had to call Fido about that service, it's been working from day 1. If you live in a condo where your phone doubles as your doorbell, it might not work, depending on the type of condo-doorbell you have. I guess a good way to check would be to ask management to use your cellphone as a doorbell, if only for a few minutes. If it works, I don't see why the Fido Home Phone wouldn't.
Also doesn't work with all home alarm systems.