[PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

[Michael C. Robinson]

I'm on a double play and I'm only 2 months in.  What can people tell me
about VOIP and the alternatives I have to going with Comcast Digital
Voice?  I've heard about something call Eeks for example.  At $45/month
normal price, Comcast Digital Voice seems expensive.

A question about lower cost Comcast Digital Voice, it is 5 cents a 
minute for what exactly?  I'm debating whether or not to have Comcast
install my Motorola SB6120 now and drop the voice service or go with
lower cost phone service and keep the promotional price for the
Internet?  When a year is up, I'm thinking I can drop digital voice.
Doing the math, I save about $9-$10 a month if I drop Digital Voice
service right now and lose the promotion.  I don't have to cut digital
voice till the end of the promotion in May, but even that option has an
associated cost.

How do I search for devices that will work with Comcast's Digital Voice
service in conjunction with my Motorola SB6120?  What am I looking at
cost wise?  I could wait for another voice modem to show up on Ebay, 
but I have no idea when that will be.

Can anyone describe their experience with Comcast as far as reducing
service goes?

I've already checked with Comcast to see if my cable modem is acceptable
and they have accepted it, so I could ask for a service downgrade now.

It might be easier as far as a second line goes to do something through
the phone company or over DSL.