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Verizon officially pulls plug on VoiceWing VoIP service
Verizon VoiceWing customers say they've received letters saying the company is pulling the plug on the VoIP service.
The notice, dated Jan. 16, 2009, says service will be terminated after March 31, 2009. There's no mention of offering to transition the service to another Verizon offering, like the forthcoming FiOS Digital Voice, or whatever VoIP service might be bundled/attached to the Verizon Hub VoIP phone.
DSLReports says VoiceWing is a re-branded version of Delta Three's VoIP service, so this is likely also a preventive damage control move given Delta Three's ongoing financial problems. Verizon stopped marketing VoiceWing a long time ago.
Since this move is coming as the Verizon Hub VoIP desktop phone and FiOS Digital Voice roll out, there is likely to be an announcement of an "un-FiOS" branded VoIP service available to support the Hub.
For more:
- FierceVoIP readers tell us about email from Verizon.
- DSLReports readers also are telling the story.
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Posted by VoiceReports.com | January 28, 2009 - 10:55pm
This was a long time coming.
It looks like traditional telcos are finally acknowledging their defeat in VoIP. After all, why would the telcos want to cannibalize their existing POTS revenue?
Rob
VoiceReports.com
Posted by Doug Mohney | January 29, 2009 - 10:25am
To keep the POTS revenue from going to Vonage and the cable companies.
From all appearances, VoiceWing was a band-aid/me-too in response to everyone else's VoIP service back in the day.
I wouldn't call this defeat, so much as returning with tanks (FiOS and Hub).
Posted by Nic in Ric | January 30, 2009 - 11:04am
Man,
Just when I finally had it running fine without DMZ issues and what not...
Oh well... Vonage, here I come.
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