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Question

ok so what is a Rogers Home Phone?

Answer 1

The Rogers Home Phone service in Canada was launched on July 1, 2005 on the same day that Rogers Telecom was acquired by Rogers Communications Inc. There are two offerings; one service is Voice over IP technology, over cable lines, and the other is provided by landline service over traditional telephone lines. The VOIP service is currently available in most of the Greater Toronto Area, with service to be expanded to Ottawa and Southwestern Ontario in late 2005. 911 and emergency service numbers (fire, ambulance, etc) will not work when Rogers Home Phone has technical difficulties.

Starting in June 2008, Rogers customers that were still using traditional telephone lines were sent a notice and given the option to either: A) migrate from the landline to their digital Voice over IP cable network, or B) have their accounts automatically canceled within a specified period of time. While it is inevitable some customers will return to Bell/Telus for landline service, this drastic measure effectively ensures that by the end of 2008, 100% of Rogers Home Phone clients were using their VoIP digital cable network.

[edit] Technology

The VOIP service operates using the PacketCable technology over their cable network. Service is delivered by cable to the subscriber's residence and is connected into a Home Phone Terminal, which then provides the connection to the internal wiring at the address. The Home Phone Terminal has a six-hour backup and can support up to two different phone numbers.

The landline service operates switches co-located in the Bell Canada network. As such, it does not maintain the lines itself and was affected by the Bell Subco strike of 2005 which affected its ability to provide timely service. The same also applies to the Telus strike in Alberta and British Columbia. During the time of the local strikes Rogers Telecom was not able to provide exact installation dates in those two provinces although due to legal obligations Rogers customers received higher priority service during strikes than actual Bell Canada / Telus customers.