Internet Based Phone Service

[Carola 0]

Thank you for the link, it's awesome

[flipside 0]

I've actually heard good things about these guys. I have Vonage and they piss me off.

Why? I've had them about two years now and absolutely love them. Only thing that annoys me is they've raised prices to the UK twice ... but it's still only 4¢/min. Our phone bill is nearly always under $20 and never over $25. And we have gajillions of features. And so on and so forth.

The int'l carrier/switch they use for brazil is pretty crappy. And I've had trouble accessing their site more times then I can count.

[ctjwa 0]

I've had Lingo for about a year now, and it is great. $20 a month, no equipment to buy, unlimited calls to a bunch of places, and never a problem calling Germany twice a day for about an hour. Also, if anybody you know signs up you both get a $25 credit, so it's essentially another free month. Also, I've brought the little modem thing to other places (friend's houses, hotels, etc), hooked it up to the internet there, and it works fine with any phone.

I dont see any reason at all to stay with Vonage or any land line company. They will always be more money.

I do like the sound of that wi-fi cell phone thing in the original post, but it would be more of a luxury than a necessity.

[minha_raposa 0]

I do like the sound of that wi-fi cell phone thing in the original post, but it would be more of a luxury than a necessity.

I purched the W-Fi in lieu of the adapter. I guess it is kind of a luxury, but I can use it anywhere there is an open hot spot. Sure did come in handy in the Miami airport and Brasil the last time I flew down. I was able to keep my wife updated as to my location and also call back to my parents from a shopping mall in Brasil. Mostly though, we just use it at home.

Mike

[ChristinaM 0]

With all this talk of VoIP going round at the moment, please ensure that your VoIP phone provider gives you E911. If you're completely confused, check out these links:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/voip.html

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/voip911.html

http://www.fcc.gov/voip/

http://www.redskytech.com/solutions/

http://www.voip-avaya.com/voip_overview.php

http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3568751

If your provider does not offer E911 yet, get onto them! Hassle them to make sure you're safe!!!

(I sell Avaya phone systems, so trust me on this one!)

[GaryC 7]

I just bought a Vonage adapter and will be sending it to my fiance in the Philippines. For $25/month she will have a US number and we can talk all we want. I hadn't heard of the complaints about the quality. I hope I didn't make a mistake there. But I am getting tired of the $200+/month phone bills.

[mychelle 1]

I just bought a Vonage adapter and will be sending it to my fiance in the Philippines. For $25/month she will have a US number and we can talk all we want. I hadn't heard of the complaints about the quality. I hope I didn't make a mistake there. But I am getting tired of the $200+/month phone bills.

we've used vonage since late january and the quality is great. however, the DSL provider in the Philippines is not always great. sometimes the DSL connection doesn't work and you have to login using a computer to reconnect (i don't know why this happens, i thought DSL connection is always on and you won't need to login again.) there are times when the connection is choppy but you can re-adjust your broadband usage if that happens a lot. all in all...vonage is great and it saved us a lot of money.

Edited March 23, 2006 by mychelle

[Jasman0717 8]

[rbhigday 0]

I never thought of buying and shipping one out

But then Silvia never had a broadband connection, ISDN was the best she could get at a internet cafe

[ukstang 0]

I just use Apple's iChat/AV and AIM (my fiance in the US/mum in England) via the web, unlike Skype its crystal clear with no echo, need no headphones and its free and i can see them to.