Friday, February 23, 2007

VOIP Phone Service

Anyone else out there got VOIP phone service? I have used the Vonage service since 2004 and I love it. For those of you who are unfamiliar with VOIP service it is a phone service that runs over your high speed internet connection through secure networking. For what I used to pay just to have basic phone service in my home I now have a phone service with all the bells and whistles plus unlimited calling anywhere inthe US and Canada. I can get voicemail when I am traveling with voicemail attachments, I can forward calls to another number, see who is calling me and have an infinite number of phone numbers...even 800 numbers for my business. I guess the only bad thing about VOIP service is that if your power or internet connection goes down so does your phone.




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2 comments:

  1. The Alabama Moderate9:24 AM

    I haven't tried it, but we've considered it. Lately, we've discovered it was cheaper to bundle Internet, satellite service, and phone onto one bill. I have DSL, so I have to have an existing phone line, so I'm not sure how it would work for me.

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  2. Unknown10:01 AM

    Hi Loretta,
    Have had Vonage since July 2005 and think it's outstanding. Everything you said is right on and now they have a V-phone for those of us who travel. It is a small, keychain size device that plugs into your USB port, has a wireless earpiece to it and you can make calls/check voice-mail from anywhere you get broadband signal. As you say, the only drawback is a broadband/wireless connection is needed.

    By the way, BFYOB--Big fan of your blog!
    DC Dude

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