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My Switch To Vonage January 20, 2006

Posted by vinnyt in : computers , trackback

So like more people my age I pack a cell phone so that I can discuss important topics with my friends. Any way, I found myself sitting at home the other day, and the cell phone battery was slowly fading and finally died. As my luck goes as the phone dies I realized that I had support duties that night. So after several hours of driving to locate the charger I was able to get back in business. I then realized that my lack of a land line was really hurting me. In the past I had SBC, and frankly they got the bill right about once every 5 months so that was next to worthless. So I decided to look for alternatives, we have a second land line provider here in KC, but frankly their reviews and track record rivaled the worthlessness of SBC so they where out of the question. So I figured I’d go for the VoIP solution. I maintain a high-speed Internet connection here at the house along with a few web sites so my connection is congested from time to time. So I have to say I was at first some what skeptical of try VoIP, but I figured what the hell if it doesn’t work then I could go with out it and be ok. So I began doing some research, my ISP offered phone service, but frankly I wanted to save money. I then looked at Skype, but frankly I didn’t like the feature set, and so after reading some reviews and looking at a price comparison realized that Vonage would be the one to go with and most likely the easiest to deal with so far. I called the customer service line, and in a matter of about 15 minutes was all done, I had my phone number assigned, and was able to view the details of my account, 2 days passed and a box arrived at my door step. I opened up the box to find a blue linksys router, with a brief instruction pamphlet explaining to plug the router into the wall, plug the router into my internet connection, then plug the phone into the router. I think with the coffee break I took during the setup process I was up in running in well under 5 minutes. I’ve used this phone nearly every day since, and even with a call log that typically stretches multiple pages on a daily basis they have not once got the bill wrong. I have to say that thus far the experience has been great. I recently made a discovery that is really going to make this thing smoke. There is a phone out there that is WiFi enabled, and connects directly to your access point via the wifi, and then goes to vonage. This is about the coolest thing, because right now I do take the phone to work with me, but it requires a little maneuvering. With this new phone all I carry is the phone and I could keep it on nearly as much as my cellphone. Right now I give this bad boy the double thumbs up. If you are in the market to get a land line this would be my suggestion its easy as all get out, it’s highly portable just unplug and take your router with you, and finally it just plain works. The only drawback and the only reason I carry my cell phone is if the power goes out I’m dead in the water.

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