Has anyone using Vonage

[oxen]

Please give me your opinion

Thanks

 

[Jack Gordon]

I am interested as well...

 

[actnow]

I believe "ILikeInfo" at the "other place"* uses it.

*Don't ask me. That is grounds for being banned.
And, I'm already on thin ice. :-D

 

[Biggie]

I've had voip service on my pc since 2002!

it came installed.

not vonage, but net2phone

 

[jojoyohan]

http://www.longmeadcrossing.com/vonage.cfm Googled "vonage review"

 

[Moondancer]

I posted a request for info weeks ago and nobody knew anything here... or at least they didn't bother if they did... however, I've heard from another source that they are very good so I'll switching to them within the next couple months.

 

[Steen]

Vonage looks good, and if you do a lot of N. American/Int calls, it could very well be worth the service, however I believe for the VoIP market, Vonage is not all that cheap (in comparison).

I have not used them myself, however I promote them Does that count for anything?

 

[Moondancer]

Sometimes cheap isn't the first consideration, lol. I thought their prices were very reasonable for my needs. I'm more concerned with reliability. In comparison to what I'm paying now ... in excess of $200/month and I still don't have a 1-800 number... vonage is cheap, hehe.

 

[Jack Gordon]

I would actually be looking to set it up on a phone bank with about 20 lines and an auto-dialer. I just have to figure out if there are compatibility or broadband issues with that kind of volume

 

[actnow]

ILikeInfo heard that I mentioned him on DNF.

So, today he asked that I post his remarks.

ILikeInfo said

"I actually have 2 VOIP lines via Vonage for well over a year (might even be 2 years or more lol); 1 for voice and 1 for fax.

Vonage has come a long way since the beginning, but since my local phone company could not get my "land line" to work without lots of static I figured no matter what service Vonage provided it could not be worse. lol

Fact is nobody could even tell I was on VOIP except there use to be a bit of a delay and once in a while it was like a cell phone, garbaled or weird tones. But that those problems have not happened in a very long time.

The only recent problems I've had was the line dying and for that Vonage replaced both my boxes with their latest and greatest Linksys boxes *FOR FREE*. The tech did tell me that different boxes seem to behave differently on different customer setups. Also the new boxes run just fine no matter how hard I'm pounding on the broadband connection with data as I talk.

But in the end I pay far less than a land line, the quality is *BETTER* for me, and I have there unlimited long distance minutes and so my phone bill is fixed no matter how long I talk. I've also used it for voice and fax to europe and again nobody would even know it's VOIP.

Frankly I think everyone should try is as online logs with caller ID is great as well as the other admin functions.

Oh, and one other issue is that for some reason the fast beep on the phone, to notify me when I have voice mail, sometimes get delayed ... By *DAYS*! So I use their email notification and allways get and email the instant a message is left -- You can also have them email a link so you can listen to the voicemail on your PC anywhere you are with no need to dial in.

Highly recommended. "

 

[TPT]

You may want to look at other VOIP options. Vonage is great for end-user and small offices, but there are many wholesale VOIP providers that may suit your needs better. I would look at the Level3 Voice offerings as an example.

I would actually be looking to set it up on a phone bank with about 20 lines and an auto-dialer. I just have to figure out if there are compatibility or broadband issues with that kind of volume

 

[Steen]

If anyone's looking to signup with them, I can get you a discount on the service. So if you're already planning on signing up, feel free to PM me.

 

[Corey Bryant]

We have been using it for about three months. Very good quality. We also use VoicePulse as well wiht no problems.

 

[Smartway]

Haven't used them, I use SIPphone.
Very good quality and saves me a lot on international calls.
Have a look sipphone.com