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Anyone here use Vonage? please explain to me if there is a catch....

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  1. Buchsbaumy Buchsbaumy is offline

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 5:50pm)

    ok so let me get this right.... $24.99 a month gets me unlimited minutes? taxes + other little stuff maybe its like what, $35 a month for this?

    any catch?

    explain, ty
     
  2. timthegem timthegem is offline

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 5:53pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    i think it is that rate for one year, and then you pay the standard linetaxbacking fee of $849.98
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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:21pm) in reply to timthegem

    minor catch i guess
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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:21pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    The product is terrible. From what I hear (or don't - hahahahaha) - sorry - that was ghey
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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:27pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    I used a product called Broadvoice. Very similar, VoIP phone. The quality is nowhere near that of a normal landline, but then neither is the price. Occasionally I wouldnt be able to use the phone, Id try again in 10 mins and it would be fine. My internet ran a little slower while using the phone, it made some funny clicking noises when I went to a new website....but again, its only $29. Its well worth the price if you make a lot of long distance calls, but if youre cell phone works in your house, youre better off just moving up to the next plan and calling from your cell.
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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:29pm) in reply to supermoves

    no catch...used voynage for 6 months.

    $28.36 billed to my credit card monthly
     
  7. Buchsbaumy Buchsbaumy is offline

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:36pm) in reply to Mr. Blonde

    wow so after reading posts 1-3 i was like 'ok f this idea' , then i read the last guys post,

    so is there a {fill in the blank of any fee you can think of} fee , or do you just simply buy the phone, and use it and pay the $28.xx monthly....??
     
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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 6:54pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    I know a couple of my buddies use Vonage and we live in Japan. They love it, people in the states call them direct and they call the states direct. I have never heard anything bad about it.

    Now don't ask me how they manage to use it in Japan, I believe it has something to do with being on a military base. But not really sure, what I am sure about is they have not had any problems with it.

    Cajun sends
     
  9. jhesser jhesser is offline

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 7:02pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    I've used Vonage for six months, It didn't great at first, but if you get on line you can adjust the quality. I adjusted it to the best and it works great now. I pay 30.52 a month also. I also don't see any difference in my internet connection.
  10. gopats23 gopats23 is offline

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 7:17pm) in reply to jhesser

    I've used it for 2 years, and I'll never use anything else. I spend about 4-5 hours a day making long distance calls from home and no extra fees. I also have a vonage fax line and a toll free number. Everything works great and totals about $50 a month for all 3 lines
  11. Underdog Underdog is offline MVP of OT (self-proclaimed)

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    Jan 2nd, 2007 (1/2/2007 7:52pm) in reply to Buchsbaumy

    I don't have Vonage but Time Warner Cable offers phone service with their cable modem service, which is basically the same thing. It's great, very cheap, no problems.

    The only thing is that if you have a power outage, then you have no 911 service. We've got cellphones so we figured that was ok.
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