Anyone use Vonage?

[Fuzzyone]

I read about this service Vonage that uses your high internet
to give you telephone service. What I am wondering is how is
this service for long distance to Colombia? The phone card I
have been using is terrible and I have dropped it. It use to be
very good but one day it started causing me problems at night
where I could not connect then it started all the time.

[Ralph]

... in response to Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004

I actually use a vonage phone in reverse. I hooked the phone up to my DSL in the DR. That way my novia can call me any time and it is included in the 30 bucks per month. Also now when I call her it is a LOCAL call. Even if I didn't already have DSL it would be well worth it to get DSL to save all that money on calling cards.

So. . . I pay 40 bucks for DSL in the DR and 30 bucks for vonage phone service as opposed to 400 or more per month on calling cards!

[pablo]

... in response to Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004


Fuzzyone,

You might want to read this post over at PBH:

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/view/3590

Hope this helps.

Pablo

[Onephd]

... in response to Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004

try this calling card, it also has online records immediately after you make a call.  

http://www.click4prepaid.com/index.asp?rid=onephd

[Nathan]

... in response to Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004


  I have been using Vonage for a year. You can use Vonage without a computer hookup- all you need is the broadband connection(DSL or Cable) and the little adapter they send you.In my case I plug the Vonage adapter into one of the Cat5 ethernet jack slots in my router, which is in turn hooked directly to my cable modem. The nice thing is you can take that adapter anywhere in the world that has a broadband connection and hook it up and it will be the same as dialing from home. In addition, features and phone numbers are very easy to ad or change. If you live in LA but want a NY number, no problem. I have found their live 24 hour customer support to be excellent. You do not need any special equipment other than a broadband connection and the little adapter they send you. Any regular phone will plug into the adapter. The only problems I have had have been related to my Comcast service through which the voice over IP is routed, but those were not too bad.

Nathan

[jey]

... in response to Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004

I use Skype, it works great if all your browser windows are closed.
skype.com, free download, works on dialup

[Heat]

... in response to Re: Anyone use Vonage?, posted by jey on Jun 15, 2004

I thought it only works within the US?  right?
thanks

[surfscum]

... in response to works for international?, posted by Heat on Jun 16, 2004

No, it will work anywhere in the world where there is a broadband connection: DSL, cable or satellite. Isn't technology wonderful? ;-)

[Fuzzyone]

... in response to Re: Anyone use Vonage?, posted by jey on Jun 15, 2004

Would like to use but I own a Macintosh... any other suggestions?

[surfscum]

... in response to Re: Re: Anyone use Vonage?, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 15, 2004

I have been using Vonage for about 7 months over a cable internet connection. It was great during the day, weekday nights were OK and weekends were not good at night. If your girlfriend has a broadband connection, you can buy a phone for her too, and then you can both call each other. I've also been using Pennytalk on my cell, but over the past 2 weeks it has started to drop my calls every 10-15 minutes.

[Fuzzyone]

... in response to Vonage, posted by surfscum on Jun 16, 2004

Have you been using it to call Colombia? If you have Vonage are you able to
use a calling card if you cannot connect to where ever you are calling?

[surfscum]

... in response to Re: Vonage, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 16, 2004

I was calling Peru. I use Penny Talk when I can't use Vonage, but it has recently deteriorated and I need to find another service.