That's what I like about vonage, no middle guy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Does anyone use Vonage?
Callcentric is another that lets you bring your own equipment for those of us who might want to use a soft phone or something. I'm trying to get an incoming number with them, but it's going on 2 weeks, they say they have to order my area and it's backordered at the carriers. I hope they will give me credit if a whole month goes by before I get it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Brannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: Does anyone use Vonage? > From what I've read over the years, I'd probably use anyone but Vonage. > One quote on a VOIP board said something like that they had the "biggest > customer base money could buy" *LOL*. > > A couple that you might want to check out are > www.viatalk.com (but be careful, I got nicely asked to either leave or > upgrade to the business plan because I called out more than I got calls > in and they said that my profile was "inconsistent with normal > residential use"). But in spite of that, I had excellent call quality > from them. > > VOIP Your Life: www.voipyourlife.com has a good price, about the same as > Vonage, and I understand their service and support calls are actually > answered domestically without voicemail/IVR hell. Big selling point, > IMO. I'm giving thought to switching to them myself. > > Packet8: www.packet8.net has also given me good service in the past. One > advantage is that they use a lower bandwidth codec. That also means that > call quality is about like your digital cellphone. > > Sorry, can't remember the name of the company I signed up with after > Sunrocket went bust. > > Oh, two more options: > > Voicepulse: www.voicepulse.com is considered by many to be the Cadillac > of VOIP providers. > > If you want a pay as you go service, check out > http://www.vitelity.net > > 1.4 cents/minute, all prepaid. Start your account with $35 and recharge > with whatever amount as needed. You can opt to have a phone number to > receive calls, or not, as you like. > > Clearly there are several other choices, too, but those are the ones I > know a little something about. > On Jun 17, 2008, at 5:32 PM, John Moore wrote: > >> Hey. Well since Skype took away the unlimited plan, I'm going to try >> Vonage. Is there software accessible with VO, or will I be using a phone >> that they provide? Thanks. >> > > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA > Phone: (814) 746-4502 or 888-75-BUDDY > Harnessing the power of Online Spending and Everyday Shopping to Change > Lives: See how, Together, We Can Change the World: > http://www.powermall.info > > >
