[nflug] Off topic Vonage phone?

Joshua Ronne Altemoos joshua at wolfnix.net
Thu Mar 9 23:23:30 EST 2006


cable is $25 if you have cable service with them. DSL with no contract and
no landline is 40 cheaper w/ contract

> I'd say adelphia cable.  The low level of service is
> $25, but there is no annual contracts.
>
> Power Link (25) and Vonage (15) make a easy $40 per
> month communication bill..
>
> --- joshj at linuxmail.org wrote:
>
>> Thus spake Joe on Wed, 8 Mar 2006
>>
>> > I know this is a bit off topic, but I'm sure some
>> of you have experience with
>> > this.
>> >
>> > A friend is moving into a new house.  Looking at
>> prices, Verizon dsl+Vonage
>> > seems cheaper than regular phone service alone.
>> She will have cable, but the
>> > monthly cable Internet charges seem a bit high.
>> >
>> > Aside from normal phone usage (USA & Canada
>> occasionally), she does basic
>> > email and web surfing - no big downloads or media
>> files - unless I'm there
>> > upgrading software.
>> >
>> > What do I need to watch out for etc. in
>> selecting/setting this up?
>> >
>> > She has a regular cordless phone/answering machine
>> and an old notebook
>> > running Win 98se (Firefox/Thunderbird/OOo) that
>> has a built-in winmodem and a
>> > 3com ethernet card in it.
>>
>> The kind of computer and such doesn't matter for
>> Vonnage. It comes with
>> an adapter/router that you plug your regular phone
>> into (eg. her
>> cordless phone and answering machine will work
>> fine). I've had it for
>> over a year and am pretty happy with it. I have
>> adelphia cable. Once in
>> a blue moon it will be a little echoey. But that
>> hasn't happened in a
>> while. If you can, test the connection first:
>> http://myspeed.visualware.com/voip/index.html
>>
>> I'm not sure about the differences between DSL and
>> cable speedwise but
>> its probably fine. When I tested it out before I
>> bought it I found this
>> great site that tested your connection speed and
>> then told you about how
>> well your voip service would sound: calling over
>> seas, calling next door
>> on a lanline, cellphone, tin-can-on-a-string. But I
>> can't seem to find
>> that site now.  Even if she has it for 2
>> months and then decides it sucks and drops it for a
>> regular phone you
>> can't beat the price.
>>
>> -Josh
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks for any pointers.
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
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