Vonage Broadband Telephone Service

January 19th, 2004 | by Jeff Fila

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If you didn't already know you were talking on VoIP, you would just assume it was a regular POTS line.


Highs: Cost savings compared to POTS, great free features, excellent voicemail system.

Lows: Possible loss of service in power outage, must dial area code for local calls.

Summary

IP Telephony or Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) has been a popular tech news item lately. It is a service that allows users to connect to the telephone system with their broadband Internet connections.

 

With a few companies already offering the service, the big telecommunications companies are now starting to get involved. Vonage is a New Jersey based company that has been in the VoIP business for over two years.

 

In this review, we take a look at the service and packages they offer and tell you if it really is worthwhile to change over.

 

 

*Edit Feb 2, 2006 - The score of this review has been lowered from a 9 to accurately reflect our long term use and satisfaction. We recommend that you read the user reviews before purchasing this product.




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