[AccessD] Vonage

This will be easy to test, just visit Microsoft.com and download one of 
their heafty SP's for Windows 2000 or XP ;) then try and make a call.. :)

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-Francisco


Colby, John wrote:

>I received the phonemodem last night.  Plugged it in (behind my router for
>those interested), waited 5 minutes, then picked up the receiver and made a
>call.  Extremely easy to set up.  
>
>The sound so far is crystal clear, no clicks / pops or echoes.  I have a
>brand new ATT 2ghz cordless phone system which I plugged in to it.  I can't
>tell the difference between this and the landline.  
>
>I haven't done any heavy duty uploads / downloads though I will be doing
>some testing in the next few days.  
>
>I went with the $15 / month package for 500 total minutes - local and long
>distance, with anything after that billed at $.039 / minute.  If my useage
>averages more than 500 minutes I'll move up to the $25 package with
>unlimited local and 500 long distance minutes.  Given my useage patterns I
>may very well end up with a $15 / month phone including long distance.
>
>So far so good.
>
>John W. Colby
>The database guy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:19 PM
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Vonage
>
>
>My blazing fast internet recently went up 50% to $45 / month.  The cable
>company wants $35 / month for unlimited phone / long distance so I could
>just get it through them, but I thought I'd give Vonage a try.  Vonage has
>$15, $25 and $35 packages which allows me to try it for cheap and see if it
>really works before turning off the land line.
>
>John W. Colby
>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Francisco H
>Tapia
>Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:27 PM
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Vonage
>
>
>Price sounds good, but if you are using DSL it's not really like you're
>saving much.. :(
>
>Verizon = 29.00
>DSL     = 35.00
>---------------
>          64.00
>
>plus the vonage price? :S, I can't get rid of verizon as they are my
>telco. the only thing that would make sense is to switch to cable then
>it's just the price of the cable bill plus vonage.
>
>
>--
>-Francisco
>
>
>augusta wrote:
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>>I signed up a few weeks ago. It may or may not have wrecked just a bit
>>of havoc on my (fairly complicated) network. But overall I love it!  The
>>only bummer is that you always have to dial the 1+area code . . . (But I
>>hear some in NJ are doing that already). Great price!
>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
>>>bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby
>>>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:53 PM
>>>To: AccessD
>>>Subject: [AccessD] Vonage
>>>
>>>Is anyone using this?  Comments?
>>>
>>>http://www.vonage.com
>>>
>>>John W. Colby
>>>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>>
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