Vphone and Softphone

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 03, 2006 Posts: 2

I believe the new USB Vphone by Vonage offers an unlimited plan so it can be used like a normal voice line instead of the 500 minutes a softphone offers. does this mean that if i were to buy a vphone, vonage would provide the sip credentials for a UNLIMITED plan number? Can anyone confirm that has bought one?

Posts: 1424 · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

Yes, you need to get a regular plan with the v-phone.

Does that mean you can get access to the credentials? No, not without violating the Vonage terms of service. I would assume that the credentials are no more available to you than they are with an adapter or the WiFi phone.

Posts: 327 · Vonage Forum Evangelist Joined: Dec 13, 2005 Posts: 327

It seems that the biggest difference between the Vphone and Softphone is that you specifically do not get your SIP credentials with the Vphone while you do with the softphone. By using the memory stick, Vonage can download the SIP credentials into the device "automatically" without letting the subscriber see them - same as is done with all of the other locked Vonage devices.

The part about plugging the Vphone into "someone else's" computer seems a bit unlikely - I would let someone use my phone for free before I would let them put their Vonage dongle into my PC.