Video Phone

Posts: 7 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 7

Wouldn't it be great to see who your talking too.Video phone should be made available a.s.a.p,not only would it be more personable and fun but it would put Vonage on the map.Who wants video phone a.s.a.p?

Posts: 42 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jun 27, 2005 Posts: 42

I have thought of this too! Packet8 has this at no extra cost.

Posts: 85 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jan 30, 2005 Posts: 85

They had a phone being made over a year ago....even had a news story about it...Maybe A moderator can shed more info on this?

Posts: 50 · Full Forum Member Joined: Sep 19, 2006 Posts: 50

YEAH! that's pretty cool... adding a video conferencing would be a lot better service........

Posts: 94 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 94

I think a video phone would be huge. Even if you could only use it with other Vonage customers. It would give consumers another reason to chose Vonage other than cost. It would be a PR bonanza. (Worth a lot more than those stupid ads).

The technoloy should not be that difficult. They would only have to modify their current soft-phone. Even if 1% of their customers use the video phone at first, the publicity would pay for the cost and more.

Posts: 94 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 94

Packet8 has this feature and also sells a video phone which has a built in camera.

http://www.packet8.net/images/video_phone.jpg

Most Americans don't even know this is possible. This is huge.

Most non-VOIP providers will find it very difficult to offer this service.

I would rather Vonage spend money on developing this technology than spend all of this money on these silly adds.

Posts: 15 · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:10 pm Post subject: Video

with all the new companies offering Voip it would appear for Vonage to quickly move forward to the Video finish line before someonelse does it 1st.....

Posts: 15 · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: Video Phone

I could have sworn I received a email about 18 months ago that Vonage was gearing up for a Video Phone Service. Perhaps I am wishing but I swear I saw it....

Posts: 94 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 94

If they can get this done and with their ad budget, you can see how they could develope real demand for the service.

Demand not based on price,but demand from accounts that want video!!

Posts: 15 · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: Video Phone

I agree, in this new electronic age , these are the instruments that in the late 60's my teacher said that we would be able to do....we are so close...I hope that Vonage makes that leap forward and supplies that services to its customers and NEW customers......In a age where family is spread so far over the lands this would be a real advantage.
As important.. I belive with the DSL and cable companies offering up to 5 GB of broadband to share, it would enough to supply a good video, without glitching....