charter cable getting despret lol

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 6

i called charter and told them what Vonage was offering for 24.99 a month

and they gave me 19.99 a month 12 month promotion with all the features that Vonage has and best of all no contract

do you think Vonage can counter

Posts: 174 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 174

supergirl2 wrote:

i called charter and told them what Vonage was offering for 24.99 a month

and they gave me 19.99 a month 12 month promotion with all the features that Vonage has and best of all no contract

do you think Vonage can counter

What will your cost zoom up to after the promotion ends? Do they offer softphones or WiFi phones that a subscriber can take on the road with them that is included in their $19.99 promotional package?

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 6

well after the promotion ends they have it set to go to 24.99 a month and they said i could call back and they extend the 19.99 for another 12 months

they say the 24.99 is guaranteed for life

Posts: 174 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 174

supergirl2 wrote:

well after the promotion ends they have it set to go to 24.99 a month and they said i could call back and they extend the 19.99 for another 12 months

they say the 24.99 is guaranteed for life

So they are saying that, if you call during the time you are on the 12 month promotion, they will extend it for another 12 months making it a total of 24 months at $19.99? And then they guarantee that it will continue on at $24.99?

Do they also offer a softphone or WiFi phone and services that a subscriber can take on the road like Vonage does? This would be important for many that are in business or spend much of their time on the road. Most good hotels, motor home parks and even some fast food places offer free WiFi and the savings of this feature over cell phones would be a decisive point in the selection of a digital phone service over Vonage.

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 6

while they dont offer cell phone over wifi

i know of one product i have if im in need of phone and at a wi fi hotspot

http://www.magicjack.com/1/index.asp

its only 19.99 (34.99 first year) a year not month but year and it has sound qulity as good as Vonage

main reason i use charter is because i save on my internet and cable bill with all three

Posts: 174 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 174

That seems to be a lot of stuff to carry to make a phone call. Any idea about when Magicjack will start supporting WiFi phone technology?

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 6

im not sure when but im sure magic jack will someday soon they have only been out about 2 months they have free transit agreements with all the major telephone networks

Posts: 831 · Vonage Forum Evangelist Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 831

supergirl2 wrote:

. . . with all the features that Vonage has and best of all no contract

I doubt if they have all the features that Vonage has, though if you do not use them, no difference really.

While they may have no contract, change fees and disconnect fees are not uncommon. I had long distance discountinued on my POTS line (2nd line I use for business and the alarm) after getting Vonage, and the telephone comapny charged me a LD disconnect fee even though thre was "no contract".

Posts: 831 · Vonage Forum Evangelist Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 831

supergirl2 wrote:

i know of one product i have if im in need of phone and at a wi fi hotspot

I use Vonage talk (free if you have the ulimited plan) for that. Can not hook a regular telephone to it, but a bluetooth headset works great. Does not monopolize your standard Vonage line either, kind of like a 2nd line.

Posts: 5 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 5

WOW!! That is a really good deal you got from Charter!