What do you like most about Vonage?

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A lot of people come here with problems and complaints. That's what these forums are for; but for a change of pace.

What do you like most about Vonage?

1) Cost.. Cheapest phone service I've ever used!

2) Lots of features included

3) Most of my friends have cell phones as their primary phone. Their rate plans have free incoming calls.. So it doesn't cost us anything to talk to each other.

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Posts: 2251 · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:21 am Post subject:

Posts: 28 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 28

Hah...where do I start??

1. I like the significant savings every month
2. I like the crystal clear call quality
3. I like the array of features included
4. I like the ease of setup

Posts: 605 · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

Price and Features.

Posts: 233 · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:48 am Post subject:

Here are the closest two to the top:
(1) Price - but that isn't all that is important because a bunch of companies offer low price.
(2) Reliability - not had a single problem.

The combination of the above two make Vonage a winning choice. The features become the icing on the cake.

But the #1 choice: I don't deal with Verizon anymore!

By the way, Vonage owes Verizon a finder's fee. If it wasn't for Verizon I wouldn't have Vonage. Not that I would go back to a POTs service. I'm hooked now.

Posts: 49 · Full Forum Member Joined: Nov 27, 2004 Posts: 49

1) The price. No more gouging from Verizon. I'm saving approximately $636 per year using Vonage.

2) The quality. My calls are crystal clear... Verizon's had lots of static, especially when it rained.

3) The features. I especially enjoy having voice-mail messages delivered to me via email, and I make great use of SimulRing.

Posts: 9 · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject:

1) Price. As with most people who have responded, I save a pretty good chunk of money. Since I live in the L.A. area and there are at least a dozen area codes, I save a bunch on long distance.

2) Virtual numbers. Not only do I have a toll free number for business, but I'm able to have a local number for my parents. They save over $60 on long distance and they aren't even with Vonage (due to lack of broadband).

3) SimulRing. All people need to do is dial one number to reach me whether I be at home, or out and about.

Posts: 1715 · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:22 am Post subject:

1) Simulring -- this accomplishes what I've attempted to do with elaborate (and expensive) call forwarding schemes

2) Price -- I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said I'm saving $150-200/month with Vonage

3) Reliability -- Vonage has been more reliable than my landline services have been (Still waiting Sprint... 4 days now without phone service since Hurricane Wilma...and the phone lines are intact... get a damn generator out to the CO! This is on top of the 4 days they were out earlier this year due to a cable (not sure if it was fiber or copper) getting cut.) My ISDN lines are down at work (as well as POTS), so it looks like I might be doing the radio broadcast over Vonage this weekend.

4) Call Transfer -- I miss having this feature from the big PBX's, use it pretty regularly, especially during natural disasters when I need to connect people together but don't need to hang around for the rest of the conversation...and can move onto the next phone call.

Posts: 1389 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:06 am Post subject:

KDWycha wrote:

Price and Features.

Kevin, give me back my wallet!

1) Price-Can't be beat for all the features, no long distance.

2) The RTP300-I think this is one hell of a adaptor.

3) Call quality and stabilty-I have clear calls that don't drop...

4) Even my wife likes it.

Posts: 1179 · Member of the Week Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 1179

ditto.

For me, two features have been a tremendous benefit. First, the VM attached to an email is awesome.

Second, the call forwarding feature is neat since I can call long distance from work without having to use a calling card.

I do like the fact that my bill is instantly updated after every call.

The most awesome benefit though is price. I was paying in the high $50s every month for SBC (soon to be called AT&T)... Now only paying $16.94. Can't beat that. International rates appear to be fairly competitive with pre-paid calling cards.