March 31, 2006

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First, I have some great news. Yesterday afternoon, around 2 p.m. Eastern Time, we got our 20 millionth page view since the Vonage Forum started three years ago. Every time you click on a page here, that's another page view. Hey, keep it up!  

In the news, we'll see how many subscriber lines Vonage has, and learn about a new Vonage subscriber survey that I hear is making the rounds. Today is Friday, the day for our popular In The Blogs Feature. We'll also go over an Vonage VoIP Forum thread about modem problems associated with a reader's Vonage service.. And finally, we'll tell you about how you can "Digg" what you read on the Vonage Forum.

March 30, 2006

By David W. Gardner

VoIP service provider Vonage said Thursday that more than one million of its subscribers are equipped with Enhanced 911 (E911) emergency calling service, which automatically links a physical address with a caller's telephone number.

Vonage and other VoIP providers were instructed by the Federal Communications Commission last year to provide effective E911 service in the wake of incidents in which callers in need of emergency help were unable to establish their locations.

In June, the FCC gave Vonage, and all Internet-based phone service companies, 120 days to create an E911 system from scratch, and provide all of its customers, wherever they are in the U.S., with E911 service. In that amount of time, Vonage worked closely with local 911 centers, also known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), across the country to turn on E911 for as many customers as it could. Currently, Vonage continues to test and turn up new PSAPs which are VoIP-ready every day and will continue to do so until Vonage customers have access to E911.

March 30, 2006

By Staff

VoIP provider Vonage and Motorola yesterday unveiled a four port router and two-line Internet telephone adapter configured with the former’s service. The Motorola VT2442 Internet Phone Adaptor with Router is priced at $19.99 after a rebate and is available now.

The Motorola VT2442 Internet Phone Adaptor with Router, said the two companies, powers up to two lines of Internet telephone service and supports features such as call waiting, call forwarding and caller ID. It also functions as a router, offering four Ethernet ports and a firewall for Internet security. It also incorporates Texas Instruments' TNETV1060 VoIP gateway chipset.

March 29, 2006

By Staff

Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider in North America and Motorola Inc. today announced the availability of the Motorola VT2442 Internet Phone Adaptor with Router, a four port router and two line Internet telephone adaptor configured with Vonage's service. The device is now available at Vonage direct, http://www.vonage.com/ for $19.99 after a $60 instant rebate.

March 29, 2006

By Staff

Vonage Holdings Corp. and Motorola Inc. teamed up to offer a new combination analog phone adapter and router that will allow customers to knit their Vonage Internet-telephony connection into a home network.

The Motorola “VT2442” phone adapter/router combines two digital-to-analog-adapter phone lines configured for Vonage service with a four-port Ethernet router that can connect computers, game consoles and other broadband devices in the home. It is now available at the Vonage Web site (www.vonage.com) for $19.99 after a $60 instant rebate.

March 29, 2006

By Johanne Torres

VoIP-based calling service provider Vonage and Motorola Inc. introduced the Motorola VT2442 Internet Phone Adaptor with Router, a four port router and two-line Internet telephone adaptor configured with Vonage's service. The device is now available online for $19.99 after a $60 instant rebate.

"Vonage is pleased to offer its customers Motorola's new product, as the company always seeks to offer a variety of hardware choices, for its inexpensive, flat-rate, full-featured calling plans. Motorola is a proven partner and we are pleased to add another one of its devices to our portfolio," stated Daniel Smires, senior vice president of Engineering. "Vonage is happy to continue its relationship with Motorola, which continuously characterizes the leadership necessary to create broadband enabled home electronics products and has strong brand recognition."

HOLMDEL, N.J. and HORSHAM, Pa., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider in North America and Motorola Inc. today announced the availability of the Motorola VT2442 Internet Phone Adaptor with Router, a four port router and two line Internet telephone adaptor configured with Vonage's service. The device is now available at Vonage direct, www.vonage.com for $19.99 after a $60 instant rebate.