March 30, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

As many of you readers already know, yesterday we hit the 25,000 Member mark of registered Vonage Forum Members since we started the Vonage Forum three years ago this month. One of those Members, NateHoy, won the contest we have been running to guess the exact time that we would reach 25,000. Yet in all the excitement of yesterday, I did not name the Member whose coming on board with all of us enabled us to exactly hit the 25,000 Members threshold.

The new Vonage Forum Member who got us exactly to 25,000 is JackB. Turns out that JackB has already made his first post. It's a good one. We'll mention it in our Vonage VoIP section below.

But for now, let us get back to business. In the news, we'll learn more about a new adaptor with router Motorola is introducing for Vonage service. We'll also cover the latest in the net neutrality debate, along with a brewing controversy abut whether or not the Central American nation of Belize is blocking Vonage service. We'll look at a Vonage VoIP Forums thread about that very issue, as well as about shipping Vonage equipment to another part of the world. 

March 29, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

First, I have some GREAT NEWS. At  this morning at 11:55am EST, we signed up our 25,000th Member. 

Can't tell you what a great feeling that is. 

As you know, we've been having a contest here in which we have asked Vonage Forum Members to guess exactly to the minute, when we would get that 25,000th Member to sign up. The winner gets credit for a month of Vonage service.

Well, it was real tight, but the closest guess was NateHoy's. He projected we would reach 25,000 members at Noon Eastern Time today. Well, he was just a few minutes off, just a bit closer than runner-ups mundy5 and rlstjohn. Honorable mention goes to scerruti for the funniest post in this thread. Thanks everyone for participating! We'll have another contest soon!

But for now, let us get back to business. In the news, we'll see which consumer electronics store will give away free Vonage kits tomorrow- and why they are doing this. We'll look at two Vonage VoIP Forums threads-both about different port-related issues.

March 28, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

In the news, we'll look at what Vonage and a leading consumer electronics retailer are doing to raise consumer familiarity with Vonage and with VoIP in general. We'll check in on a top-performing Realtor who found Vonage a home, and checking in on an auction where the proceeds may enable less fortunate folks to find homes, too. We'll look at two Vonage VoIP Forums threads- one about compatible phone equipment for the Vonage service, and the other about some call waiting issues a Vonage Forum Member has been experiencing.

March 27, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

First, I have some interesting news. On Saturday afternoon we logged the 70,000th post to the Vonage VoIP Forum. Way to go!

In the news, we'll see how Vonage Canada is reacting to some new recommendations put out by the Canadian governmental body that oversees the telephony industry. We'll also see how a racing team co-sponsored by Vonage did over the weekend. We'll look at two Vonage VoIP Forums threads about router issues. And finally, this being Monday, we'll meet our latest Vonage Forum Member of the Week.

March 24, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

First, I have some great news. One of the oldest (early 1990's) online newsletters and certainly the most authoritative Long Distance Industry website called The Digest has picked the Vonage Forum as one of the Top 10 Telecom Websites. Here's what William Van Hefner; the editor of The Digest has to says about us:

"This has actually become quite a watering hole for those using VoIP services over the past 6-8 months. No longer just a message board, it now carries quite a bit of original content and news about VoIP in general. You will often see VoIP issues mentioned here days earlier than they appear in the mainstream media. Although it still has a fairly high "signal to noise ratio", it is often worth digging through the haystack to find a needle here."

March 23, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

In the news, we'll see what kind of effect Vonage's growth is having on investors who hold stock in older phone companies. We'll also tell those Vonage users who live in two large New Jersey counties how they can get their name in the paper. We'll also cover two very interesting Vonage VoIP Forum threads about different types of connection issues. And finally, we'll go to a thread that announces a contest where I will credit the winner with a free month of Vonage phone service!

March 21, 2006

By Daniel Connor

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

In the news, we'll catch up with Vonage's E911 progress, and see which Vonage-related search terms Yahoo! users are entering the most. We'll also go over two Vonage VoIP Forum threads about setup-related issues.