NOTE for Robert at DR1: I am not posting this message for advertisement purposes. I do not have any interest in VONAGE. I am only using their services and I really like it and it may also be beneficial to DR1 reader.
I would like to share with you my experience with the newest internet phone services that I found. You have your own USA telephone number (you pick your area code) and that reaches you anywhere in the World.
I have my Buffalo phone number and I live in Canada. People in Buffalo call me local and I call them local as well. Unlimited. I pay only $ 25.99 for the services.
What you have is a phone with a USA telephone number no matter where you are in the world. What I am talking about is a real telephone, not a walkie talkie headset or a plastic telephone or microphone. It is not NET2Phone walkie-talkie type. It is the real thing with cristal clear sound.
To use the service, you need a DSL connection or a cable modem. It does not work with satellite internet. You plug a devise provided by the company not into your computer but into your modem. It took me 15 minutes to install. You plug a home networking, a router, into your cable moder or DSL. This allow you to share your high speed Internet connection and you are able to talk on the phone while surfing the internet.
The company which offers the service is VONAGE. Their website is: www.vonage.com. There are two plan. A $ 25.99 plan which allows unlimited local regional call within the calling area of your choice or a $ 39.99 plan which allows you to call unlimited within North American (anywhere in the USA & CANADA).
For example, if you are in Santo Domingo and if you have a Vonage phone and if you have chosen a Miami number for your Vonage Phone, your calling party will dial that number in the 305 Miami area. But you will be able to take the call in Santo Domingo where you actually are.
We also must note that Vonage does not guarantee that their telephone works overseas. It does. I am using it overseas and it works. There even is a feature on their website which allows you to test your internet connection to make sure that it is compatible with their system. I tried it, I passed the test and I happily using their service.
I thought that it was important for me to share my experience with you. If we are able not to use CODETEL and make long distance at a reasonable rate, it is just great for us. I hope that the above information will be usefu.
I would like to share with you my experience with the newest internet phone services that I found. You have your own USA telephone number (you pick your area code) and that reaches you anywhere in the World.
I have my Buffalo phone number and I live in Canada. People in Buffalo call me local and I call them local as well. Unlimited. I pay only $ 25.99 for the services.
What you have is a phone with a USA telephone number no matter where you are in the world. What I am talking about is a real telephone, not a walkie talkie headset or a plastic telephone or microphone. It is not NET2Phone walkie-talkie type. It is the real thing with cristal clear sound.
To use the service, you need a DSL connection or a cable modem. It does not work with satellite internet. You plug a devise provided by the company not into your computer but into your modem. It took me 15 minutes to install. You plug a home networking, a router, into your cable moder or DSL. This allow you to share your high speed Internet connection and you are able to talk on the phone while surfing the internet.
The company which offers the service is VONAGE. Their website is: www.vonage.com. There are two plan. A $ 25.99 plan which allows unlimited local regional call within the calling area of your choice or a $ 39.99 plan which allows you to call unlimited within North American (anywhere in the USA & CANADA).
For example, if you are in Santo Domingo and if you have a Vonage phone and if you have chosen a Miami number for your Vonage Phone, your calling party will dial that number in the 305 Miami area. But you will be able to take the call in Santo Domingo where you actually are.
We also must note that Vonage does not guarantee that their telephone works overseas. It does. I am using it overseas and it works. There even is a feature on their website which allows you to test your internet connection to make sure that it is compatible with their system. I tried it, I passed the test and I happily using their service.
I thought that it was important for me to share my experience with you. If we are able not to use CODETEL and make long distance at a reasonable rate, it is just great for us. I hope that the above information will be usefu.