Archive for December, 2009

A New Year Is Upon Us!

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Hello all, a new year is upon us once more and it’s that time where we all start thinking of new year’s resolutions. How’d that go for everybody last year by the way? If you’re anything like me, you did great . . . til the end of January at least! With the difficult financial times lurking, no doubt many of you, like me, will set a goal to be more frugal spenders.

Fortunately for everyone, being more frugal does not always have to be painful. Saving money means a lot more than simply penny pinching and denying yourself of every last thing you want. In a nutshell, the way I see it, being frugal means spending your money wisely. Last year my wife and I switched from a regular land line to VoIP. We saved about $30 a month and made a lot more calls than usual. Guess what, it was easy as heck to do it all year, unlike many resolution plans. I just spent the money we saved this year on a beautiful vintage guitar. So you see, frugality doesn’t mean not spending any money. It means saving where possible so you have money to spend! Even better, you don’t have to feel guilty when you do!

This year Vonage will help families all over the place get a little closer to achieving their financial goals. Saving over $300 a year goes a long way! It’s rare to find more-for-less products and services these days, especially ones that will help you achieve your goals. So sign up for Vonage as you prepare this year’s resolutions. And above all, have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cell Phone Carriers are Evil

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Several months ago I wrote about an evil cell phone carrier. In a nut shell I went over my minutes (only time I ever did) and they charged me an extra $70. To get the specifics you can read my post Cell Phones vs. VoIP.

Well it has been a while since that incident and I thought I’d give a quick follow up. My wife and I got VoIP installed quickly after. I mean, you really can’t beat unlimited calls for $24.99/month. We also switched cell phone carriers out of ire. Guess how many problems we’ve had with VoIP so far. Zero.

As a matter of fact, since we make so many calls from home as opposed to on the run, we were able to downsize our cell phone plan. Now between the two of us, we’re only using about 300 minutes a month on our cells. VoIP has allowed us to significantly cut down our phone bills.

I highly recommend getting a Vonage home line to anybody that want to cut down cell phone usage. It saves a lot of money and hassle with robotic cell phone carrier customer representatives.

Best Internet Phone Company

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Vonage has hit the news already this week with the announcement of being United Kingdom’s ‘Best Consumer VoIP Service’. The award came from the Internet Telephone Service Provider Association Awards on Monday.

It’s not really surprising that Vonage took the gold. The thriving VoIP company has managed to maintain their current prices for years while continually expanding upon and creating new features. $24.99 will now carry you farther than ever with free calls to many countries all over the world.

About receiving the award, Vonage said, “What we’ve shown is that for a fair price, customers can receive a service that offers exceptional quality and clarity.” And that is exactly what Vonage does. Their service is crystal clear and the price is competitive with the bottom line low clarity VoIP companies. Congrats to Vonage for closing out 2009 with a bang!