Is it Possible to Survive With Just a Cell Phone?

May 5th, 2008

Many people have decided to ditch their land lines and survive solely on their cell phones. In a highly mobile world, it is often not worth it to pay the expensive fee for a land line. But is it really possible to survive with just a cell phone? That would depend on your general situation, but overall, I would say it’s not.

This is why. My cell phone plan costs about $55 a month. That’s for 450 minutes, but what happens if I go over those 450 minutes? I pay $.45 per extra minute. I’m sorry, sometimes I need to use the phone more than 15 minutes a day. And sometimes way more than 450 minutes a month.

The most feasible solution is a good VoIP service. Vonage offers unlimited calling for only $24.99 a month. Since an extra 60 mintues on my cell phone plan a month is more than $24.99, it is more than worth it to have a Vonage line. It’s a good idea for students, professionals, or especially parents who have kids that have a hard time understanding they can’t chat on their cell phone all they want (usually until 9pm at least).

No one likes to be governed by their cell phone plan and certainly everyone hates having to cut conversations short at the end of the month because they’re almost out of minutes. Now you can have unlimited minutes with Vonage.

Vonage Holdings

May 5th, 2008

Last years lawsuits played a heavy role in driving down the price of Vonage stock. Around October last year, the price of stock grounded out at around a dollar a share.

Fortunately after ending all of the pending lawsuits and making some smart financial moves, the company’s financial position has solidified and stock prices risen. Vonage stock is currently sitting at about 2 dollars a share, a 100% increase compared to last October.

With new features constantly rolling out, a upgraded customer service system, and an increasingly solidified financial situation, Vonage stock will most likely continue on an upward trend. Vonage has been making smart decisions all around.

Call Europe Plan

April 29th, 2008

The Call Europe Plan is another one of Vonage’s new international unlimited calling plans. Now it is cheap and easy to talk with friends and family overseas. The best part is, all you have to pay is one low rate. There is no need to feel constricted by per minute fees. Talk as long as you want, whenever you want.

To calculate how much the Call Europe Plan will cost each month, just add $10 on to your current unlimited plan’s rate. Imagine making all the calls to Europe you want for just $10 extra dollars a month.

As the name of the plan hints, it is good for making calls all over Europe. Let’s take a closer look at exactly what countries are covered.

- Andorra

- Austria

- Belgium

- Bulgaria

- Czech Republic

- Denmark

- Estonia

- Finland

- Germany

- Gibraltar

- Greece

- Hungary

- Iceland

- Luxembourg

- Monaco

- Netherlands

- Norway

- Poland

- Portugal

- Russia - Moscow

- Russia - St. Petersburg

- San Marino (including Mobile)

- Slovenia

- Sweden

- Switzerland

- Turkey - Ankara

- Turkey - Istanbul (Asian Side)

- Turkey - Istanbul (European Side)

- Vatican City

Rather it be for your business, talking to friends and family, or setting up international vacations overseas, the Call Europe plan is a great way to save on the phone bill. With better customer service than ever, and new plans and products constantly being rolled out, Vonage is the cure to expensive phone bills.

Vonage Customer Service

April 25th, 2008

It’s a well known fact that VoIP companies have had a hard time fulfilling all customer service needs efficiently. With such large customer bases, it is hard to complete so many needs. With such a large amount of competition in the voice over internet protocol industry, customer service quality is an important factor to consider when searching for a new phone service.

Vonage knows this and company founder Jeffrey Citron is now putting its primary focus on improving their customer service. Since Vonage grew so fast, in the past it has been hard to keep customer service up to par, but now it is the number one priority for improvment.

This means that it will be considerably easier to contact a customer service representative when needed. Doubts can be resolved faster, and problems identified and solved. New software and operations are being developed to make sure the new systems will be feasible on every level.

Call Asia Plan

March 31st, 2008

It’s time to take a look at another international unlimited calling plan. This time let’s take a closer look at the Call Asia Plan, another way to communicate around the world without breaking the bank.

Again, the Call Asia plan can be purchased on top of either the Business Unlimited Plan or the Residential Unlimited plan. It costs an additional $10/month on top of whichever of the two plans you have. The total cost of the Call Asia Plan would is listed below.

- with the Unlimited Residential Plan - $34.99/month

- with the Unlimited Business Plan - $59.99/month

Like it says, the Call Asia Plan is good to call Asia and other surrounding areas. Let’s take a look at exactly where this new plan covers.

- Australia

- Bangladesh - Chittagong

- Bangladesh - Dhaka (Dacca)

- China (including Mobile)

- Guam

- Hong Kong (Including Mobile)

- Japan

- Malaysia (except Johar - Bahru)

- New Zealand

- Saipan (including Mobile)

- Singapore (including Mobile)

- South Korea

- Taiwan

- Thailand (including Mobile)

- Turkey - Ankara

- Turkey - Istanbul (Asian Side)

- Turkey - Istanbul (European Side)

Being able to call all the above locations and even mobile phone in many areas for one flat rate can save hundreds of dollars on your international calls. Check it out! vonage-promotions.com

Call Mexico and Latin America Plan

March 28th, 2008

As mentioned before, the new international calling plans are now available! We have already given a brief overview of these plans. Now we’re going to put them in detail for you.

These plans are added on top of a residential unlimited plan or a business unlimited plan.

The Call Mexico and Latin America Plan costs an additional $15/month on top of which ever unlimited plan you are currently using. In other words, the total cost of the Call Mexico and Latin America Plan would be as follows.

- with the Unlimited Residential Plan - $39.99/month

- with the Unlimited Business Plan - $64.99/month

So now let’s talk about exactly which parts of the world you can call with this plan. Here’s the list . . .

- Argentina

- Brazil

- Chile

- Colombia - Barranquilla

- Colombia - Bogota

- Colombia - Cali

- Colombia - Medellin

- Mexico - Acapulco

- Mexico - Cancun

- Mexico - Chihuahau

- Mexico - Ciudad Juarez

- Mexico - Guadalajara

- Mexico - Leon

- Mexico - Merida

- Mexico - Mexico City

- Mexico - Monterrey

- Mexico - Puebla

- Mexico - San Luis Potosi

- Mexico - Tijuana

- Panama

- Panama - Panama City

- Peru - Lima

- Venezuela

So there you have it. For only $39.99/month residential plan or $49.99/month business plan, you can enjoy unlimited calling to all of the above mentioned places. Call your far away loved ones or make international business calls for one low fixed rate. The Call Mexico and Latin America plan is surely one of the best ideas to hit the telephone industry since VoIP itself was invented.

Vonage Voicemail Saved Me!

March 27th, 2008

Vonage Voicemail has a cool feature that allows you to print up your voicemail messages. When I first heard this I thought it was a tad useless. It didn’t take me long to realize what a handy and powerful tool it really is.

In a hurry to an important meeting a few weeks ago, I stopped by my house for a moment. I listened to my voicemail while I ate a very fast lunch (yogurt and potato chips if that qualifies). The first message on the machine was a dear friend leaving complicated directions to a place where I needed to hurry to after my important meeting.

I was already running late and it would have taken a while to transcribe everything he had said. He spoke rather fast and I would have had to playback certain parts to get it all straight. Well, luckily I was able to just print it up while I finished my lunch without any extra effort or wasted time. I made it to the meeting on time, literally. Not a minute early, but ON time.

I wouldn’t have made it if I didn’t have Vonage to transcribe for me. Perhaps this sounds a little over dramatic, but I was very behind schedule and it was a very important meeting!

Vonage vs Comcast Digital Voice

March 20th, 2008

It’s time to stack Vonage up next to another VoIP provider. Today, we will take a look at Comcast Digital Voice. This is Comcast’s version of Voice over Internet Protocol service. Let’s look at a few important factors.

Of course the first thing on everyone’s checklist is price. Comparing unlimited local and long distance calling plans, Vonage as always, is charging $24.99/month. Comcast digital Voice is $39.95/month! That’s almost 60% more expensive! Not only is it much more expensive, this rate is only available assuming you are already using Comcast cable internet. If not, it costs more every month!

I also found that the Comcast check out page is extremely difficult to understand. Actually buying the product is pretty difficult. Comcast comes with some pretty heavy sign up fees as well.

Vonage is a company that is dedicated specifically to offering VoIP service. Comcast generalizes in all cable products and uses VoIP as a tool to get people to sign up with their other services.

Vonage offers 20 premium features with their unlimited calling plan. This is 8 features more than Comcast offers. So Vonage knocks Comcast Digital Voice out of the water with features as well. One good idea that Comcast has implemented is a battery backup system in case of power outages.

Vonage for a much smaller price offers much better service and many more features than Comcast.

Vonage Unlimited International Calling Plans

March 19th, 2008

There is nothing tougher than having loved ones that live in other parts of the world and not being able to communicate with them. It’s even harder if the reason for the lack of communication is due to high international calling rates.

Vonage has the perfect solution! Vonage Unlimited International Calling Plans are just what they sound like. It’s a way to pay a flat monthly rate and be able to make as many international calls as you want! This works by adding a small monthly rate to the Residential Premium Unlimited Plan.

There are 5 different unlimited international calling plans. The best plan for your needs will depend on which part of the world you need to call the most. The plans are as follow:

* Basic World Plan
- unlimited calling to 17 various countries/cities world wide
- add $6/month
- $30.99/month total

* Enhanced World Plan
- unlimited calling to 60 various countries/cites world wide
- add $15/month
- $39.99/month total

* Call Europe Plan
- unlimited calling to 29 European counties/cities
- add $10/month
- $34.99/month total

* Call Asia Plan
- unlimited calling to 17 Asian counties/cities
- add $10/month
- $34.99/month total

* Call Mexico and Latin America Plan
- unlimited calling to 23 Latin counties/cities
- add $15/month
- $39.99/month total

Now it’s possible to call loves ones around the globe and not feel time restricted. Just another way that Vonage has made life a little more convenient and another reason they remain the #1 rated digital phone service.

VoIP and ISPs

March 19th, 2008

When considering VoIP it is important to understand a few things about what it is and how it works. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. In short it is a way to make phone calls over the internet.

VoIP has many advantages over a regular land line phone service. One of the biggest advantages is that it is quite a bit cheaper.

When using VoIP it is extremely important to know a little bit about your internet service provider and the different types of internet connections they offer. Since VoIP transfers signals over the web, if an internet connection is slow, sound quality is drastically reduced.

The odds are that in the past you have heard at least one or two people complain about VoIP not sounding as good as a land line. This usually simply has to do with their internet service.

By using a high speed connection and a good VoIP service, it is easy to save hundreds of dollars a year on the phone bill.

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