technt77

How does Vonage work differently from a regular cell phone? I don't know if this is the right subforum to post this question in, but I keep hearing about Vonage and wonder how it differs from a regular cell phone.

lorae

Vonage works through your high-speed internet access. You use a regular, touch-tone phone with it, and it is my understanding that you even get to keep your current phone number (or get a new one through Vonage if you prefer).

technt77

Cool . . . so you pay a flat fee each month instead of a per-minute fee?

technt77

Cool . . . so you pay a flat fee each month instead of a per-minute fee?

tekno1

Exactly. A flat fee + taxes and the other "fees and surcharges" that phone companies tend to add on.

Desiree

I too have heard alot about Vonage But I didnt understand it. That is an amazing plan for a phone. Flat fee each month rather then 10 cents a minute.

Trinity

great solution for small town dwellers who's phone service is held by privately owned telephone companies that do not offer unlimited service.

Trinity

is it true you need to subscribe to a telephone service? is it possible to have dsl through your telephone service provider without subscribin to their telephone service for local calling?

Desiree

What If you live in a small town with just the local company for a provider... can you still have vonage or does it deal with fibro optics?

Trinity

I believe it goes through your computer----like what some cable companies are offering as unlimited telephone service. Problem is whether in a smal town that controls cable--telephone and int