Wednesday, August 04, 2004

VoIP

I've taken the VoIP plunge. I've decided that paying $65/month for home telephone service (when all taxes, fees, and long distance are thrown in) is simply too much. After a bit of research into the VoIP field I've decided to go with Vonage.

The box arrived yesterday and after a bit of a hiccup with my home network router, I got the service to work. I picked up the handset on my phone, and voila! Dial tone. I called my wife on her cell phone and the service works perfectly. No echo, no difference in line quality, and all this for a much lower price.

Vonage is transferring my home phone number from the current phone company to their service, so I'll post again when that is complete.