Anyone use Vonage?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by helen_febus

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The computer man just left and he sais no, the magicjack would need to be pluged into a USB port on the computer.

Did he say why though? My only thought is that the device contains software that needs to run on the PC.

Vonage has something like that. It's a little USB device that you can use over the internet anywhere you (with an internet connection) are without that dumb modem they send you. The software is all contained in the device

[Praxeas]

Ok...I guess there IS software involved so the device WOULD have to be in the USB on a computer that is on. You can thought to go low power usage by shutting down disk drives and the monitor

[commonsense]

Vonage doesn't service our area. We use a competitor (sorry, I don't know the company, this is the husbands' territory) and it's great. I have two daughters and other relatives that live far far away and the free long distance is wonderful.

Often my calls to daughters or sister last a couple hours and if it was by the minute.. we'd have to give up groceries or driving.lol

The only downside is the internet status-----if the internet isn't working the phone isn't working. We've used the service a couple years and are quite pleased.

[helen_febus]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Ok...I guess there IS software involved so the device WOULD have to be in the USB on a computer that is on. You can thought to go low power usage by shutting down disk drives and the monitor

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We have a desktop and now that the computer man has fixed our laptops, my husband and I each have a laptop . I wanted to use the magicjack on the desktop; however, our desktop even though it is set to never turn off, it still turns itself off every 2 hours. (we will have this looked at by the computer man later) anyway because of this problem I put the magicjack on my wireless laptop.
I have not had any problems; the phone I am using is a cordless handset and it is working great! I put the base on the end table by my over stuffed recliner and my laptop on a bar stool at arm of the recliner. I get in my chair prop up my feet reach for my laptop and do what ever I want on the internet and my phone works just fine. Then I have the cordless handset for when I am not
sitting in my recliner. No problems at all.

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by helen_febus

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We have a desktop and now that the computer man has fixed our laptops, my husband and I each have a laptop . I wanted to use the magicjack on the desktop; however, our desktop even though it is set to never turn off, it still turns itself off every 2 hours. (we will have this looked at by the computer man later) anyway because of this problem I put the magicjack on my wireless laptop.
I have not had any problems; the phone I am using is a cordless handset and it is working great! I put the base on the end table by my over stuffed recliner and my laptop on a bar stool at arm of the recliner. I get in my chair prop up my feet reach for my laptop and do what ever I want on the internet and my phone works just fine. Then I have the cordless handset for when I am not
sitting in my recliner. No problems at all.

Can you make international phone calls?

[jaxfam6]

Originally Posted by commonsense

Vonage doesn't service our area. We use a competitor (sorry, I don't know the company, this is the husbands' territory) and it's great. I have two daughters and other relatives that live far far away and the free long distance is wonderful.

Often my calls to daughters or sister last a couple hours and if it was by the minute.. we'd have to give up groceries or driving.lol

The only downside is the internet status-----if the internet isn't working the phone isn't working. We've used the service a couple years and are quite pleased.

Vonage is anywhere you can get a high speed internet connection. It comes over the computer so it can be anywhere. You can move and take it with you.

[commonsense]

That may be true now, but at the time it was not available in all states.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by helen_febus

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We have a desktop and now that the computer man has fixed our laptops, my husband and I each have a laptop . I wanted to use the magicjack on the desktop; however, our desktop even though it is set to never turn off, it still turns itself off every 2 hours. (we will have this looked at by the computer man later) anyway because of this problem I put the magicjack on my wireless laptop.
I have not had any problems; the phone I am using is a cordless handset and it is working great! I put the base on the end table by my over stuffed recliner and my laptop on a bar stool at arm of the recliner. I get in my chair prop up my feet reach for my laptop and do what ever I want on the internet and my phone works just fine. Then I have the cordless handset for when I am not
sitting in my recliner. No problems at all.

I have a similiar problem with my XP desktop. Somehow the power setting file is corrupted I guess. It always goes into the log on screen if not used over a period of time.

[Praxeas]

BTW when I get ready Im gonan reinstall XP and see if that does not fix it....I have a lot of backing up to do though first

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

Can you make international phone calls?

All calls within the US and Canada are included in the annual fee. However other calls like International calls are at a rate...not sure about alaska