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[Mark Turner <markt AT siteseers.net>]

Stuart Holcombe wrote:
> The company that started this VOIP trend is Vonage (http://www.vonage.com/).  
> Their basic
> unlimited plan is $24.99, which I believe is less than TW.  The two benefits 
> I see from a service
> like this is the unlimited long distance and the ability to have more numbers 
> in different area
> codes.

I was a Packet 8 (http://www.packet8.net) subscriber for a few months. 
Their service is $19.95/mo. (much cheaper than the similar Vonage plan 
at $34.99/mo).

The service was great! I canceled it after a while, since I really only 
wanted to test-drive the technology. I also discovered a much cheaper 
service to use, IConnectHere (http://www.iconnecthere.com), though it 
doesn't work directly with your standard telephones. I'll soon be paying 
 about 1 cent a minute for calls. Not bad!

Anyone not bored to tears by this thread should check into the upcoming 
TriLUG presentations on VoIP. The legendary Jon Carnes will be speaking 
Thursday night about some of this cool new technology. Also, at a future 
meeting I'll be presenting a talk on using Linux and the Asterisk PBX 
software to create your own personal phone system.

Cheers!
--
Mark Turner
www.markturner.net