Thanks for all the replies, it certainly made choices simpler. I did look into Skype, but this is primarily for other family members to use, so regular phone is a must.
I ended up choosing Lingo b/c they had 4.95 rate for first 6 mo. (more money for mac fund), the downside is that its a 2 year contract. -Brett On Aug 31, 4:10 pm, Jim Rea <[email protected]> wrote: > We used Vonage for our business line for 7 or 8 years. There were some > problems in the earlier years, but for several years now it has worked > without problems. > > However, a few months ago we switched to Skype. Unlimited US service > with an inbound number is only $5.50 per month! You do have to use a > computer, but for our situation that was actually an advantage. We use > Logitech cordless USB headsets. I think Skype used to have a cheesy > reputation but it works really well. I got the idea from a friend that > has been using Skype for his business line for almost two years now. > > Of course there was a story a couple of weeks ago that Skype may have > to shut down next summer due to a pending legal case. I'm betting that > it will get resolved before it gets that far. > > Jim Rea > President, ProVUE Development --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
