Vonage uses your existing high speed internet connection to provide broadband phone service at low cost. With Vonage, you connect your telephone to a high speed internet connection using the Vonage phone adaptor (free equipment from Vonage). The Vonage phone adaptor converts your voice into data and sends it through the internet. Their network sends the call where you want it and translates it back into voice. The people you are calling can answer the call with a regular analog phone without knowing any difference.

Vonage’s Residential Premium Unlimited Plan

one month free phone service (limited time offer)
$24.99 / month
Unlimited local and long distance calls anywhere in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and selected European countries (Italy, France, Spain, UK, Ireland)*
Free Vonage phone adaptor
Competitive international rates (as low as 1 cent per minute)
Switch to Vonage and keep your current phone number
Select your own area code. Vonage has area codes available across the US and in other countries (primary or virtual phone number)
Real time billing information anytime through your online web account
30-day money back guarantee
Additional features:

Voicemail Plus	Call Waiting	Caller ID with Name
3-Way Calling	Call Forwarding	E911 Dialing
Caller ID Block	Call Hunt

*does not apply to calls to cell phone numbers and to special service numbers

Vonage Virtual Phone Number

Vonage virtual phone numbers are inexpensive secondary numbers that ring to your primary Vonage phone line. Vonage virtual numbers are available in many regions and countries. They provide great savings to people who call you from other areas or countries. For example, you can get a virtual number with area code in Florida while you live in California. When your friends and relatives in Florida call your virtual phone number, they are only charged for local calls as you receive their calls from your primary Vonage line.

This is a great tool for businesses too. You can have different virtual phone numbers for different countries and your foreign customers can call your virtual phone numbers in their countries without paying expensive long distance bills. Virtual numbers can be as inexpensive as $4.99 per month!

Other Vonage's Plans:

Vonage Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan ($14.99/m)

Vonage Small Business Premium Unlimited Plan ($49.99/m)

Vonage Small Business Basic 1500 Minutes Plan ($39.99/m)

AT&T U-Verse Voice Service. (New!)

- the next generation digital voice service (available in limited areas and only with the purchase of U-Verse TV)

AT&T U-verse Voice Unlimited	AT&T U-verse Voice 1000
starting at $30/month	starting at $25/month
Unlimited minutes	250 minutes each month (5¢ per minute after)
Local and Long Distance calling within the US and US territories
Calls to Canada	n/a
Low cost for international calls
AT&T U-verse MessagingSM with the ability to integrate your AT&T U-verse Voice and Wireless from AT&T into a single mailbox
Standard features: Call Blocking, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Exclusive Call Forwarding, Three Way Calling
Advanced features: Anonymous Call Forwarding, Busy Call Forwarding, Call History, Call Screening, Call Transfer, Caller ID Blocking, Click to Call, Directory Assistance Blocking, Do Not Disturb, International Call Blocking, Locate Me, Make a Call, No Answer Call Forwarding, Safe Call Forwarding, Sub Accounts, AT&T U-verseSM Messaging

Packet8 Residential Service Plans (Best Global Plan!)

Packet8 provides affordable broadband phone service to anyone with broadband internet access. You can make unlimited calls to U.S. and Canada for as little as $19.99 per month. They also provide many additional features with no extra charges and several residential and business plans.

Unlimited local and long distance calls to US and Canada
Low international rates
Free VoIP phone adaptor
Voicemail
Caller ID
Call Waiting
Three-way calling
Find me/follow me
Simultaneous ring
Call forwarding
7 digit local dialing
E911 service
30-day money back guarantee

You can choose from 3 residential service plans based on your need.

Freedom Annual	Freedom Unlimited	Freedom Unlimited Global
Unlimited calls in the US and Canada	Unlimited calls in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain and United Kingdom	Unlimited calls in the US, Canada and 40 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East.
Low rates to other countries	Low rates to other countries	Low rates to other countries
$29.99 one time activation fee	$29.99 one time activation fee	$29.99 one time activation fee
$199 / year	$24.99 / month	$29.99 / month

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