feedback on Vonage-type phone service

[SJackson]

Anyone out there using Vonage or a similar internet-based phone service? What do you think? I currently have SBC for local calling, Working Assets for long distance, a calling card that we use for most long distance, and 2 cell phones that we use at night and on weekends when it's free. I'd love to have one service and use our regular phone all the time.

Thanks!
Suzy

[bobafifi]

I use Skype (https://www.skype.com) - works great!

-Bob
https://www.bobafifi.com

[helenscott08]

Can you use SKYPE for local calls as well? How long have you used SKYPE? How much money do you save per month??
helen s


I use Skype (https://www.skype.com) - works great!

-Bob
https://www.bobafifi.com

[bobafifi]

> Can you use SKYPE for local calls as well?

Yes

> How long have you used SKYPE?

I first became aware of it last July after seeing this article in Business Week
https://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:9ZdON3GwGkYJ:www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_25/b3938601.htm+business+week+skype&hl=en&client=firefox-a

> How much money do you save per month??

Don't know exactly. My brother and I use it a few times a week when we play chess online. We're sometimes on Skype for an hour at a time, which if not on Skype would be a toll call.

-Bob
https://www.bobafifi.com

[Saill]

I use Packet 8 (https://www.packet8.net) and it's awsome.

$20/month unlimited calling in the US and VERY cheap international. They provide the little box that contains your permanent phone number (you choose the area code). No-brainer to set up.

Saill