Carl Johnson on 1 Oct 2010 07:03:12 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Recent VOIP Experience Anyone?

  • From: Carl Johnson <cjohnson19791979@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] Recent VOIP Experience Anyone?
  • Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:03:06 -0400
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I'd agree 100% that vonage is great from a functionality perspective. I just don't like the proprietary "locked down" aspect of their devices. 

"Claude M. Schrader" <plug@claudeschrader.com> wrote:

>Eric's link is very damming, but on top of that, the price alone should
>give you pause. Vonage is very aggressive with their price, and are
>exponentially more than magicjack. $20/year isn't a business plan - there has
>to be something augmenting that.
>Claude
>
>On 18:17 Thu 30 Sep     , Amul Shah wrote:
>> On Sep 30, 2010, at 1:26 PM, "Claude M. Schrader" <plug@claudeschrader.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > On 08:54 Thu 30 Sep     , Eric at Lucii.org wrote:
>> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> >> I use a MagicJack for one phone line.  It's only $40 to start and $20 per year
>> >> but it _requires_ a Windows PC or Mac to work.  This connects to the network
>> >> directly which is excellent and it's still outrageously cheap.
>> >> 
>> > 
>> > I know this is a potential flamewar, but there are also privacy implications
>> > with MagicJack.
>> > Claude
>> 
>> Pointers please. I know some people who are using magic jack. Time to bing it.
>> 
>> Amul
>> 
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