Comments on: Vonage Ordered To Pony Up $69.5 Million To Sprint http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-451992 Robert Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:03:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-451992 One might think that VoIP for consumers is down for the count – with the Sunrocket meltdown and now this legal mess with Vonage leaves one pining for a provider who has been around and won’t get knocked out the box. I asked my IT geek friend what they liked and they told me about Net2Phone. Unlike almost all the other guys – this company has been at this for about 10 years and they are well funded (big IDT owns them). He also said that now because of all the uncertainty – they are running a special try/ buy offer. Try them for 3 months free and then it is just $19.95/ month – plus you get to keep your phone number. It’s better than paying the big telco’s lots of $$$ every month. Also—I have a lot of family overseas and have been blown away by the options for international calling – not only really cheap international rates – but you can get a local phone number in a huge number of countries. Most of my family is based in Brazil – they dial a local call to my Brazil number from Net2Phone and it gets to me here. One might think that VoIP for consumers is down for the count – with the Sunrocket meltdown and now this legal mess with Vonage leaves one pining for a provider who has been around and won’t get knocked out the box. I asked my IT geek friend what they liked and they told me about Net2Phone. Unlike almost all the other guys – this company has been at this for about 10 years and they are well funded (big IDT owns them). He also said that now because of all the uncertainty – they are running a special try/ buy offer. Try them for 3 months free and then it is just $19.95/ month – plus you get to keep your phone number. It’s better than paying the big telco’s lots of $$$ every month.

Also—I have a lot of family overseas and have been blown away by the options for international calling – not only really cheap international rates – but you can get a local phone number in a huge number of countries. Most of my family is based in Brazil – they dial a local call to my Brazil number from Net2Phone and it gets to me here.

]]> By: Trevor Carpenter http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-451297 Trevor Carpenter Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:01:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-451297 Well, I guess Sprint is joining those whose business plan is based upon profitability through litigation. If you can't offer a product that is quality for a value, I guess just sue those who do. Well, I guess Sprint is joining those whose business plan is based upon profitability through litigation.

If you can’t offer a product that is quality for a value, I guess just sue those who do.

]]> By: ajadoniz http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-449788 ajadoniz Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:54:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-449788 I think my mom still has Vonage. I'll ask her to monitor the bill and see if anything changes or else I'm going to have to start calling to change. What ye' recommend as an alt? Live in the Northeast. I think my mom still has Vonage. I’ll ask her to monitor the bill and see if anything changes or else I’m going to have to start calling to change. What ye’ recommend as an alt? Live in the Northeast.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-449519 David Mackey Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:07:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/25/vonage-ordered-to-pony-up-695-million-to-sprint/#comment-449519 I'm not a fan of Vonage, but neither am I a fan of patents. I’m not a fan of Vonage, but neither am I a fan of patents.

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