Phone access - Vonage, Skype, other????

[ladyskydiver 0]

I'll be moving out of my dorm mid-August and will no longer have access to the phone system provided by school.

I'm planning on having internet access when I move out and am looking to get a phone system that runs via internet (and one that's inexpensive).

Which would you go with and why? (I know there's more out there than Vonage and Skype but couldn't think of the names so please give me suggestions. Thanks!)

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[FlyingJ 0]

I've been really happy with Skype. It's come in very handy when traveling with access to a satellite internet connection but no phone service. I'm not sure I would want to rely on it in the event of emergency though.

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[bodypilot90 0]

how about magicjack
http://www.magicjack.com/2/?mid=304185

[auburnguy 0]

vonage... its hackable.

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[Remster 24]

Does vonage offer their service in St Kitts?

Remster

[ladyskydiver 0]

Lots of people down here are using it. They get the number (and equipment) stateside and then bring it down here. It's worked for them (so far).

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[eeneR 1]

T-Mobile is going to be offering VoIP here soon. Not sure how it would work in St. Kitts though.

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[normiss 622]

vonage works anywhere you can get a connection to the internet.
they used to have a USB phone that was very handy for travelling all over the planet...unsure if they still market that device or not though.

[sickandtwisted 0]

I have used Vontage for years. No problems.

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[Shepp 0]

Lingo!

I used to be a full-time telecommuter, so I have tried them all - Vonage, Skype (I really hated skype, I cannot even tell you how awful the sound quality and delay were, even over a 12MBit business-class connection), Comcast, etc.

Lingo has been the cheapest ($22/month) and absolute best quality. VERY easy to use - you just plug a little box into your cable modem and a real phone plugs into that. You don't have to have the computer on at all to use the phone, which for me was a big deal.

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