Verizon Voicewing (VOIP) to be terminated March 31

[ducatiz]

    
Effective March 31, 2009, Verizon will no longer offer VoiceWing. All service will be terminated. Should you have questions, call us at 1-800-505-6495 or 1-800-506-7466 (TTY) between 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. ET (Mon-Fri) or 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. ET (Sat).

If you haven't gotten this notice, get to it if you want to keep a VOIP service.

They will dump your number.

Anyone comment about Cox Cable for their VOIP?

I used Vonage several years ago and dumped them, their cust serv was THE WORST. 

Who else doesn't suck?

[Drunken Monkey]

Well, I'll scratch Verizon off my list...

I'm curious what other people use, since I'm thinking of making the jump. Specifically I want to set up my own VOIP equipment at home so I can monkey with the software and add a few features my existing phone lacks.

[ducatiz]

I used Vonage from the time that they started until a few years later when their SHITTY customer service delays got to me.  When I finally called to cancel, i was on hold for 54 minutes -- fortunately I was at work and doing other things, but that's what the clock timer said. 

I switched to Verizon's VOIP in 2004 and loved it until last year when I had a "glitch" -- all incoming calls got "this number is not valid" as a message (in a brit accent??!!), but outgoing calls worked fine.  It took 2 weeks to get them to figure out the problem.  Other than that glitch and custserv problem, they have been fine.  Cheapest too.

Now, I got this notice and I am looking around.  Cox has VOIP but they are $$$ compared to Verizon and I am loathe to go back to Vonage.

Nextiva has good reviews, and I think they'll let me use my current TA.

[cyrus buelton]

How about that company that just started advertising 19.95$ for the year

You can get it at Radio Shack

[ducatiz]

I think Nextiva is the winner.

They have a deal for $195 for 12 months, which is $16.25/month and that includes a free Linksys TA.  That's not bad at all.  They also have a month-to-month deal for $19.95, but no free TA.  They only have one service, which is every feature and unlimited everything.

[Gator]

www.broadvoice.com

I use these guys for personal and business.

Great service!
Perfect sound quality
Good rates

[OwnyTony]

How about that company that just started advertising 19.95$ for the year

You can get it at Radio Shack

Its called magic jack. 

The only "disadvantage" is that the thing has to be hooked up to a computer so it isnt quite stand alone.  I have it and it is great.  It is $40 for the usb unit and $20 a year (first year comes with the unit). 

The phone quality is good and it works just about anywhere.  Im doing my MBA in Korea right now and I am able to communicate with my Job back in the states.  Lets just say the time difference gets a little annoying when you get a call in the middle of the night.

$40 is just cheep enough to not mind if you loose it.  I say give it a try.  I like it alot.

[printman]

have had packet 8 now for a few years. love it....  vonage did not have a area code for where i live.