Talk and save with Vonage broadband phone service
What is Vonage?
Vonage offers an affordable alternative to traditional phone service by turning your broadband service into a phone line. With Vonage, you talk over the Internet instead of standard phone lines. You still use your regular touchtone phone, dial regular numbers and receive excellent reception, but Vonage gives you more options at a lower price.
Benefits
In addition to great savings from consolidated local and long distance service, Vonage offers many benefits.
- No contracts
- Keep your existing number (where applicable)
- Calling features such as caller ID, three-way calling and call forwarding
- A personal 1-800 number--an innovative way to save on long distance. For a small monthly fee you can set up a personal 1-800 number that lets you and your family talk toll-free.
- Feature-rich voicemail
- Great international rates
- Online account management
- Installation in minutes
Free features
Calling features
- 3-way calling
- Caller ID block (*67)
- Call hunt
- Repeat dialing
- Personalized voicemail
- Call return (*69)
- Call forwarding
- International call block
- Call transfer
- Bandwidth saver
- Caller ID
Voicemail features
- Access voicemail in four different ways: broadband phone, free local voicemail access numbers, online through your Vonage Web account, as email attachments
- Enjoy real-time message notification
- Send voicemail to your computer or send messages as email attachments
Online account management
- Receive realtime billing info
- Review the last ten received calls
- Enable call forwarding
- Manage voicemail
Why switch?
VoIP offers great benefits and savings.
- Consolidate local and long distance calls into one low monthly fee
- Save with great international rates
- Enjoy standard features such as call waiting, caller ID and voicemail
- Access voicemail and billing information online
- Talk and surf at the same time
How do I switch?
All you have to do to switch to Vonage is buy a phone adapter, install it and sign up for service. Instructions on how to sign up are included with the hardware. In five minutes you will be using a broadband phone service.
What you need
- Touchtone phone
- Broadband Internet service
- Phone adapter
- Router
Choosing hardware
If you have a computer router of any variety, all you need is a phone adapter for Vonage service. Look for the Linksys phone adapter for Vonage service (PAP2).
If you don't have a router, purchase a Vonage-enabled router. This all-in-one device box holds both a router and a phone adapter. Look for the Linksys Vonage-enabled router (WRT54GP2).
