Saving money with Vonage

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Gene

I’ve complained about telephone companies for years, both landline and mobile. Getting hit constantly with fees and rising prices, for such a simple technology that is so ubiquitous, is incredibly annoying.
Last year, I switched my home telephone service to Vonage, which provides voice over IP services.
And today, for the first time I can ever remember, my telephone company lowered the price. By $5 a month.
Stop for a moment and imagine if you will, would Verizon ever lower a price? Would Verizon ever include Caller ID for free with your service rather than charge you an extra $6? How much would Verizon charge for an 800 number?
I’m paying $30 per month for Vonage, for a package that cost me $60 on a regular phone carrier — call waiting, caller ID, forwarding. Plus, I have an 800 number.
Boy, I hope Congress doesn’t step in and decide they want a piece of the VOIP pie, ‘cos I don’t want to be paying $60 for telephone again.