So I finally ordered Vonage. I’d been flirting with the idea for over a year. But I kept rationalizing myself out of it, and continued to spend around $60 a month for crappy old Bell South. Russ had some issues with his service a while ago, mostly when uploading really huge files. As I don’t do that, and after hearing glowing reviews from friends at work who switched, I decided it was time.

It really couldn’t have been simpler. I signed up, they shipped me a box, I followed the simple instructions, and it all worked. The only slow part is having my old phone transferred to this new service, which supposedly takes about 20 days. But aside from that delay, it rawks!

Audio quality is the same, and I consider myself to have sensitive and discerning ears. There is ever so slightly more background noise/hiss, but I was already dealing with that because of my cordless phone. And the issue of wall-power dependency is solved by my computer’s UPS (although I only get about an hour of backup juice). If I ever have an extended power outage, chances are good the phone lines are down as well. And besides, I have my cell phone.

Check out this link to explore and signup. You and I will both get a free month of service.