travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| reply to randi
Re: Vonage price increase
No. Vonage has always offered two residential plans: A 500 minute domestic US (outbound) for $17.99/mo and an unlimited domestic US (outbound) plan for $24.99/mo. On the unlimited plan, calls to UK standard numbers are free.
In addition, there are also addon plans for unlimited international calls to other countries. |
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Mediocrates
join:2008-05-27
Raleigh, NC | reply to lacibaci
$25 + $6 in crud fees and 'taxes'. At least in North Carolina. This sort of thing is getting ridiculous. |
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jhacker
join:2001-12-11
Peoria, IL
 ·Comcast
 ·Vonage
·Comcast Digital Vo..
| reply to lacibaci
I dropped Vonage in April for CDV, and haven't looked back. The only thing I miss about Vonage is it's extensive calling features. However, they didn't have call screening like Comcast does. My $20 Comcast service ends up only being about $25. My $25 Vonage plan with their junk fees added ended up being over $34. Now, with this price increase that they don't have to call a 'price increase', it would have been over $35. It's funny that they still advertise their $24.99 unlimited plan while saying they've never increased the price. If people only knew!! Plus, I actually recommended Vonage to a friend because they wanted cheap international calling. They were actually going to sign-up until told them about the 2-year contract. They said, "NO THANKS!!" |
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focuspuller
join:2002-03-17
Macungie, PA
| reply to lacibaci
Vonage is charging sales tax on the fees...this is like taxing taxes.
This is the breakdown I just got from them:
Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan: $1.08
Basic Residential FAX Plan: $0.60
Regulatory Recovery Fee: $0.12
Emergency 911 Cost Recovery: $0.12
Federal Program Fee: $0.17
Total Sales Tax: $2.08
I'm checking with the State to see if the above can be taxed.
Check you bills also |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| I'd be surprised if they didn't. Those "fees" are not government taxes, they are just a way for Vonage to advertise a lower price. When you impose a tax, you look at the money going to the company and all of that is going to Vonage. That they say they are using that money for some vaguely government related purpose means nothing. |
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Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-01
IA
·Mediacom
| reply to lacibaci
I had Vonage for about 4 months. Used it as a secondary line but I canceled my service due to this price increase and they could not charge my the ETF due to the fact they broke the contract.
I liked the service, had no problems at all and really did not mind getting a $1 increase BUT doing this and advertising their never changing price is simply dishonest.
I was offered 6 months at $14.99 rate for unlimited and they called me today to offer 2 months free and while I was explaining why I discontinued the service she hung up on me. |
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