garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | reply to lacibaci
Re: Vonage price increase
Ouch! This right after the increase in the 500 minute/month plan. I wonder how many subscribers will decide that this increase is the last one. There ARE alternatives out there... |
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andunn
join:2001-09-06
Linn Creek, MO | My bill went up again! It is time to switch. |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·Vonage
| said by andunn  :My bill went up again! It is time to switch. Like I said, there a LOT of alternatives. I've had no regrets after my switch out, I now have two providers (prime and backup) in Future-Nine and Callcentric. F9 is my prime, with my ported number and Callcentric is my outbound-only backup. |
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MotoVT
Vonage User Since Jan 2004
join:2002-12-03
Butler, PA | reply to garys_2k
gary when did the 500/minute go up? |
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MotoVT
Vonage User Since Jan 2004
join:2002-12-03
Butler, PA | reply to garys_2k
gary when did the plan go up. |
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aaronfitz
Premium
join:2004-03-06
Cedar Rapids, IA
| reply to garys_2k
said by garys_2k :Ouch! This right after the increase in the 500 minute/month plan. I wonder how many subscribers will decide that this increase is the last one. There ARE alternatives out there... Yeah, I feel your pain 
I'm assuming there's a clause in the Vonage contract that we can cancel without penalty within a certain time of the notification? How does one exercise that while still porting his number out?
I can get a line from Qwest for almost as cheap as my 500 minute Vonage line, now. On top of that just being silly, I just saw a Vonage commercial the other day that they've never raised the price of their unlimited service. I bet they'll still be running that once these new fees kick in. Immoral. |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| said by aaronfitz :I can get a line from Qwest for almost as cheap as my 500 minute Vonage line, now. You may be able to get dial tone from Qwest for less than $20, but that doesn't include fees/taxes and would only cover local calls. |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI
·Future Nine Corpor..
·Vonage
| reply to MotoVT
said by MotoVT :gary when did the 500/minute go up? It went up at the end of February. They did give 90 days notice, a very classy thing to do IMHO, but that was too much to pay (when fees, taxes, etc are piled on) for a service I really don't use that much. I started looking and checking out the options, even put a spreadsheet together for various providers at different usage levels. |
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MotoVT
Vonage User Since Jan 2004
join:2002-12-03
Butler, PA
| I'll probably stick it out for a while longer. To be honest, I havebeen quite happy with the service and price.....for now. But as I said, if nickels turn to dollars, then I'm gone. Actually, I could, were it not for calls to Europe, get by with my mobile. |
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John_W
Premium
join:2000-04-25
Worcester, MA
clubs: 
·Vonage
| reply to garys_2k
said by garys_2k :Ouch! This right after the increase in the 500 minute/month plan. I wonder how many subscribers will decide that this increase is the last one. There ARE alternatives out there... I'm on the fence right now. My 500 minute plan has gone from $14.99 ($16.94 w/ fees), to close to $23.31 now. And that doesn't include this new increase. It is starting to get a little pricey when compared to other VOIP plans.
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JJV
Premium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | I would like to find a cheap service to forward my vonage number to google voice.
I really only have my vonage plan to keep my number alive. |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI
·Future Nine Corpor..
·Vonage
| said by JJV :I would like to find a cheap service to forward my vonage number to google voice. I really only have my vonage plan to keep my number alive. Here's a thread that can give you inexpensive porting options: »[General] VoIP providers with LNP Support |
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mddg99
join:2009-06-26
Saint Augustine, FL
| reply to andunn
Was planning to port out by SEP, when my 500 rate increase deferment ended, so today's email prompted me to look, again, and take action; signed with VOIPo this evening; $18 unlimited, no activation fee till 6/29, free shipping; $18 that's it to get up and running; second choice is CallCentric if VOIPo doesn't work out |
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