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MotoVTVonage User Since Jan 2004
join:2002-12-03
Butler, PA | reply to Defiance82
Re: Weee more taxes... It does, but consider this......you're still paying a lot less than you would with a land line. Not saying taxes are "good" just trying to offer up some comparison here. | |
| Very Much Less!! My Vonage unlimited plan invoice just came in today, now I am up to $30.10. However I'm still happy. I was paying Verizon over $70/month for a phone I rarely used.
Where the Verizon charges get crazy, I was first billed on my calling plan, which was a basic, $.09/per call local, not including long distance, that basic asscess was app. $9.00 per month, then there were surcharges and taxes on that which SURPASSED the actual amount for that portion of service..... it was something like a little over $10 in surcharges and taxes on a $9.00 plan!!
Next came the features, I had voice mail, call forwarding and call i.d., dont' remember the charges for those three, I was billed for each one as a line item charge for each as I did not have any extra feature "package".
THEN there were surcharges and taxes on the above extra features, which this time, were over $10.00!!
Total surcharges, taxes, recovery fees for Vonage > $5.11
Verizon > app. $25.00 give or take.
Now had I ever used Verizon for long distance (never did always used my un-limited 24/7 cell phone > NON Verizon) the damage would have been much worse using Verizon for long distance.
The problem is that Verizon is taxing and surcharging each segment of your bill over and over.
If there were a "total package" available from POTS providers, Verizon etc. i.e. all the extra calling features and long distance included in one flat price, then they would only have to charge one set of taxes and surcharges.......
I wish I had one of my old Verizon invoices to give you guys the exact breakdown but it was just plain crazy.
Still have Verizon DSL (dry loop/naked) here and very pleased, much better than cable.......
Vonage has been rock solid for me since July, 100% up time, (have a UPS power back up in case of blackout), excellent call quality, no dropped calls, no messy audio, features work great, and being a bit of a geek, let me tell you I have put it to the test,,,, 3 way calling, simul ring, call forward, and been making lots of free calls to the UK and Ireland as well....... always perfect.
Sorry to hear Vonage isn't doing well financially, and their IPO on the Stock market was a disaster, but their service is outstanding.......
After all the horrifying stories I've read on here about how poor Vonage service is, I can't help but wonder if the majority of people having such poor service are perhaps not of the tech savvy crowd and just don't know how to properly install VOIP. | |
| I too had 2 verizon POTS and I had a flat rate service unlimited local and regional Long distance (All I needed as my family all live within the same area code) PLUS They threw in 3 calling features at no extra charge and I had my DSL on one of those lines as well...I had call waiting, Caller ID, and Call forwarding...all for $34.95 per month...NOW for the good part.....after taxes, surcharges, and line charges the bill that was supposed to be so much cheaper for me turned out to be twice what I was paying for BOTH lines put together PLUS my DSL before I signed up for this supposed great deal.
Since going to Vonage I am saving OVER $150 A MONTH...Vonage invoice $31.51...per month....I just think about all the money I COULD have saved if I went with Vonage 2 or 3 years ago....  | |
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