Stewy85
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join:2003-01-16
Sharon, WI
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| Imho
I think Vonage is right. It doesn't matter to me but when my parents saw CallVantage they said "Isn't that what you have?" When I actually have Vonage. So to the tech geek it doesn't matter but to the older generation who might be switching it could be a problem.
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icecold976
join:2002-07-20
Orlando, FL
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 ·Vonage
| My parents did the same thing. They got something in the mail and were asking me about it. They said you have CallVantage right? I said no it is Vonage. They said, "Thats what I said Call Vonage". I said. "No they are 2 different companies that are in the same thing".
It say it out loud a little. Us Geeks know the difference, but I would guess 7 outta 10 would think they are the same thing on the street. |
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NJChris
PS3 Xbox ID Zzaz
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join:2000-02-08
Pompton Lakes, NJ
| said by icecold976  :
My parents did the same thing. They got something in the mail and were asking me about it. They said you have CallVantage right? I said no it is Vonage. They said, "Thats what I said Call Vonage". I said. "No they are 2 different companies that are in the same thing".
No offense against your parents (mine prob would do this too).. but come on... READ.... difference in letters.. it was pretty basic when we were in 4th grade. They are two different sounding words... People are so lazy today. 
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icecold976
join:2002-07-20
Orlando, FL
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Vonage
| Its more word of mouth.
CallVantage does sound like Vonage and I can see that causing some people to be confused. If I say it out loud a few times and just change something I can easily morph between the two. If the were in a different business not competing with Vonage this would be a non-issue.
I just walked over to someone at work that knows I have Vonage. I asked them have you ever heard of CallVantage, and their response was.... isn't that what you have, why are you asking me..
go figure I have Vonage, but did Beta for ATT's service. |
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boogie74
join:2001-06-19
Neenah, WI
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IMHO, CallVantage is a contraction of two words- Call and Advantage. Vonage doesn't seem to fit that definition as a word.
This seems to be the same as if General Electric started selling automobiles (which isn't far off from possible considering the fact that the majority of their business is in military vehicle production) and General Motors sued General Electric because "GE Trucks" sounds too much like "GMC Trucks". In fact, why not have General Nutrition Centers (GNC) suing General Motors because GMC sounds too much like GNC?
This isn't the situation of McDowells having a restaurant with the "Golden Arcs" instead of the "Golden Arches" and selling "Big Micks" instead of "Big Macs" except the "Big Mick" comes without sesame seeds on the buns. (Bonus points for those catching the movie reference of "Coming to America")
It's a situation of two similar and competing products that have names that happen to both have a "V" and they also share the last four letters- "AGE"
When AT&T starts using the color schemes and logos of Vonage, then there's a basis for a lawsuit. Beyond that, this is frivolous and will be settled if not outright dismissed out of court.
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