[ccounsellor]

Until now for me they are very bad, they announce in its page Web a renovation of the license by US$19.90, but at the time of renewing the option it is of US$59.90. A direction does not exist where to communicate with technical support, the navigation of the site is the worse one of all those than I know, and finally when it is called to the technical support, the call is transferred several times by different people and nobody solves the problem. Perhaps PC World can obtain that this company offers a better service and fulfills its supplies, but that we will make the users?

[MrVoIP]

I once considered their service. The concept is good. But, their InfoMercial style of hyped-up advertising really turns me off. I avoid any product that uses excessive hype advertising...

[bearwithblueeyes]

This is strictly my biased opinion, but if it is advertised on tv, DON'T BUY IT!

The money guy on CNN news specifically said not to buy any extended auto warranties from anyone except the dealer. All you have from the net is a something.com. Remember the dot com scams? The scammers are still out there, looking for your money!

Scout around. You can find someone local who sells the same thing cheaper and can't afford to be caught running a scam. Find mail-order catalog selling the same thing with a "very useful free gift"!

The junk will disappear from TV, the good stuff will turn up in other sources.

The blueeyedbear

[smax013]

bearwithblueeyes, on 17 September 2009 - 06:12 PM, said:

This is strictly my biased opinion, but if it is advertised on tv, DON'T BUY IT!

The money guy on CNN news specifically said not to buy any extended auto warranties from anyone except the dealer. All you have from the net is a something.com. Remember the dot com scams? The scammers are still out there, looking for your money!

Scout around. You can find someone local who sells the same thing cheaper and can't afford to be caught running a scam. Find mail-order catalog selling the same thing with a "very useful free gift"!

The junk will disappear from TV, the good stuff will turn up in other sources.

The blueeyedbear

So does that mean you do not buy Coke, Budweiser beer, McDonald's, Ford cars/trucks, or any other brand that advertises on TV? Or were you instead meaning to say do not buy "infomercial type stuff" that is advertised on TV?

FWIW, the infomercial ad type stuff of MagicJack does make me leery, but the real reason that I do not even consider MagicJack is that it would require me to leave a computer powered on all the time to get that phone line. For the most part, that is not a problem for me as I frequently leave one of my computers on much, if not all, of the time...but I still dislike the idea of having to use my computer to have the phone connection.

I find Vonage to be a much better solution. Of course, it does cost more, but I find it worth it.

[MrVoIP]

For years I used Skype with good results. But again, the computer must be on all the time. However, now days Skype does have Skype phones that connect directly to the Router or Modem - thus, no PC required to use.

I considered Vonage in the past, but here in Canada, I found their prices just too high.

Here is what I recommend to the "technically inclined", and also do myself.

Get an unlocked, user configurable VoIP adapter(ATA)like the Linksys SPA2102-NA.
Then, configure it for one, or two, BYOD (bring your own device) VoIP services.
The Linksys SPA2102-NA has a built-in NAT-Router and can connect directly to your Internet Modem (Cable or DSL).

The BYOD Voip providers I use are only pay-as-you-go and no contracts. It's a great way to experiment with creating your own VoIP phone service.

This post has been edited by MrVoIP: 13 October 2009 - 07:41 AM