In a attempt to keep up with the latest technology we have decided to try out VOIP (Voice Over Internet protocol) as our new phone service. We decided on Vonage and so far so good. We just got the router today and it was very easy to install. Within about 5 minutes I had our new phone line working and was calling my parents in Sun Valley. Mom, could you tell the difference?

The best is the price. Its $24.95 a month for unlimited long distance in the US and Canada and that includes, vm, caller id, call waiting, call forwarding etc... it comes with all the bells and whistles. It also allows your vm to be sent to you via email as a attachment (.wav file). If your internet connection ever goes down it has a automatic call forwarding to a number of your choice, ie cell phone. The only down fall for us is we use DSL so we had to keep our home phone and get a new phone number, but Tom and Traci use cable and were able to keep their existing number and have Vonage ported over to become their exclusive phone service provider.

CNET rated Vonage as the one VOIP service that you could dump your home phone service for.

We'll let you know how it goes.