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I currently have Comcast voicemail. I have it in a bundle package. Well, over the past 6-8 months my bill has gone up each month and is now just INSANE! I NEED to make some changes and am starting with my phone. I'm looking into Vonage and Magic Jack. Just curious if anyone has had any experience(pro or con) and would mind sharing. Could really use some advice. I'm paying right now for cable,internet,and voice.Use to pay around $120-130 a month and ma currently paying $178.I did take advantage and get HBO and a package deal,but that was only an extra $10 a month. I can't read or make sense out of my bill. When I am willing to take the time,and it does take time,I am gonna have to call,be on hold for a while, eventually get a person and ask about my bill. Hopefully starting with removing my phone/voice mail it will come down some.
Any suggestions?
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)had a 2 yr. contract MJ people ran me around for over eight hrs.
on the phone from one tech to another to no avail. Two yrs. later
I guess I had forgotten the misery and tried again. Worked for some
locations I called, well initially it worked, and then was worthless
again. It's cheap so it may be worth a shot but doesn't work
well everywhere. That's my 2 cents worth....imho
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)Took a page out of the younger generation's book and now just have my cell phone. If you need a phone for foreign calls, I'd go with Vonage.
romantico
(5,062 posts)No, I don't call outside the country and only call out of state once in a while.The plan I think that would suit me best on Vonage is $25 a month(which does not include tax) IMO,that's a little pricey for the little amount of calls I make.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)I pay annually for a local number (I forget how much, but it's maybe 30 bucks) and bought a gadget (another 20 bucks) to hook up a phone to my router. Then I throw 10 bucks in the pot every so often for calls at around 2 cents a minute.
It's free if you just want to call computer to computer, but the way I have it set up it works just like a regular phone. Just no bills and pay for only what I use.
There are various subscription deals, but it all depends on how much you call and where you call to.
www.skype.com
onehandle
(51,122 posts)We had Comcast before we moved. Our promo rate was about $125 for a couple of years. Then it shot up to about $170. I called them and they dropped it to about $135.
Tell them they either cut the rate or drop the land line out of your package and you will use your cell phone.
They will balk.
lastlib
(22,981 posts)My grandfather once told me to remember two things in life: 1) you get what you pay for; 2) you pay for what you get.
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)Sedona
(3,769 posts)but their customer service sucks big time if you have a problem. The first batch of equipment they sent me was defective and it took weeks to get it straightened out. Heavily accented overseas customer service reps couldn't understand me nor I them.
Once that was straightened out I used Vonage successfully for 2-3 years until it got to the point I wasn't using it anymore so i tossed it. Call quality was reasonable.
My adult daughter had two unsuccessful goes at Magic Jack. Never worked worth a damn ever.
romantico
(5,062 posts)I'm reading on other sites as well and I think I am steering away from Magic Jack at this point.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)Sound quality is excellent, free calls to Europe and you can take your vonage box with you. Doesn't matter where you are in the world, plug it into your router and you have your local US phone there receiving and making calls as usual for free. Nobody knows you might on the other side of the world instead of in your own home.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)My phone bill is zero dollars and it works great. I've had it for years now and very happy. You need an internet connection but it's not dependent on your computer being on.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)romantico
(5,062 posts)Thanks for the info and the links. Never heard of it before. Do I need a router for Vonage or any of these? Thanks again!
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)When I called to cancel phone service, they asked me if I'd stay for a lower rate (different company, but same scam). I declined, but I'm betting you'll get the same offer. If they do offer, tell them you'll stay if they'll adjust the last bill as well. Good luck.