Speakerphone for Ubuntu 8.10?

[Tyler Aviss]

I used to have Vonage service a few year ago. One thing I might
caution is that you be somewhat wary of their terms when you sign up,
especially if you're getting the hardware from them.

I signed up when they were promoting their "no contract" service quite
heavily. After I moved to Toronto (being in contact here being the
only reason I needed a VOIP # at the time) I canceled my plan and was
hit with a cancellation fee *AND* charged $170 for their $60 router
(and no, it can't be returned). They also ONLY accept complaints/etc
about these issues by mail to an office in the US as apparently they
have no # for their complaints office (and this is a company offering
"phone" services).

So apparently "no contract" doesn't mean no cancellation fees, at
least with Vonage, and even Visa didn't do much about it when they
autocharged my CC, despite Vonage not offering up either paperwork or
recording where I agreed to such terms (apparently the "it's their
policy" rules apply even if you weren't supplied with said policy).

I don't know if things iwith them have changed but I'd be careful to
read any terms on their website AND keep a printed copy... having a
$250-400 cancellation fee on a "no contract" account is enough to ruin
most people's day...




On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Abidel Bassie-Cripps
<mrsabidel-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hello Evan
>
> As for MagicJack, I will be calling them to ask the same questions, now that
> I can get a Canadian number.
> As for Voip, I've heard similar stories about Vonage and other local
> services. When I got my service with Igonet, they where the cheapest at the
> time. They have constantly been working well for us with only one draw back.
> Canadian only toll free numbers can not be reached as I'm tectnically
> calling back to Canada. But how cares, I can call long distance numbers in
> North America at no addition cost.
>
> Regards!
> Abidel
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org>
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:49:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Speakerphone for Ubuntu 8.10?
>
> Michael Lauzon wrote:
>>> I skip all the mess completely by using Voip. Mine is by igonet.com. I'm
>>> waiting for magicjack.com to come up with Canadian phone numbers.
>>>
>> http://www.themagicjack.ca/
>>
>>
> I've looked all over the website and have a few questions for those using
> (or investigating) Magicjack.
>
> - How does Magicjack call numbers outside North America?
>
> - What is the status regarding Canadian phone numbers? (Even Skype doesn't
> have that yet.)
>
> - And... does it work with Linux? The website seems to indicate that it
> installs software when first plugged into a Windows system.
>
> - What's the quality like? Not all VOIP is created equal. My experience with
> Vonage was horrible and I dumped it after discovering Skype.
>
> Thanks for any help. This does look interesting if answers to the above
> questions are promising...
>
> - Evan
>
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