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[Project X]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17982142/

wow, this is not good!

[NationHosts]

Not good, I left their service after call quality went down the tube and their tech service turned to crap when they started their ad campaign. I use galaxyvoice and it's cheaper.

[NationHosts]

The problem is not the way Vonage linked to Verizon's phone network (and who knows which phone company they cut into to get their calls out there?) , it is the way VOIP links to ANY phone network.
As I see it, the only way VOIP providers can avoid any infringement on these patents is to stick to PC to PC calls, thereby losing the main attraction of VOIP.
Vonage was simply the first domino in the line.
Now that Verizon has knocked over that domino, any other VOIP provider who links to any phone system is susceptible to a lawsuit...

[Project X]

phone lines?

how do you figure?

[NationHosts]

Originally Posted by Somerset Internet

phone lines?

how do you figure?

Virtual phone lines.

[Project X]

'splain

it is the way VOIP links to ANY phone network.

[sparc]

doesn't look dead yet.

i'm sure they'll get bought out by someone big

[Sasan]

They are appealing, so that allows them to still accept new sign-ups. Hopefully all works out for them, new and better technology shouldn't be thrown out like this.

[Tyler]

Thread moved to Emerging Technologies and Markets.

[Nick H]

Pfft, Vonage won't ever go out of business.

[stjoenetworks]

Originally Posted by Nick H

Pfft, Vonage won't ever go out of business.

I agree but I do think that other options such as Skype, and private labeled resellers and such are taking a bite out of their new customer gathering.

It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

[SteveLV702]

somerset I had the same issue on call quality with them and the fact they don't have annonymous call rejection...

[Project X]

Originally Posted by Nick H

Pfft, Vonage won't ever go out of business.

neither will worldcom or enron or any other large company

they are restricted from signing up new business.

i actually sell voip, although not from vonage so i definitely have an interest in what happens here

[w00ts!te]

Ouch. I use sunrocket.

[Project X]

vonage got a temporary stay and they had to post a 66 million dollar bond with the courts

excellent time to buy vonage stock which is trading around 3 dollars down from a high of over 17 dollars (USD)