Comments on: Do You Understand Your Phone Bill? http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/10/27/do-you-understand-your-phone-bill/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mariefel http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/10/27/do-you-understand-your-phone-bill/#comment-8202 Mariefel Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:52:07 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=919#comment-8202 We used to have Verizon Home Fone Service...We paid like $70/month, then we switched to Optimum Voice, it was not bad, then we relocated & we switched to Vonage & we are paying $30/month for unlimited calls. I am paying too much on our cellphone service. We have Cingular, $160/month for 5 phones, it still feels like a lot of money to pay. We used to have Verizon Home Fone Service…We paid like $70/month, then we switched to Optimum Voice, it was not bad, then we relocated & we switched to Vonage & we are paying $30/month for unlimited calls.

I am paying too much on our cellphone service. We have Cingular, $160/month for 5 phones, it still feels like a lot of money to pay.

]]> By: fractalbrothers http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/10/27/do-you-understand-your-phone-bill/#comment-8009 fractalbrothers Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:56:49 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=919#comment-8009 I agree Phil, voip is the way to go. However, right now, I dont even have a land line.. I went in on a family plan with my mom (in new mexico) (we live in texas) and my brother, and i'm only paying like $20, and 900 minutes/3 = 300 minutes, which I never use in a month anyway. So I'm paying $5 more a month to be able to take my phone with me. I have alltel btw. Not the best quality service, but the biggest network in the US right now. I agree Phil, voip is the way to go. However, right now, I dont even have a land line.. I went in on a family plan with my mom (in new mexico) (we live in texas) and my brother, and i’m only paying like $20, and 900 minutes/3 = 300 minutes, which I never use in a month anyway. So I’m paying $5 more a month to be able to take my phone with me. I have alltel btw. Not the best quality service, but the biggest network in the US right now.

]]> By: Phil http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/10/27/do-you-understand-your-phone-bill/#comment-7995 Phil Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:48:57 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=919#comment-7995 Verizon and their competitors are nothing more than a gang of theives desperate to stay alive. I believe the answer to this is simple: http://www.vonage.com. I am on their $15 per month metered plan and get 500 minutes each month. In my final bill there are a few charges that I am not entirely sure about. I pay 99 cents per month for "Regulatory Recovery Fee", 99 cents for "Emergency 911 Cost Recovery" and 90 cents for "Federal Uniersal Service Surcharge". My guess is that these all center on Vonage's need to support 911 dialing in a VOIP world. My final bill is $17.87 per month. This represents a significant savings over what I was paying with Verizon a year ago. And with Vonage I get all of the add-on features for free. Will Vonage be in business a year or two from now? Maybe. But until then, I'm just enjoying the ride. :) Verizon and their competitors are nothing more than a gang of theives desperate to stay alive. I believe the answer to this is simple: http://www.vonage.com. I am on their $15 per month metered plan and get 500 minutes each month.

In my final bill there are a few charges that I am not entirely sure about. I pay 99 cents per month for “Regulatory Recovery Fee”, 99 cents for “Emergency 911 Cost Recovery” and 90 cents for “Federal Uniersal Service Surcharge”. My guess is that these all center on Vonage’s need to support 911 dialing in a VOIP world.

My final bill is $17.87 per month. This represents a significant savings over what I was paying with Verizon a year ago. And with Vonage I get all of the add-on features for free.

Will Vonage be in business a year or two from now? Maybe. But until then, I’m just enjoying the ride. :)

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