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		<title>Vonage? Need to switch?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Bocek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Vonage customer since early 2003, I&#8217;ve been relatively happy with their ability to maintain service.  But is the end near and is a preemptive switch needed? The financial community seems to already be planning Vonage&#8217;s demise following Verizon&#8217;s legal success. I find it hard to imagine that Vonage would disappear overnight leaving 2.2+MM [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="margin: 2px 5px 10px 10px" title="Vonage subscribers through 2006" src="/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/vonage_subs_through_2006.png" alt="Vonage subscribers through 2006" width="357" height="231" align="right" />As a <a href="http://www.vonage.com" target="_blank">Vonage </a>customer since early 2003, I&#8217;ve been relatively happy with their ability to maintain service.  But is the end near and is a preemptive switch needed? The financial community seems to already be planning Vonage&#8217;s <a title="Bloomberg" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aeAcKizTMSlg" target="_blank">demise</a> following <a title="news.com: Vonage ordered to stop using Verizon VoIP patents" href="http://news.com.com/Vonage+ordered+to+stop+using+Verizon+VoIP+patents/2100-7352_3-6169950.html" target="_blank">Verizon&#8217;s legal success</a>. I find it hard to imagine that Vonage would disappear overnight leaving 2.2+MM subscribers without service.</p>
<p>Should a Vonage customer switch now?  <a href="http://www.packet8.com" target="_blank">Packet8</a> and <a href="http://www.sunrocket.com" target="_blank">Sunrocket </a>are two likely candidates.  Both are offering interesting <a href="http://www.sunrocket.com/services/international/" target="_blank">international calling packages</a>.  Another option could be cable operator voice. While living in the UK, we had a never used phone line from <a title="NTL now seems to be Virgin" href="http://www.ntlhome.com" target="_blank">NTL </a>that was bundled with digital cable (never used because the landlord required that we maintain service with BT &#8211; must have been a shareholder).  However, I don&#8217;t believe the cable operators (Comcast for me) are providing deeply discounted international rates like the VoIP startups.</p>
<p>For the time being I&#8217;m staying put.  Although there may be more incentive to switch since a new provider might support <a title="Brendon Wilson's Click2Call Firefox Extension" href="http://www.brendonwilson.com/projects/click2call/">Brendon Wilson&#8217;s Click2Call Firefox extension</a>.</p>
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