| Good news for VoIP consumers: A
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| | unplug the speakers to plug in your
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| seldom-used, but major feature of
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| | earphones.The unit sells for $40, which
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| Internet phone service just got a big
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| | doesn't include the $10 activation fee
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| boost: the ability to take your phone
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| | and $10 for shipping. It's available for
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| with you on the road, to make and take
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| | purchase online from Vonage now, and will
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| calls from the same number at the same
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| | be sold by major retailers in September
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| low price.The problem with this idea is
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| | with a $40 rebate.Calling plans are the
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| that you usually have to take your
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| | same as for any normal Vonage account:
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| adapter on the road with you to hook up a
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| | $15 per month for 500 minutes, $25 for
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| regular phone to the Internet, or install
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| | unlimited residential use and $35 for
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| your VoIP service provider's software on
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| | business service.One important point to
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| any computer you want to use - typically
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| | note is that the device comes programmed
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| limiting your options to the use of your
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| | with its own number and calling plan.
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| own laptop computer.Vonage has come to
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| | There is no option offered for having an
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| the rescue with a solution that will help
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| | adapter and V-phone programmed with the
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| users realize the full potential of VoIP:
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| | same number. This means that if you
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| the V-Phone. The V-Phone is a keychain
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| | choose to port your existing home Vonage
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| device - actually an ordinary USB drive
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| | number to a V-Phone, your home will be
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| with Vonage software and your user ID
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| | without service every time you take the
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| pre-loaded - that you can plug into a USB
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| | device on the road.This makes it most
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| port on any Windows-based computer with
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| | practical for businesses and other users
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| broadband access, for instant Internet
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| | willing to add an additional Vonage
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| phone service.The device is easy to use:
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| | account, rather than transfer an existing
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| you plug it into a USB port and the
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| | number to the V-Phone.This novel product
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| software loads automatically, displaying
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| | takes mobile Internet-based phone usage
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| a small window with a number pad that
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| | to another level. That's great news for
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| resembles the keys on a regular phone.
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| | Vonage which, as the industry leader, is
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| Online authentication between the
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| | in the enviable position of having to
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| keychain and Vonage's servers typically
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| | fight off rivals who are cutting prices
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| takes from 30 to 90 seconds to
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| | and even giving away phones for free in
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| complete.Importantly, the V-Phone does
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| | attempt to gain market share.The bad news
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| not load any applications to the
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| | for Vonage is that this device is a
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| computer's hard drive during setup, so
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| | no-brainer - it's surprising that no
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| you don't have to worry about leaving
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| | service provider offered it previously.
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| "debris" on other people's computers when
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| | The likelihood of Vonage getting a patent
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| you're finished. Simply unplug the device
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| | on the technology is not great, and it's
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| and all icons disappear, along with any
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| | certain that rivals will be offering
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| trace that you were ever there.The
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| | competing products soon.That competition
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| V-Phone comes with a jack for plugging in
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| | could be even better news for
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| standard cell phone earplugs, a set of
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| | consumers.Kevin Patterson
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| which are included in the package from
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| | is a content-based website providing
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| Vonage. This has a couple of advantages:
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| | VoIP information for "everyone else."
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| you don't need to locate the separate
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| | Learn everything you need to know about
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| sound and audio ports on the computer,
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| | VoIP - in plain English.
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| and with desktop PCs, you don't need to
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