Thursday, November 01, 2007

Cutting off the Vonage

So a few years ago, I switched from a landline to Vonage. $24.99 for unlimited long distance sounded like a good deal, and it probably was for awhile. But since the advent of Skype's unlimited calling plan for $29.95 a year, paying an extra $300 for another phone number just seemed silly. $300 vs $30. Seems pretty simple.
 
All of this to say that I got bored enough to write a Skype calculator. If you're not familiar, you can call phone numbers in the United States and Canada for 2.1 cents per minute (plus a connection charge) with Skypeout. Or you can pay the $29.95 for the annual subscription. I wrote the calculator to make it easier to determine which would be cheaper for you.
 
Try it out, and let me know what you think.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This place claims you can call skype users for free as well. You can check this out at
www.mobivox.com
If you are blind and signing up it has that stupid word cap thingy but a friend said he contacted them and they set up the account for him. I think if enough of us do this they'll put a audio verification in place. At least one can only hope.
MOBIVOX makes it possible to call family and friends around the world for free from ANY phone. Just call a local MOBIVOX number and say who you'd like to
speak with. No calling cards and long numbers to remember. No need for a computer, special software or complex downloads. With global availability, MOBIVOX
means more freedom to share experiences with those you care about no matter where you or they may be.