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I was wondering how many people here are using a VOIP service. It seems to be picking up steam but I don't know very many people who are using it personally.I've been using one by Primus Canada for the last 6 months and it's been pretty handy.I've got a primary number for where I am locally (604) so I can make & receive calls, but I also subscribed to two alternate numbers with two different area codes (780) (403) so my friends in Edmonton & Calgary can call me locally.The cool thing about the service is that I can take it anywhere I go. For instance if I were to visit Japan, I could take my VOIP gateway and plug it into a high speed internet conection and I'd still have my regular phone service as if I were still here.Another example how this could be used is if let's say Hope had the service, she could have a local Ontario phone number and call Phill and vice versa and it would be a local phone call for both of them.Anyways here's a link to the provider I'm using that can give more info:http://www.primus.ca/en/reside....html

I used to have the Primus dial up before I got this SBC DSL. I noticed that Primus was much faster than any other dial ups I ever used.Inder

I just negotiated for my office to get VOIP service. We should be installed by October 15th...I'll let you know.

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »I used to have the Primus dial up before I got this SBC DSL. I noticed that Primus was much faster than any other dial ups I ever used.InderI guess I should explain what VOIP is. VOIP is short for Voice Over Internet Protocol. In short, it's a service that allows you to use a regular telephone to make phone calls over a high speed internet connection.Primus provides a device that allows you to plug a regular telephone handset into which then plugs into your cable or DSL modem.The service allows you to have a phone number with most major Canadian area codes as a primary number, and up to two alternate numbers with different area codes if you want.Primus calls their service TalkBroadband and it's not a dial up internet service, that's a separate service they also provide.

I use a cell-phone. I can bring it anywhere I want and have the same number. No roaming, no long distance, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited PCS to PCS, and I can even check my email on it! How do you like that for $40 a month?

BUMP! I just recently got VOIP. I am using Lingo. I cannot complain at all. It's 22.09 a month including tax. Long distance to the US, Canada and Western Europe are all included, plus there are a ton of other features, it's great. You can also take the box with you wherever you go and if there is broadband service, you can make a call and people can call you like you are calling from home. http://www.lingo.comCheck it out. If you are going to go with Lingo, IM me, if you let them know that I referred you, I get a credit towards my bill. The setup is simple, it's a lot easier than people think.

just make sure to enable 911 service...http://www.engadget.com/entry/123400005 ... nteresting lawsuit!

Yeah, I saw that. Around home, if I would need police or ambulance, I would dial the direct number. You can dial either but if you dial the township dispatch you get a faster response.