How does Vonage work?

Question

I have a friend who has Vonage and right now shes in another country for vacation. She told me i can call her without no long distance fees because she has Vonage and it would be like calling localy. Is this true or do extra charges apply?

Answer 1

vongage offers unlimited local and long  distance calls only within the continental united states, if she is in uerope no thr call is not free

Answer 2

No matter where in the world your friend uses her Vonage service, her number stays the same and as long as the area code of her telephone number is local calling for you, then no extra charges apply.

Answer 3

Yes, if you also "pay" to get a Vonage account.

That said,

ALL VoIP services offer Free In-Network calling.

In-Network calling is when both people have accounts with the same VoIP service....... they ALL offer this.

If you want absolutely FREE calling between friends world wide, then any of the following VoIP services allow you to talk PC-PC free anywhere in the world, anytime.... free.... no money to spend up front..... as long as you have a PC, Internet,  and a headset:

Google Talk

Skype

Gizmo Project

MediaRing Talk

CallCentric

and, many others....

Answer 4

if you travel then just take the little gizmo-like V-phone from vonage with you....!

http://www.vonage.com/device.php?type=VP...

but if you need it only for travel then the MagicJack is much cheaper!!!

http://magicjack.com/site/index.html

its only 19.99 per year....