Vonage OR AT&T for Land Line phone & internet?

Question

Which one would you perfer for Land Line phone, and Internet. Is Vonage a faster DSL connection. I have AT&T's DSL Lite, is Vonage's basic DSL connection faster then AT&T's? Is the quality better in AT&T or Vonage (meaning Land Line home phone, and home DSL connection)? Thanks!

Answer 1

Vonage doesn't sell Internet or a "land line phone."

Vonage sells a voice over internet service, similiar to Skype, so that if your internet or power goes out so does your phone.  You need to bring your own internet connection first, and then pay Vonage for "phone" line, which will consist of a small box (adapter) that converts your internet connection to a dial tone for your standard phone.

Of the two AT&T is your only choice for a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) phone and DSL internet connection.

Answer 2

I heard that Vonage is good. I have AT&T for land and DSL...two things wrong with them (1) I can't pay my bill on line because their website is always jacked up and they seem to always find these taxes to hit you with.

Answer 3

Vonage is not a good service... AT&T is reliable but they are so expensive.  They won't go down on the prices though.

Answer 4

Land-line PSTN phone service is almost always "more reliable" than Internet based VoIP phone services, regardless of who the VoIP service (Vonage, or any other).

The "only real reason" to switch from PSTN phone to VoIP phone service is ..... to "Save Money".

Typically speaking, VoIP (Vonage, or any other VoIP) gives more features + far "cheaper" long distance calling.

So, if you want to save on long distance phone calling, then VoIP will certainly save you money with more features.

Vonage is NOT a DSL Internet service, like your AT&T DSL Lite.  Vonage is strictly VoIP home phone replacement service that runs over your Internet connection.

So, you could subscribe to Vonage VoIP phone service while using AT&T DSL Lite as your Internet connection.

VoIP will work over DSL Lite, but is not as consistent quality as if you had DSL HighSpeed of 1.5 Mbps connection.

That said, I use InPhonex and CallCentric VoIP services with my Cable Internet "Lite" speed connection (see link through my profile).  Most of the time the VoIP quality is fine with "Lite" speed.... as long as I am not surfing on Internet at same time as talking over my VoIP phones.

I am saving tons of money by using VoIP over my Lite speed Internet connection.  My VoIP services are "pay-as-you-go", which means.... no contracts... no commitments or gimmicks, or fine print, no extra hidden charges....

Answer 5

I have never had Vonage, but everyone I know who has had Vonage has had nothing but problems with it and has gone bace to AT&T.

Answer 6

Vonage does NOT provide internet service. What Vonage does is send the voice over the internet, so you NEED an intenet conection to have Vonage.

Got it? Trust me, I sell Vonage.