[KingCobra]

As many already know I have Vonage and have had it for sometime. As for Packet8, never heard of it until now. If I understand correctly you have to use a special phone? I wouldn't want to buy special equiptment and how often do we really use video phone tech. After all the person on the other end needs it too in order to see you.

Make sure if you want Vonage to allow Vonage to cancel your current landline phone in order to allow the transfer of your current phone number to the Vonage account. Learn from my mistake, don't start small... just get the unlimited account. I had to pay $9.99 + the unlimited price to upgrade within the first week from the smaller plan to the unlimited plan.

I use the one base two cordless phones Uniden model #DX17286-2 for around $39.99 and I'm very happy. We also have a cell phone that we have the Vonage account setup to forward to automatic if our cable internet should go down. We also have it setup to forward automatic to the cell phone if we don't answer the home phone within three rings. By doing this we leave the house and never have to worry about missing calls. Our voice mail on the cell phone works as our answering machine when the call is forwarded so no need to use the voice mail feature from Vonage or even an answering machine at the house. It wouldn't surprise me if Vonage dropped their unlimited price again sometime soon to stay ahead.