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jland912 wrote:

I use Vonage. I have a US number assigned to it.

Jim

Same here.聽 Works like a charm, both incoming and outgoing.聽 And on calls to Brazil, the Brazilian system reads it as a landline, so it bypasses any block on cell calls that an institution may have.

jland912 wrote:

I use Vonage. I have a US number assigned to it.

Jim

First time I've seen that one.
It has the advantage of a local number so incoming callers aren't put off by international rates. Just taken a look and the virtual line is available for many countries, those including the UK so it has potential use for me as well as expats from any other of the many served countries.

abthree wrote:

Hey, Tex,

Vonage has a mobile app called Extensions; you can only use it if you're a Vonage subscriber.聽 You can enroll up to two cellphones.聽 Calls to your Vonage number roll over to the cells, and calls from your cell through the app look like they're coming from your Vonage number to the other party, like your bank.聽 We had a router that was incompatible with Vonage for about three months (replaced now, fortunately), and I couldn't use my Vonage phone, but still had full functionality through the app.
I ported my landline number over to Vonage just before I left the US, but I think that if you sign up with them, they can give you a US number, even if you don't have one to port.

abthree,

There麓s no roaming to pay then right? You can call, receive and send unlimited text messages with Vonage while in Brazil but your location appears to be in the US to the other party receiving the calls and sending messages because it麓s a US number? So how much is the monthly fee and can you pay them on -line?

I have a NET (a cable company) router for internet only, no TV. Do you think that麓s compatible?
What is the best router and do you have to buy extra accessories for connections? I only use my
cellphone and Skype. No landline.

I麓m going back to the US next month. Are they usually located in malls like the other cell providers?

Thanks!

robal

abthree wrote:

Hi, Robal,

We have NET, too.聽 We started out with, and now have again, the Technicolor TC7337NET router provided by NET, and it's perfectly compatible with Vonage.聽 The router is for Internet and a Brazilian landline, which we have because it's included in our package, but hardly ever use.聽 TV comes in on the same cable, but does not run through the router; router and TV box access the cable separately through a splitter.
When we upgraded our Internet for speed, NET gave us a Humax HGB10R-02 router, probably because they considered it to be an upgraded model.聽 As soon as we plugged in the Vonage box though, Internet access crashed, and to get it back, we had to disconnect Vonage and reboot the router.聽 Vonage sent us a new box, but the problem was the router.聽 As soon as we had a Technicolor again, it was smooth sailing.聽 And the Technicolor handles the increased speed just fine.

Vonage provides a box -- current model is HT801 -- which needs to be plugged into your house power, and attaches to your router with an included Ethernet cable.聽 You plug a normal telephone into that, and setup from there is easy.

There's no roaming.聽 On the Vonage North America Plan, calls anywhere in the US, Mexico, and Canada are free; international calls (including to Brazil, since the system thinks your in North America!) have pretty low per minute rates.聽 We pay $24.99/mo, plus taxes and fees, for a total of $37.86.聽 You can enroll up to two cellphones in the Extensions app; calls roll over to my Brazil and US cells if we don't answer the phone that's attached to the box, and we can make calls from the cells through the app, too, wherever we are.聽 If you're on the North America plan but using it outside North America, you have to tell them, so that they have a record of why you're not signed up for 911 anywhere; that doesn't keep you from using the service abroad, though.聽 I've had no trouble with two-step identification on my Vonage number.聽 Since it appears to callers as a landline, though, you need to have them CALL with the code, not text it.

I think that you can only sign up with Vonage online or by phone; I don't think that they have physical stores.聽 Since you'll be in the US, just have them send the box to you there -- it's small, and you can just throw it in your suitcase when you come back.

By all means, check them out:聽

Roger to that. Thanks abthree!

robal

Texanbrazil wrote:

Would this work with Oi? I do not want to interrupt BH internet. I am just using her Oi with wireless.

You need a hardwired Ethernet connection between the Vonage box and a physical router.