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...most peripatetic individual, the V-Phone provides a single follow-me phone number. At home, at work or at your parents' house, you can plug the V-Phone into a PC to make and receive calls and check voicemail. Unlimited calling is $25 per month, plus about $4 in taxes and surcharges. For cheapskates there's a $15-per-month 500-minute plan. Other PC-based phone services like Skype offer comparable calling deals and more freebies, but Skype - like Vonage's previous product SoftPhone - requires software installation to work. When you're not near a PC, it is very...
...V-Phone isn't just a USB keychain with some fancy software on it. Besides giving you roughly 250MB of file-storage space, it has integrated audio circuitry, so you can plug in an (included) pair of headphones with built-in microphone. For Version 1.0, a wired headset is probably the most sensible, but you've only got about three feet of movement from the V-Phone itself. Since the V-Phone must plug directly into a PC, it can be a bummer if that PC is hidden under a desk. And the service's sound quality, coming through that...
...allure of having only one phone number is the main attraction here, but people who have ditched the landline entirely for their cell phone already have that. Vonage says that the V-Phone will be a big seller with parents who want their kids to have an easy way to call home from college or boarding school. But don't parents want their kids to have a phone at all times, not just at their computers? It is true that the V-Phone is great for anyone traveling overseas. Even if you have a "world phone" (which isn't even...
...home for free or almost free, then turn into a cell phone once I'm on the road so I don't lose contact. A single device, a single number, but a combination of the cheapest ways to stay in touch with the world. Come on, Vonage - the V-Phone may be nice for some, but it's not quite the "next level...
...corporate ladder. Unlike China, which gate-crashed into Western households with everything from kitchen knives to toilet-tissue holders, India has made an unhurried entry through communication portals. But India must not allow corruption and bureaucratic incompetence to slow it down in the race with China. KRISH V. KRISHNAN Wilmette...