If you need a "land line" Vonage is great and reliable, and you don't have to have a computer to use it -- and it's portable. You can take it anywhere with boardband (yes, even Europe, as someone else said). I've tried MagicJack and don't trust the hype. Vonage is superior.
As for the iPhone app -- yes, you can make free VoIP calls within the US if you have wifi. I tried it and it worked. Now, if you're out of wifi hotspot then it's really moot unless you're making international calls, and their rates are not bad -- definitely cheaper than what the carriers are charging. I'm not sure about calling from overseas TO the US, since I haven't tried it. I assume since it's VoIP then it could work as long as you have wifi connection. And by the end of the year you can use your existing Vonage home accounts.
With this and Google Voice and a cheap wireless plan, I'm all set.
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If you need a "land line" Vonage is great and reliable, and you don't have to have a computer to use it -- and it's portable. You can take it anywhere with boardband (yes, even Europe, as someone else said). I've tried MagicJack and don't trust the hype. Vonage is superior.
As for the iPhone app -- yes, you can make free VoIP calls within the US if you have wifi. I tried it and it worked. Now, if you're out of wifi hotspot then it's really moot unless you're making international calls, and their rates are not bad -- definitely cheaper than what the carriers are charging. I'm not sure about calling from overseas TO the US, since I haven't tried it. I assume since it's VoIP then it could work as long as you have wifi connection. And by the end of the year you can use your existing Vonage home accounts.
With this and Google Voice and a cheap wireless plan, I'm all set.