After using the Vonage VOIP service for just over a month now, I have decided that this is not the service for me.

I love the concept of VOIP, but Vonage has just been too flaky for me. The negatives things that I have experienced with Vonage are:

1. The quality of the signal. I have had some trouble with the connection. People have complained that I sound like I am a million miles away. It sounds like I am in a tunnel when I talk, like the old original cell phones sounded.

2. About once a week my Vonage LinkSys adapger locks up and requires a "reboot". I have to unplug it and plug it in again in order to get it working. From the time that it locks up until I reset it, all of my calls get forwarded to my alternage phone number.

3. Services like FreeConference.com were completely unusable with Vonage.


I did try using Skype before I tried out Vonage, it didn't work as well. I have had too many phone calls with people using Skype, that were just too painful.

After hearing about the problems with SunRocket and their failed business lately, I have done some serious research in order to find what I think is a superior VOIP provider, with higher quality hardware, and a better price than Vonage.

One of my requirements was to find a VOIP service provider that is a profitable company.

So, rather than critiquing the new service, which I have been happy with for 2 days now, I have decided to keep quiet, and after a couple weeks, if I am still happy with the service, I will write a review at that point.

Since 1999 when I purchased my first digital camera, I have shot thousands of photos. Out of these thousands of photos, there are a bunch of them that are better than average, and that would be useful for someone to use.

I have decided to make these freely available for personal or commercial use, with a few restrictions.
Image Licensing Details

I have created a blog to show the latest images added to the gallary.
FreePhotos.SteveStedman.com

I have also created the image gallery to view and download these photos.
Steve Stedman Free Photo Gallery

Here are a couple samples:


A church in Hanalei Kauai. Photo by Steve Stedman.


Photo by Steve Stedman.

I have received so many great responses to my Vonage Internet Phone Service article, I wanted to follow up and find out what other VOIP services people are using.

Please leave a comment with the following details:
What VOIP service you are using?
What are you paying per month?
Provide details on the features or services offered.
Do you use a real phone plugged into the service, or are you using a computer microphone and headset?
Are you happy with the service?
Have you used other VOIP services in the past? Which ones?


Just leave a quick comment with the above questions answered.

Thanks!