July 5, 201511 yr I have been a supporter of Vonage almost since the first year it started. This year I switched. It was a hard choice for me as I loved my 212 area code number and I did not want to give it up and so for years I kept paying the fees. I was moved to the lowest plan and then again the lowest over and over again but they kept changing things and I got tired of the BS. I finally transferred my number to MagicJack and was thrilled. The clarity is great and the fees are much better than Vonage. I also use Skype more than anything. Mainly, I use it as I have MS Office and it gives me 100 free world wide minutes per month. I love that and use it often. I also find the rates very competitive to Thailand and Brazil. I have used this service for many years and it is still what I use for business more than anything as everyone has Skype. For the bf's, if I place a call to them, I use Skype. If I want to see them, I'll use either Facetime or Skype. The clarity on Facetime seems better to me. I have not yet got send and receive SMS to work on either Skype or MagicJack but I have been told it is possible. It is just not working for me. What other ways do you use for communication? Am I missing a better deal?
July 5, 201511 yr I still like Free better. Between FaceTime, WhatsApp and Line, I see no reason ever to pay to talk and see people unless you happen to be in a dark cage with with no WiFi or even 4G in most cases is good enough.
July 20, 201511 yr Author I finally got my Magic Jack SMS working. I needed this and am glad it is finally working OK. Sometimes you need an SMS for places (like gmail accounts) and it is good that this works on their app now.
August 7, 201511 yr Yes, I have been using skype for many years. They have a several plans that are very reasonable. I used to have a worldwide unlimited plan for about $15 a month. Recently, I have switched to a Thai only plan for $5 a month or so, which is for a certain number of minutes. Line is what BF and I mostly use, but there are times that the 3G service in Isan is not great. Calling him on his phone is much more reliable.
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