Comments on: How I Got Office Telephone Service at 30% Discount http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/ WealthPilgrim.com -No Money Worries. No Matter What. Mon, 21 May 2012 14:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/#comment-3314 admin Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:55:20 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=12772#comment-3314 will this work for multiple lines Dave? will this work for multiple lines Dave?

]]> By: Dave http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/#comment-3307 Dave Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:27:27 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=12772#comment-3307 Check out Ooma. I just installed it and it is working great. I paid $150 up front, plus $40 to port my land line to the Ooma box, and all domestic calling is free. Plus I can plug a normal phone into it (no need to use a headset like Skype) and there's no need to have my computer on (like Magicjack). Check out Ooma. I just installed it and it is working great. I paid $150 up front, plus $40 to port my land line to the Ooma box, and all domestic calling is free. Plus I can plug a normal phone into it (no need to use a headset like Skype) and there’s no need to have my computer on (like Magicjack).

]]> By: Neal@Wealth Pilgrim http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/#comment-3288 Neal@Wealth Pilgrim Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:53:18 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=12772#comment-3288 This is a fantastic idea. I knew I could even do better and was hoping someone could show me how. I'll check it out. Thanks This is a fantastic idea. I knew I could even do better and was hoping someone could show me how. I’ll check it out. Thanks

]]> By: Johnathan Stein http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/#comment-3287 Johnathan Stein Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:10:10 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=12772#comment-3287 Neal, you can do better: Try www.ViaTalk.com, it's $200 for two lines for two years, as long as you have fast internet (DSL or cable), and they can usually port your number, if you need/want to keep it. All the trimmings come with it, which YOU control via the web -- caller id, voicemail to email, etc. Or, if you only need one line, you could go REALLY cheap, and try MagicJack...$40 for the first year, then $70 for five (5) years service. Need to plug it into the USB of a running Windows computer, though. Sound quality not quite as good, but it's OK. I have one anyway for travel; my laptop becomes my phone with a BlueTooth earpiece. We switched to ViaTalk over a year ago. Previously had used a combo of Vonage and the local phone company for over 2 years -- the holdup was the number port, as the phone company kept telling us it "couldn't be done." and Vonage said they couldn't do the number port. Finally found ViaTalk and a phone company rep that said it COULD be done. The only caveat to all VOIP phone lines is that fax machines either flat-out don't work or aren't reliable. The solution was www.FaxAway.com, which for $1/month will give you a fax number for receive (it goes to your email address). Sending is about $0.10/minutes, done from email; you'll have to scan any paper for sending. No regrets! Neal, you can do better: Try http://www.ViaTalk.com, it’s $200 for two lines for two years, as long as you have fast internet (DSL or cable), and they can usually port your number, if you need/want to keep it. All the trimmings come with it, which YOU control via the web — caller id, voicemail to email, etc.

Or, if you only need one line, you could go REALLY cheap, and try MagicJack…$40 for the first year, then $70 for five (5) years service. Need to plug it into the USB of a running Windows computer, though. Sound quality not quite as good, but it’s OK. I have one anyway for travel; my laptop becomes my phone with a BlueTooth earpiece.

We switched to ViaTalk over a year ago. Previously had used a combo of Vonage and the local phone company for over 2 years — the holdup was the number port, as the phone company kept telling us it “couldn’t be done.” and Vonage said they couldn’t do the number port. Finally found ViaTalk and a phone company rep that said it COULD be done.

The only caveat to all VOIP phone lines is that fax machines either flat-out don’t work or aren’t reliable. The solution was http://www.FaxAway.com, which for $1/month will give you a fax number for receive (it goes to your email address). Sending is about $0.10/minutes, done from email; you’ll have to scan any paper for sending.

No regrets!

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/boost-cash-flow-for-your-small-business-how-i-saved-30-on-phone-expense/#comment-3279 Neal Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:35:21 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=12772#comment-3279 On Vonage, I had that a home a few years back and dumped it because the quality and reliability were terrible. Even if they have that fixed....do you have multiple lines? Do you know if that works? .-= Neal´s last blog ..<a href="http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-to-increase-your-widow-or-widowers-benefits/" rel="nofollow">How To Increase Your Widow or Widower’s Benefits</a> =-. On Vonage, I had that a home a few years back and dumped it because the quality and reliability were terrible.

Even if they have that fixed….do you have multiple lines? Do you know if that works?
.-= Neal´s last blog ..How To Increase Your Widow or Widower’s Benefits =-.

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