Vonage
Vonage is a commercial Voice over IP network, that provides telephone service via a broadband connection.
Based in Edison New Jersey, Vonage offers services to subscribers throughout the United States. It expanded into Canada in April 2004, and plans to expand into the United Kingdom and Switzerland in late 2004.
Vonage offers unlimited calling to the US and Canada for a flat monthly fee, with other calls to the US and Canada being charged at the same domestic rate.
Number Portability
Subscribers are able to choose any US or Canadian area code available, regardless of where they live in those countries. They also have the option of having 'virtual numbers' for a monthly fee. For example, somebody in Florida may choose to have a number with the Manhattan area code 212, meaning that anyone in New York who calls them is only billed for a local call, and vice versa. Alternatively, a Vonage subscriber in Canada can have a 'virtual number' with a US area code, so that anyone who calls that number from the US, is only billed for a call within the US.
Although only residents of the US and Canada may subscribe to Vonage, there are many people around the world who use their accounts with local broadband connections without difficulty.
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