Vonage in Egypt

[Ramy]

Hi,

Do you know if Vonage (or any other VOIP) would work in Cairo? Do i need to set it up before I leave the states?

[Bevdeforges]

AFAIK Vonage only works from the US, Canada or the UK. But there are literally hundreds of other VOIP services around the world - many of which are even cheaper, depending on your calling patterns and needs.

Skype is probably the best known. Make the most of Skype - free internet calls and great value calls But there are lots of others, and many providers sell phone equipment made to work with their particular service. Other providers can be routed (through your computer or not) directly to your landline phone even if they don't advertise this feature. (Though be careful with this - if your system gets hacked, you could be in for a nasty phone bill. Make sure you have your system security set up properly.)

Google "VOIP providers" and see what you come up with.
Cheers,
Bev

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by Bevdeforges

AFAIK Vonage only works from the US, Canada or the UK.

Should work anywhere provided the ISP doesn't block the necessary ports.

[Bevdeforges]

Doesn't Vonage work through the POTS phone system? All the ads I've seen for it make a big deal about keeping your assigned phone number - but the formats for the numbers are all US (xxx-xxx-xxxx). The website for Vonage gives you a choice of Vonage US, or from Canada or the UK.
Cheers,
Bev

[Fatbrit]

Originally Posted by Bevdeforges

Doesn't Vonage work through the POTS phone system? All the ads I've seen for it make a big deal about keeping your assigned phone number - but the formats for the numbers are all US (xxx-xxx-xxxx). The website for Vonage gives you a choice of Vonage US, or from Canada or the UK.
Cheers,
Bev

Nope. It goes through the Internet but you need a reliable broadband connection and the ISP must leave the required ports open. You can keep your US home number because you can transfer it to them.

[Bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by Fatbrit

Nope. It goes through the Internet but you need a reliable broadband connection and the ISP must leave the required ports open. You can keep your US home number because you can transfer it to them.

OK, well you learn something every day! I've just thought on several occasions that Vonage seems terribly expensive compared to the other VOIP services I'm familiar with.

I've been using Skype - and have a SkypeIn phone number in the US (which costs me 50€ a year). Takes me at least a year to use up my 10 or 15€ worth of credit, but then again I don't make all that many international calls anymore.

Here in France we have a VOIP service called Wengo, where we get all calls within France for 7€ a month (and international calls at the VOIP rates - 0,01€ a minute to most countries - half the Skype rate even).

I'd check around before trying to hook up to Vonage from overseas. There seem to be better deals available.
Cheers,
Bev

[mtruett]

Originally Posted by Ramy

Hi,

Do you know if Vonage (or any other VOIP) would work in Cairo? Do i need to set it up before I leave the states?

Hi,

Vonage works anywhere in the world as long as you have a high speed internet connection and the local government does not block VoIP. I use it all over the world.

[MensEtManus]

1) Vonage works well in Egypt. We use it on a 1mb internet connection line and the sound is reasonable. Calling UK, Italy and France is considered free, so if you make several calls to UK numbers, then this might not be a bad idea.
2) MagicJack also works.



Both are very economical ways to call back home.

[m57009]

Thank you all for your threads on Vonage, I have had them since 2006 and wasn't sure whether we could use our line when we move to Cairo in November, especially to connect with our family back here who are also on Vonage. I have Skype too, and would someone tell me if I will be able to use the Skype WiFi phone.

Maryann.

[khater]

duno about skype phone,but many people r using skype software from their computers and it sounds reasonable