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hulkster:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 22, 2008, 02:07:45 pm ---A lot of people have a cell only now.  If you're concerned about a dead battery, buy a couple of backups and keep them charged.

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yeah, i mean ive got a cell phone, as does my wife....and we use those for the most part.  maybe its just part of me that cant let go of a physical phone.  i dunno.

ChadTower:

I can understand that.  I have a true landline and keep a hardwired/noncordless on the wall by my electrical panel so that I still have a phone if everything else goes out.

patrickl:
My GF uses Skype a lot. We bought one of those Skype phones. She mostly calls Skype users and then it's free. She also uses SkypeOut and their rates are reasonable. I sometimes use SkypeOut myself to call clients in foreign countries.

You could simply install Skype and wait. If you ever need it you can start it and easily put some money into the SkypeOut account. Or just add some cash to it once. Not sure how long the account stays good though. Could be that if you don't use it you lose the remaining account. Still it's going to be a lot cheaper than a monthly fee.

They also have SkypeIn (if you want to enable being called on your computer from a landline/cell phone), but I have never used that.

hulkster:
what about call forwarding?  like, one of the features that i like about vonage is that if it goes out, it defaults to your cell phone or whatever number you tell it to default to.  a good failsafe. 

and im guessing since its a pc thing, i have to leave my speakers on all the time in order to hear if someone is calling?

patrickl:

--- Quote from: hulkster on January 22, 2008, 02:55:27 pm ---what about call forwarding?  like, one of the features that i like about vonage is that if it goes out, it defaults to your cell phone or whatever number you tell it to default to.  a good failsafe. 
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Like I said, I have no experience with SkypeIn (or Skype pro), but the Skype site says that you can use call forwarding yes.


--- Quote ---and im guessing since its a pc thing, i have to leave my speakers on all the time in order to hear if someone is calling?

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When you buy a standalone Skype phone you don't need a computer. They tend to be a bit expensive though. A phone (cordless or with cord) connected to your computer is cheaper and you don't need your speakers. The cheapest option is just using your computer, but yes then you need to keep the computer on and the speakers too.

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