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Normally I wouldn't do something like this, but I found something that really works for me, and I am saving money.
In this day and age, you have to save all the money you can, or you will end up in the poor house...
My Power Bill went up, my Gas Bill went up, the amount I pay to fuel my cars has gone up...

So lets take about a way to save about $10 a month. Not a mint, but every little bit counts.
I dumped my old POTS Phone Service (QWest) for Vonage. I looked at several VoIP companies, but I couldn't find one that provided E911 service, would allow me to keep my number, give me $60 and free hardware, and a free month of service.
It was so easy too.

I bought a piece of hardware at Circuit City, it is called a PAP2. At the time I bought it, Circuit City and Vonage were having rebates, a $25 and $100 rebate respectively. the PAP2 cost me $53. So after the rebates (yes, they are a pain sometimes) I will make $60 on the deal.
A friend sent me a link, if I signed up through his link, he would get 2 free months and I would get 1 free month and free hardware.
So I signed up via his link.

I transfered my home number, but you can transfere any number you own, and Vonage took care of the rest. They even gave me a "temporary" number I could use until the number was transfered...and there was NO break in service from QWest to Vonage.

I even hooked up all my home wireing to the vonage adapter by unplugging the POTS line from the house outside at the Telephone Box, and put a phone cord into the PAP2 and into the wall outlet. That simple.

When I finish building my house, I will install an Asterisk server and hook Vonage up to it. Asterisk is a FREE PBX system. This will allow me to turn my single phone line into a home phone system. (A topic for another post)

So, if you would like to save some money, free long distance in the US, Canada, and US Territories, and only $30 a month (including taxes) then drop me a line, or ask a friend who has the service to refer you.

-E