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    Vonage is in serious financial trouble. They have been fined $58 million plus royalties to Verizon for infringing on 3 patents. If you currently have Vonage VOIP service, you might want to consider shopping around for another vendor soon, although Vonage will probably appeal the court's decision and drag the whole thing out for a little longer. At some point, Vonage's remaining assets will probably be bought out by another telco.
    As the article points out, Vonage may soon be history, but VOIP is now here to stay.

    Miulang
    "Americans believe in three freedoms. Freedom of speech; freedom of religion; and the freedom to deny the other two to folks they don`t like.” --Mark Twain

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    Re: Vonage about to go under?

    Awwwww.

    No more stupid ads with the funny music in the background...

    Woo hoo, woo, hoo, hoo!

    Bah.
    Well I am just a monkey man, I'm glad you are a monkey woman too.

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    • #3
      Re: Vonage about to go under?

      Originally posted by Miulang View Post
      Vonage is in serious financial trouble. They have been fined $58 million plus royalties to Verizon for infringing on 3 patents. If you currently have Vonage VOIP service, you might want to consider shopping around for another vendor soon, although Vonage will probably appeal the court's decision and drag the whole thing out for a little longer. At some point, Vonage's remaining assets will probably be bought out by another telco.
      As the article points out, Vonage may soon be history, but VOIP is now here to stay.

      Miulang
      And they looked so goood & convincing in their commercials too.

      I guess I should be glad that I wasn't convinced enough to register/apply with Vonage & Not convinced anyone else that is either my friends or relatives to register with Vonage.

      (I almost did, but ddin't.)

      Thank goodness.

      Whew.

      Aloha.
      Aches & Pains
      (through out our lives) knows no time!!.

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      • #4
        Re: Vonage about to go under?

        Originally posted by MonkeyMan View Post
        Awwwww.

        No more stupid ads with the funny music in the background...

        Woo hoo, woo, hoo, hoo!

        Bah.

        I liked the one with the chunky guy rejecting the overtures from the "hot" chick trying to get back with him. Woo hoo, woo hoo hoo ............

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        • #5
          Re: Vonage about to go under?

          It kinda sucks for independent voip providers. Voip through Comcast? No thanks. I hated the commercials but I feel sorry for company's twice unlucky customer-shareholders.

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          • #6
            Re: Vonage about to go under?

            Originally posted by Miulang View Post
            Vonage is in serious financial trouble. They have been fined $58 million plus royalties to Verizon for infringing on 3 patents. If you currently have Vonage VOIP service, you might want to consider shopping around for another vendor soon, although Vonage will probably appeal the court's decision and drag the whole thing out for a little longer. At some point, Vonage's remaining assets will probably be bought out by another telco.
            I wonder if it really has to be ANOTHER telco. If it was Verizon's patents that were stomped on, maybe a deal could be reached where Verizon just swallows Vonage whole?
            http://www.pineapplejuice.net/freshly-squeezed

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            • #7
              Re: Vonage about to go under?

              Originally posted by MonkeyMan View Post
              Awwwww.

              No more stupid ads with the funny music in the background...
              QFT. (You beat me to it.)
              Beijing 8-08-08 to 8-24-08

              Tiananmen Square 4-15-89 to 6-04-89

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              • #8
                Re: Vonage about to go under?

                Oh well, a judge just imposed an injunction on Vonage today barring them from signing up any more customers as a result of the copyright infringement. The case was immediately appealed by Vonage but this is not good for them or their customers.

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                • #9
                  Re: Vonage about to go under?

                  Originally posted by oceanpacific View Post
                  I liked the one with the chunky guy rejecting the overtures from the "hot" chick trying to get back with him. Woo hoo, woo hoo hoo ............


                  or the perky blonde at the beach who wanted to play with the dolphins she saw in the water which is actually SHARKS *LOL*

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                  • #10
                    Re: Vonage about to go under?

                    Originally posted by MonkeyMan View Post
                    Awwwww.

                    No more stupid ads with the funny music in the background...

                    Woo hoo, woo, hoo, hoo!

                    Bah.
                    That idiotic music in the background is from Kill Bill. There was an all girl Japanese "Punk" band featured in one scene and they were belting out that "tune". I just kept watching and watching and thought, this is some of the stupidest music I've ever heard....and I kept watching and watching and then it was done. I guess I was hoping someone would shoot up the band with a machine gun. Well heck, it was a Tarentino movie afterall.

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