http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWAT00719920070323

ALEXANDRIA, Va (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Friday he would issue an injunction barring Vonage Holdings Corp. from using Internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc., but delayed signing the order for two weeks.

Vonage shares fell sharply after the ruling, falling 16.8 percent, or 68 cents, to $3.37 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

3/23/2007 2:30:15 PM

woo hoo woo hoo hoo

3/23/2007 2:36:35 PM

so I need to start shopping for another phone service?

I'm just pissed I'll have to get a new phone number.

3/24/2007 3:02:34 PM

http://www.voipyourlife.com ftw

3/25/2007 12:18:05 AM

does this affect all voip or just vonage? i have packet8

3/26/2007 10:32:44 AM

so what does this mean exactly? besides that we live in a police state run by rednecks? vonage going out of business or something?

3/26/2007 10:46:33 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/business/17sunrocket.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Sunrocket folds, How far behind is Vonage?

7/17/2007 7:51:38 AM

i've yet to come up with a reason why my $30/year package from skype (plus $20 AR for actiontec USB/phone converter) is a bad idea

MOODY, do you actually USE voipyourlife? it looks pretty sketchy

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 9:14 AM. Reason : .]

7/17/2007 9:11:41 AM

yeah i do. it is consistently ranked as one of the better providers and i haven't had any problems at all.

7/17/2007 10:05:24 AM

i just signed up for voip.com http://www.voip.com/residential_voip_service.aspx last month. it's been great so far; the sound quality has been crisp. my parents are about to switch to it and my fiancee's parents are too.

if anyone is interested, PM me your First Name, Last Name, and Email Address (the one you'll use to setup an account) and i'll refer you (they'll give me 2 months free if you sign up and use your account for at least 90 days )

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 11:27 AM. Reason : link]

7/17/2007 11:26:44 AM

Quote :

"i've yet to come up with a reason why my $30/year package from skype (plus $20 AR for actiontec USB/phone converter) is a bad idea "

I've had nothing but shitty call quality and problems with my skypeout service.

7/17/2007 5:11:55 PM

^ i haven't...my girlfriend's vonage on clearwire is sometimes crappy, but i've never had any problems with skype on my roadrunner

7/17/2007 7:53:36 PM

but, I thought "It was VONAge's ideA!!!" [/crazy black woman]

7/17/2007 9:35:20 PM

anyone use packet8? Just ordered service today. I only know of 1 person who uses it, just wondering what others think of the service.

7/17/2007 10:55:00 PM

hopefully it won't fail.

Quote :

"I'm just pissed I'll have to get a new phone number."

uh dude, you do realize that's why they started number portability right?

7/17/2007 11:13:34 PM

^^we have packet8 at work...great quality, but if you need support...THEY SUCK! i have a transcript somewhere where the guy said (online chat) "You need to call us to have that fixed"

I replied, "How can I call you if my phone isn't working?"

Then he said "Have a nice day." and signed off.

My boss was pissed and filed it with the BBB and called the dude's manager.

7/17/2007 11:51:39 PM

^^have fun porting your number with vonage. Ive heard it takes foooorrreeeeeevvvvveeeeerrrr.

7/18/2007 5:19:54 PM

nope. it took 3 days for me the two times i had it done.

7/18/2007 7:59:13 PM

I still contend that all 3rd party VoIP providers' days are numbered. The economics just aren't compatible.

7/19/2007 6:13:34 AM

didn't take me long to port my number at all. I do hope this shit doesn't fail, though - i really like it.

7/19/2007 9:48:02 AM

as do i.

fuck at&t and time warner with their twice as expensive service and limited functionality.

7/19/2007 9:55:52 AM

can you switch your vonage # to time warner? in case I have to?

7/19/2007 11:49:40 AM

I second the unlimited skype usage. Never had anything but good service with it.

7/20/2007 6:13:49 PM

^^ sad, but yes.

7/21/2007 10:18:43 PM

have had packet8 for a couple years, the service is only down for a couple hours/year. unfortunately i have to switch back to bell south because i need an analog phone line for work.

7/22/2007 8:13:22 AM

the parents do Vonage now at all their places and got rid of their conventional phone lines. They've had it for a couple of years now, and have had virtually no problems with the service, other than when their ISP would have issues. But even when that was, all missed calls went straight to their cell phones.

I'd hate to see Vonage go under.

7/22/2007 9:29:42 AM

so would i.

7/22/2007 9:55:54 AM

so if vonage is dying, why are are they still advertising?

7/22/2007 2:11:25 PM