Does it work at all if you travel out of the country?

If you carry the Vonage adaptor/router with you and plug it into to wifi, yes. If you're trying to use it via your cell phone, yes, but make sure you're hooked up to wifi. If you're not you'll pay the normal outrageous data roaming fees. The Extensions app won't work with data speeds less than 3G.

Jess, I initially had issues too, with quality and customer service. It's been a while since I've had any problems though. I wouldn't give them gold stars for customer service, but they do what I need when I need it. I may not be as picky as I used to. Now CenturyLink? I can't decide if they or Comcase should die a fiery death.

I need to revisit phone/internet. I had the ball rolling and then stuff.

Senior review Monday. Acting head of mission is in the hospital, director of operations is retiring and as part of that, no longer on these reviews,acting director can only meet for 3/4 the time. If I didn't think this project was cursed from the get go, I would be convinced now. And I overheard some scuttlebutt that the support desk feels underprepared, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN WARNING THEM FOR 36 MONTHS AND THEY'VE DONE NO DUE DILIGENCE. I can't. Just can't.

I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home, but that's about it at this point. I get wanting to keep the number, though, Burrell. I would freak out if my mother ditched her home number.

CenturyLink is my current phone company. I haven't had any problems with them, but my unlimited-long-distance-flat-fee just went up to $77/month, and that feels like an awful lot to pay for seven-eight phone calls a week to my sister and my BFF.

I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home

That's me. My work cell is my only number for work; no landline. My personal cell will always stay separate. It was a pain in the ass to regain financial responsibility after I left my first job, and I lost my awesome grandfathered plan at the time.

I got rid of the landline last year, but not many people actually call me. I do a lot more communication with locals via Facebook, actually.

I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home

Calls to my work number already get routed to my home number anyway, because the softphone on the laptop never works right.

Today is a perfect example of why I can't cancel it: old childhood friend -- her father and my father were BF back when they were in middle school -- called me just to say hi and catch up. But I also have a better understanding of why he wants to switch it over to VoIP eventually.

You guys find the cell phone is clear enough? I feel like they are still enough less-good than a landline that it's noticeable. Of course, at my job, it's usually a conference call with six people on cell phones in other countries, so extra barriers....

Burrell, I don't get why you can't cancel it. I wouldn't doubt I'm missing something (see the no good, lousy week I had), but if it was switched to VoIP or Google Talk, you would have still gotten the call. Old childhood friend would have never known the difference.

Jesse, I do. I often use a headset though. I haven't had any issues with my conference calls, but we're all in the U.S. GM was starting a program just as I was leaving to get those that work from home or in the field exclusively on cell phones. It's now spread to those who work in the Ren Cen.