Vonage has a Serious Support Problem

You can switch to an Internet phone and save bucks and get free long distance.But if you do – be wary as Vonage has extermely poor support on their Internet phone service.We had a business phone with Qwest. On 6/22 we requested, through Vonage, to transfer this number to my Vonage Internet line. Qwest released the number for Vonage on 6/23. My business line – listed in DEX with an ad for $165 a month – now doesn’t work.Vonage says they can’t do anything about it. Qwest says they can’t do anything about it. Well, I sure can.We’ll keep you posted on how long it takes Vonage to get me connected. Meanwhile, my listed business number in the yellow pages, Internet local directories, and all my Internet web sites doesn’t work.Right now both Qwest and Vonage and pointing fingers at each other – saying it’s the other guy’s fault. I don’t care whose fault it is – until it is resolved, it’s the fault of both.Update: Qwest says they notified Vonage on 6/21, then dropped me on 6/23.OK Vonage – the ball is in your court…. Why didn’t you pick up the number?Note: Updates for this are in the Vonage support post in our Business blog - Get there from the comments here.Our Advice? Don’t go Vonage if you need to keep your old number.

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  2. Administrator says:

    For the recent status of this, see:http://www.netadventures/biz/vonageproblem.htm

  3. athena says:

    Vonage may have lost me a major business contract. I cancelled the service the same day I got it, having discovered that the voice quality was deplorable. Nevertheless, a week later they sent a purchase order to my regular phone company, at which point my phone service was cut off, and all my voice mail lost!! Vonage customer support was 100% useless in resolving the problem, and the original company would have charged me to connect a brand new line, so I ended up going to a third provider. My whole experience with Vonage was a nightmare from start to finish, costing me a total of over 9 very frustrating hours of my life, and a potentially verty lucrative contract. Although I cancelled with vonage the same day, and returned their device to them immediately, they still have not reimbursed me, as per their so-called guarantee.

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