I am just getting ready to move to Doha this month and am wondering if Qtel has Vonage blocked as they seem to block everything that makes life easier? If anyone could let me know ASAP so i can atleast return this box before i leave and not waste $80
You have to order Vonage from the U.S. - and have it shipped there. Maybe Aramex could get it delivered here, but I wouldn't count on it.
Basically you sign up for Vonage and they send you a small modem-esque box that's the size of a few pieces of sandwich bread. You plug your computer and your phone into it and - voila - you have a U.S. phone number where you can make and receive calls.
The downsides are:
(1) When the internet is slow then the calls are choppy
(2) When Qtel tweaks the settings for VOIP then it's impossible to make calls
(3) I have not been able to get it to work as a modem for my fax, but I could be doing something wrong
(4) Pretty sure you need a U.S. credit card
(5) The Vonage box runs on 110V, so you need to hook it up to a small transformer
(6) You cannot forward it to your cell number. . .well, you might be able to, but you would incur US to Qatar cell phone charges, which would be punitive.
The downsides are very small, though - having Vonage ROCKS.
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You have to order Vonage from the U.S. - and have it shipped there. Maybe Aramex could get it delivered here, but I wouldn't count on it.
Basically you sign up for Vonage and they send you a small modem-esque box that's the size of a few pieces of sandwich bread. You plug your computer and your phone into it and - voila - you have a U.S. phone number where you can make and receive calls.
The downsides are:
(1) When the internet is slow then the calls are choppy
(2) When Qtel tweaks the settings for VOIP then it's impossible to make calls
(3) I have not been able to get it to work as a modem for my fax, but I could be doing something wrong
(4) Pretty sure you need a U.S. credit card
(5) The Vonage box runs on 110V, so you need to hook it up to a small transformer
(6) You cannot forward it to your cell number. . .well, you might be able to, but you would incur US to Qatar cell phone charges, which would be punitive.
The downsides are very small, though - having Vonage ROCKS.
good luck!
could vonage be forwarded into a cell phone number?
i know it needs a home line to be installed. Can I in any way make calls get into my cell and make calls from my cell through it?
probably not but just wondering cuz i have the box sitting here ready to be messed up with.
thx all
How to get the vonage installed and what is the process to get it working?
Skype works here. (I was surprised to see it blocked in the UAE on my last visit).
How about skype?
Never Ask for a SMILE..just GIVE it..
Yes it works and
"they seem to block everything that makes life easier?"
Where did you get that from?
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yes vonage works and some cehap Voip servcies are also working
yes it does work...
Sorry to bother you all with this post i just did a search and found like a hundred answers to my question.
Thanx anyways