Video phone - the future is here!
Posted on November 5, 2007 in the Technology category
I have been the proud owner of this Packet 8 Video Phone for about a month now and I am pretty psyched. Packet 8 offers residential phone service and business communications solutions via their voice over internet protocol (VOIP) service.
The first, and most important, aspect that I love about this phone is, of course, the video part of it. Both my parents and my sister live in various parts of Florida and my grandparents and uncles live in Alabama. It is sad to think that most of them haven’t met my sons yet - their relationship is based on pictures. With this phone, we are able to call each other and the assorted aunties, uncles, grandparents, and great grandparents can see how absurdly cute and funny the kids are. The phone’s camera is able to capture all of the kids romping and playing because of its 180 degree rotating camera.
The video quality is great on the generous 5″ display and we don’t have to worry about looking like a horribly dubbed “Godzilla” remake with out-of-sync sound. What I find amazing is that I will save over $1000 (yes, one-thousand) this year alone on my long distance calling. Having family hundreds of miles away and constant out-of-state business calls, I would easily spend over $100 a month on a traditional phone bill so, with an Unlimited Calling Plan for about $25, the savings add up quickly. Oh, and you don’t have to get a video phone - they offer standard VOIP adapters as well so you would just plug in a regular old phone and still take advantage of the savings.
If you already have a high-speed internet connection like DSL or Cable and you are paying over $25 on your phone bill - you need to switch. All you need to do is order your phone and pick a service plan. Setting it up could not get much easier - the time it took me to open the package was actually longer than it took to plug it in and make a call. Really - no joke. And the interface is quite intuitive as well.
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