[DickY]

I transfered my phone service from Verizion to Vonage before I moved to TV in February for several reasons. I was able to keep my old phone number and I could just plug in my Vonage "modem" to my broadband connection when I got to The Villages and have phone service without having to contract for phone services. I got the 500 minute plan for $15 a month and just before I got to The Villages I got a virtual "villages" local number for another $5 a month. This way I have a local number for family and friends to call from my old location and a local Villages number and have had no quality problems, even when I have TV, computer and phone being used. I get all those features such as call forwarding, caller ID, and voice mail as well as others. The monthly cost is about $26 with all the fees and taxes included.