The Vonage V-Phone by Vonage America Inc is a USB device which lets you make calls from any corner of the earth via a PC and a high speed net access. Thanks to the USB capabilities, the phone can be operated right out of the box. The software is already preloaded on the phone and regularly updates via the device's 256 MB flash drive. There is a standard 2.5 mm stereo earpiece microphone so that no compatibility issues arise.

With its plug and play capabilities, the phone offers true mobility and you can just hook up the phone at a cyber café or a Wi-Fi hotspot. It’s targeted at wide demographic including students, businessmen, and lets one check their voicemail from any computer and send voicemail attachments directly to an email account or BlackBerry(R). Consumers will save money as the call plans are pretty low when compared to regular phones. The company also has roaming plans! All contacts and call history is present on the phone, so there is no fear of losing then when using different computers.

This is how rate plans go: Vonage offers $14.99 for 500 minutes, $24.99 for residential unlimited and $34.99 for business unlimited. Calls to Canada and Puerto Rico are local and international rates are much less with no connection fees. The V-Phone costs $39.99 with an additional $9.00 activation fee. For more info visit the Product Page