[ajwhipple]

My family currently uses Verizon as a cell provider. We're happy with the arrangement except for two problems:

1. We have terrible reception in our home
2. We're starting to run over our alloted minutes

We use Vonage VOIP services for our land line, and this seems to work out pretty well. I'd like to find a way to take advantage of VOIP on our cell phones while we're home. We take quite a few cell calls at home, and this would improve our reception and help conserve minutes.

Our Verizon plan expires in a few months, so I'm willing to switch carriers, buy WI-FI phones, and install new hardware at home to support this feature. Can anyone explain, or point me to a website that explains how to set up cell phone VOIP over WI-FI service in my home?

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[ajwhipple]

Well, it looks like I have no choice but to switch plans. See the email response from Verizon below.

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Thank you for your interest in using your Verizon Wireless services to
the best of their abilities. Please know that VoIP (Voice over Internet
Protocol) is not supported by Verizon Wireless. Please be aware that
such use is prohibited. Please see, below, for more information
regarding the uses for your data services:

While most common uses for Internet are permitted by your Data Plan,
there are certain uses that cause extreme network capacity issues and
interference with the network. These are not uses intended by our Data
Access plans and are therefore prohibited. Examples of prohibited uses
include the following:

(i) server devices or host computer applications, including, but not
limited to, continuous Web camera posts or broadcasts, automatic data
feeds, automated machine-to-machine connections or peer-to-peer (P2P)
file-sharing;

(ii) as a substitute or backup for private lines or dedicated data
connections;

(iii) ?auto-responders,? ?cancel-bots,? or similar automated or manual
routines which generate excessive amounts of net traffic, or which
disrupt net user groups or email use by others;

(iv) ?spam? or unsolicited commercial or bulk email (or activities that
have the effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial email or
unsolicited bulk email);

(v) any activity that adversely affects the ability of other people or
systems to use either Verizon Wireless Services or other parties?
Internet-based resources, including ?denial of service? (DoS) attacks
against another network host or individual user;

(vi) accessing, or attempting to access without authority, the accounts
of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures
of Verizon Wireless? or another entity?s network or systems;

or

(vii) software or other devices that maintain continuous active
Internet connections when a computer?s connection would otherwise be idle or
any ?keep alive? functions, unless they adhere to Verizon Wireless? data
retry requirements, which may be changed from time to time.

This means, by way of example only, that using these Data Plans or
Features for P2P file-sharing services, web broadcasting, or for the
operation of servers, telemetry devices and/or Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition devices is prohibited.

If usage exceeds 5 GB per line during any billing period, we reserve
the right to reduce throughput speeds of any application that would
otherwise exceed such speed to a maximum of approximately 200 Kbps. These
speeds are subject to change, in our reasonable discretion, in order to
address network issues. In order to assess your usage, you may obtain
information about your usage during a particular billing period,
including during the Return Period under your Worry Free Guarantee, through My
Account or by contacting Customer Service. These Data Plans or
Features are for individual use only and not for resale. We further reserve
the right to take measures to protect our network from harm, compromised
capacity or degradation in performance, any of which may impact
permitted data flows. Accordingly, we reserve the right to deny, modify or
terminate service, without notice, to anyone we believe is using Data
Plans or Features in any manner that adversely impacts our network or
service levels, and we also reserve the right to terminate service upon
expiration of the Customer Agreement term.

We may, but are not required to, monitor your compliance, or the
compliance of other subscribers, with the terms, conditions, or policies of
the Customer Agreement.