Find out how Vonage works

Yes. It takes approximately 10 working days to transfer your original number to Vonage. (This is called 'porting'.) When you sign up, you get a new Vonage telephone number. You can use this to start making and receiving calls straight away. When the transfer is complete, your original number will permanently replace the Vonage one. Other people won't notice a thing - they'll carry on calling you as normal on your original number throughout this process.

As soon as you sign up to Vonage, we will email you your new phone number. You can start using it as soon as your adapter arrives. Whether you keep or cancel your original phone service is entirely up to you, but bear in mind you need broadband in order for Vonage to work.

Yes. You can talk on the phone and surf the Internet at the same time.

It depends on your existing broadband set-up. Most people have got a spare Ethernet port and so just need our free Vonage adapter. If you don't have a spare Ethernet port, you're likely to need the V-Portal. This is a router and adapter in one. Go to our Equipment Chooser for guidance.

Instead of plugging your phone into a telephone socket on the wall, you connect it to your computer's router or modem, using the Vonage adapter.

If you've got a wireless router with a spare Ethernet port, you'll probably need our free adapter to connect your telephone to the router. Go to our Equipment Chooser for guidance.

Your base telephone handset needs to be near your modem or router. If your computer is, say, upstairs, and you need a phone downstairs, you can get a twin phone handset. Connect handset 1 (the main base) into the modem/router near your computer. Then plug handset 2 in a power socket wherever you want.

No. You just need to have broadband. Vonage isn't PC-dependant.

No. You can use Vonage to call any landline or mobile, anywhere in the world. It's not PC-to-PC. It's just the same as a traditional phone service, only cheaper.

No. Vonage works over any broadband connection, whether cable or ADSL.

No. We're a telephone service. But you will need a broadband connection for Vonage to work.

No. You can use Vonage to call any landline or mobile, anywhere in the world. It doesn't matter if they haven't got broadband. It's just the same as a traditional phone service, only cheaper.

If you're broadband service goes down, you won't be able to make or receive calls using your Vonage phone line - including 999 emergency calls. If this happens, contact your broadband service provider to resolve the problem.

You can call all public emergency services for free using your Vonage phone line. If your broadband connection goes down though, you won't be able to make any outgoing calls, including calls to emergency services. For more on this, see calls to 999 emergency services.

No. Just a normal digital phone handset you're likely to be using already.

You can call any other Vonage user anywhere in the world for free, no matter what package either of you are on. Some families or businesses get two Vonage lines: one stays at home, the other that 'travels'!

We no longer sell the V-phone in the UK. Sorry! The V-phone is a USB phone that can be plugged into any broadband connected laptop or PC around the world. Calls can be made from a V-phone to any landline or mobile phone around the world.

Because Vonage isn't tied to physical phone lines, you can choose a dialling code from the areas available, regardless of where you actually live or plan to use the service.

Yes! As long as there's broadband, you can use your Vonage line. Just take your Vonage adapter (and handset if necessary) with you, plug your phone and adapter into the modem / router at the other end. Calls to landlines in the countries listed in your package will still be inclusive and unlimited‡. For example with V-Plan UK, you can still make unlimited‡ calls to UK landlines, even if you're in America or India!

Yes. You can dial any other telephone number, whether it's VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), an internet phone or a traditional phone service.

You do have to pay for calls to these types of numbers. Our rates are very competitive. Here's a list of all our call charges.

You will have to pay for calls made to countries not included in your chosen call plan. These charges are extremely good value, though. Here's a country-by-country list of our cheap international rates.

Calls to countries within your chosen calling plan are free and unlimited‡. Calls to other Vonage users are also free, no matter where in the world they are.

These, along with many other call features are all d in your call plan package at no extra cost.

Put it like this: people will have no idea you're making a call using your broadband connection!

Frequently asked technical queries are available on our website or via email. You can also speak to a customer care advisor over the phone 7 days a week.

There aren't any. You pay a line-activation fee of £9.99 and a delivery fee of £8.99. You will need a Vonage adapter, which may also be free (it depends on your existing broadband set-up). After that, the only thing you pay for is your monthly call plan fee, plus any calls made to numbers outside of your call package. There's nothing else.

Yes. You can try Vonage for 30 days in the knowledge that, if you cancel before the 30 days is up, we'll refund you according to our money-back-guarantee.

Yes. If you cancel before 12 months (after the 30-day-money-back-guarantee, you will be charged £23.99. You can see all our activation and deactivation fees here.