Can he? The packet8 VoIP video phone is awesome. I mean look at it. LOOK AT IT! It plugs in to your existing phone and you can now video chat! OVER THE INTERNET! Freaking awesome. Now, Grace and Emma can chat face to face with their Grammie and Breezie in Chicago as though they were there. Pretty cool isn’t it? And it works over your current internet connection (really cool if you have cable internet, you can ditch the land line!)

We’ve been on VoIP phone service for a while now with a company I won’t name and we’ve been really happy with the voip technology. Its been a steady, always on phone connection that is crystal clear. I even managed to hook it in to the existing phone lines in the house so we could use the older phones on the existing jacks as well. The Video Phone offered by packet8 looks to be worth the upgrade. I can add it to the existing phone, keep my number and video chat away at the same cost I’m currently paying for VoIP service (which is tres less than we were paying for conventional phone service).

One of the cool things is that they offer a free PC based soft phone option as well and the prices on their other offerings are all priced with in reason. And look at these features:

* Plug-and-play Videophone
o Simple to set-up, simple to use
o Turn any standard analog phone into a state-of-the-art videophone
* Regular Dialing to Any Other Packet8 Videophone for Video Calling or Regular Telephone for Traditional Audio-Only Call
o No learning curve
* Rotating High-quality CCD Camera
o Crisp and colorful images
* Up to 30 frames per second Video Quality
o Smooth full-motion video
* 5″ High-quality Active Matrix TFT-LCD screen
o Clear, moveable display
* Video Conferencing
o 2-way and 3-way video conferencing
* 100 number Phonebook
o Program numbers in and always have them at your finger tips
* Local Camera View
o Picture-in-picture, adjustable to different screen quadrants
o See and adjust the images your are sending
* Customizable Background/Wallpaper
o Choose your favorite background to use for Tango
* Privacy Mode
o Block video send
* Remote Surveillance (Auto-answer) Option
o Set number of rings for pick up
o To use for surveillance applications
* Friendly On-screen Menu Instructions
o Intuitive, easy to handle
o Icon-based Graphic User Interface
* Echo-cancellation and No-delay High-quality Audio
o For your listening pleasure
* Built-in-Router
o Designed for prioritization of voice packets
o Eliminates need for external router purchase and set-up
* Auto-adjusts Throughout Call
o To maintain best video quality
* Adjustable Brightness
o Tailor the images to your preference
* Call Logs
o An automatically generated listing of both previous calls placed, received, and missed for documentation and easy call back

I think this might be the way to go for phone service (though do I really want to chat face to face with ColonelPanik??

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