These are just links to things that I have personally tried and used around the web. With so many things out there that are not exactly what is advertised, these have all been even better than I had expected. Of course, your milage may vary and just that I said have been pleased should not be taken as a guarantee or warranty of any kind.
CallWave
The ability to screen calls on your cell phone or on your computer? Yep, CallWave lets you do just that. Highly configurable, CallWave is advertised as an "Internet Answering Machine." You can set it up to be your primary answering machine for any of your phone numbers. Oftentimes, I don't make it to my cell phone in time. With CallWave, I can listen while the caller is leaving a message or even transfer the call to another phone. You can also get a fax number and the faxes will be emailed to you. Very cool. Check it out!
SunRocket
You haven't switched to Voice Over IP (VoIP) for your home phone service yet? Get with the picture! Seriously, we've had VoIP at home for over two years now and we have no complaints at all. Great product. Our local exchange carrier, or phone company, was really nickle and diming us on taxes, fees, and ridiculous amounts for simple services like tone dialing. I mean, really! This is the 21st century, right? Who still has rotary dialing in the U.S.? Well, we dumped the phone company and switched to an Internet phone company a couple of years ago. Our phone bills were cut in half over night, but we had better, more reliable service than we ever did before. And, no more long distance charges! We recently switched over to SunRocket where we cut our monthly phone bill in half again. Plus, with SunRocket we also have a second number in a different area code where our families can call us as a local call--ALL INCLUDED! Man, I love this stuff!
The referral promo changes all the time, right now it is three free months so that is 15 months for the price of 12. Check it out.
SunRocket Signature Service - Annual Edition
12 Months of Service for $199 per year
(That's just $17 a month!)
* Unlimited calling - U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
* Free international minutes ($3.00 credit every month)
* Free extra phone number
* Over 12 enhanced calling features
* Two free Directory Assistance calls each month
* All the necessary equipment to get started
* No charge to activate - includes free shipping
* No hidden fees
* Taxes included in the Bottom-Line price
* No cancellation fees
* 31 day risk-free guarantee
Plus, if you use my SunRocket phone number as your Promotion Code when you order, you will receive a free Uniden Cordless Phone System that includes two handsets. Just enter my SunRocket account number, 4074643994, after clicking on 'Referred by a friend' off of the home page.
You can find out more about SunRocket by visiting their website at http://www.SunRocket.com.
Buy.com
Man do I buy a lot of stuff here. I mean, I use various price searching websites, but nine times out of ten, Buy.com beats them. And, the best part, they actually do ship what they say they will, when they say. Great place to preorder DVDs before they actually come out.
HostGator
I searched around for awhile to find a good, reliable web host before I settled on HostGator. They have really nice web building tools, lots of options, support many differnet kinds of web based funtions (no .NET though), and all for a great monthly price. Highly recommended!
TuneUp Utilities
When our computers slow down, as Windows based machines invariably do, I load Tune-Up on them and clean them back up again. Great little program that does a lot of things to keep your machine running smoother.
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