Collection Calls

We currently have only cell phones in our house, no home phone.  I was going to get a home phone, but it was just too much money to pay every month for what little it would get used.  I really only need it for Joanna in case I do not get home before she gets off the bus.

I thought about getting her a cell phone, but nixed that idea.  The "pay as you go" have some interesting fine print about how the $15 you paid for actually expires after 30 days if you do not use it.  Rip Off!  And adding her to our plan was going to cost an extra $29 a month plus the cost of the phone.  As we all know, trying to buy a basic cell phone at Verizon is practically impossible.  They stare at you like "huh? they actually made phones at one time without touch screens and cameras?"

I have magic jack, but my computer needs to be on and that is not the best situation for Joanna in case of an emergency.  So I decided to give Jason the magic jack to take to Afghanistan and get Vonage for the house.  Even though my internet is not unlimited, I like that the computer doesn't need to be on and I can use my portable phone with 4 hand sets I already own.

So I signed up and the receiver should arrive on Wednesday.  I picked a number out of Lexington, SC so some of my friends and family can use their home phone to call me for free and vonage  has a neat feature that sends your voice mail to email. Well, wouldn't you know it,  I check my email today and have several voice mail emails already.  Huh?  I haven't even gotten my receiver yet.  They are all from collection agencies for some woman named Donna!  Dammit!  I don't even have a phone yet and already I am dealing with annoying calls!