Firing the phone company

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I amd very happy to report that I have been hung up on by the local phone company for the last time. I have fired Qwest as my local phone carrier. Get lost and take your damn dial tone with you!

Although the DSL service still runs over their lines, they're not my ISP (Blarg Online rocks, work and home none better in my area). However, I do still need a home phone.

I have done enough homework to give me enough confidence that VoIP can work given my circumstances. I have (will have at the end of the week) a solid broadband connection, router with QoS capability, a phone, a shipping address...

Which leads me to my questions:

Any VoIP vendor preferences out there? for home, not work. I have initially focused on Vonage.

What about phone adapters? The current leader is Linksys's PAP2.

And of course, the parts I'm ignorant of or forgetting. Any war stories out there? Victories? I'd love to benefit from your (plural) experience.

Thanks in advance.