Everything You Need To
Know
About VoIP
VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is the new technological
phone system. It is highly valued for its competitive prices and
cost effectiveness.
It offers many of the same calling features as regular landline
services at typically no cost.
This website provides the necessary information for you to
understand and appreciate the overwhelming benefits of VoIP and how
you can get the most out of it, in your residential and business
telecommunication needs.
Here is a feature article on the comparison of the top 10 VoIP
Providers.
Top 10 VoIP Providers
VoIP allows
users the freedom to use their high-speed Internet connection to
integrate their phone, audio, video, and web browsing capabilities
into one application. Because of these new trends, VoIP providers
are adding new products and services daily. Here is a list and
description of the top ten VoIP providers.
Skype
Skype is famous for their slogan, “The Whole World can Talk for
Free”. Skype is a free download and users can make free calls via,
Skype to Skype. For a fee, you can advance your Skype to Skype Out
and make calls to landline phones. Skype In will let your choose
your area code and phone number. This way, friends and relatives
can call you locally, if you select the same area code. Skype is
compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and Pocket Pc operating
systems.
Vonage
Probably the most well known VoIP providers, you may be
surprised to discover that Vonage is also one of the more expensive
providers. Vonage offers two plans, residential and small business.
Residential users may choose between the Basic 500 plan and
Unlimited. The Basic 500 plan offers 500 minutes of talk time for
$14.99 a month. The Premium Unlimited residential plan costs $24.99
per month.
The Small Business Basic plan costs $39.99 per month and allows
1500 minutes. The Small Business Unlimited plan costs $49.99 a
month and provides unlimited calls throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Dialpad
Dialpad and Yahoo have merged services. Currently, Dialpad
offers three plans- Dialpad Monthly 300, Dialpad Monthly 500, and
Dialpad USA. The cost for Dialpad Monthly 300 is $7.50 per month,
Dialpad Monthly 500 costs $9.99 per month, and Dialpad USA costs
$11.99 per month.
Broadvox Direct
Broadvox Direct offers residential and small business services.
Their residential services include the Residential Choice Plus plan
for $9.95 per month. The Residential Choice Plus plan includes 100
outbound minutes and unlimited incoming minutes. Their Residential
Unlimited Plan costs $29.95 a month and includes unlimited calling
anywhere in the US and Canada. The SoHo Small Business Regional
Plan costs $34.95 per month and includes 1500 monthly minutes in
the US and in Canada. The SoHo Small Business Unlimited Plan costs
$44.95 per month and includes unlimited calls in the US and Canada
and also includes a free fax line and Yellow Page listing.
Galaxy Voice
Galaxy Voice offers two plans, Residential and Business. Their
residential plan costs $19.95 a month and includes unlimited
calling, Voicemail, Caller Id, Call Waiting, Call Return, Three Way
Calling, and Call Forwarding. Their business plan costs $39.95 per
month and includes unlimited calling, Free Voice Mail, Free Call
Transfer, Free Call Forwarding, Free Repeat Dialing, and Free
Caller ID block.
Voice Pulse
Voice Pulse has three plans, America Unlimited, Local Unlimited
+200, and Business Unlimited. The America Unlimited plan costs
$24.99 per month. The Local Unlimited +200 costs $14.99 per month,
and the Business Unlimited costs $45.99 per month.
VoIP American
VoIP American has three different plans. These are the VoIP
American PBX plan, the VoIP American Voice plan and the VoIP
American bVoice plan. The VoIP American PBX plan cost $19.99 a
month for a private line and $44.99 a month for unlimited calling.
The VoIP Voice Residential Basic plan costs $14.99 per month and
the VoIP Voice Residential Unlimited plan costs $29.99 per month.
The bVoice Business plan costs $34.99 per month.
Packet 8
Packet 8 not
only offers phone plans, but they also offer videophone plans.
Their residential plans are the Freedom International and Freedom
Unlimited. Both of these plans cost $19.99 per month. The
Videophone plan is the Freedom Unlimited and that too is $19.99 per
month. Their business plans consists of three different plans.
These are the Virtual Office service plans, the Virtual Attendant
Service plans, and the Business Phone Service plans. The Virtual
office phone plan costs $19.95 per month, the Virtual Attendant
service plan costs $14.95 per month, and the Business Attendant
service plan costs $34.95 per month.
Sun Rocket
Sun Rocket offers their signature service for either $24.95 per
month or $199.00 per year.
Speakeasy
Speakeasy offers many different plans ranging from Home Office,
Small Office I, Small Office II, and Small Business. Their Home
Office plan costs 79.90 per month, the Small Office I plan costs
$560.00 per month, the Small Office II plan costs 1,039 per month
and the Small Business plan costs $2,349 per month.
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