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VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol)
Who
Are The Top 10 VoIP Providers?
by Jeff Cohen
VoIP
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. 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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