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the Price of Internet (VOIP) Telephone Service

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$ 26
Apr 2008
Boiling Springs, SC
Voice over IP phone service  more... close row
$ 167
Nov 2006
Phoenix, AZ
Hardware and one month of bad service  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
Chicago, IL
Saving money each month by using VOIP  more... close row

Description of service

Voice over internet phone service including a main phone line plus one fax line. Service is through a major provider. Sign up included first month free plus a free router. Not much else in terms of service or customer support was provided, although set up was relatively easy and should be able to be handled by most people. Service includes unlimited long distance and free unlimited calls to select foreign countries. Billing is done automatically via credit card on file. Voicemail can be accessed either via telephone or online. Additional services like second lines, and mobile softphones are offered, but I did not purchase these.


Review of Service

The package arrived promptly in 2 days after purchase and sign up. Installation as indicated was relatively easy. The phone service is generally good. Occasional dropped calls do occur. And sometimes connection is less than perfect. Fax service leaves much to be desired. Oftentimes it takes two sends to either clearly send or receive a fax transmission. This is supposedly universal on voip faxing.


Tips

It appears one can save $30 to $40 a month using VOIP. Savings are even more if you have a lot of calls to an international destination which is included as free calls. This was a main motivation of mine. It is probably best to remain with landline faxes. I am about to revert back to that set up.


$ 47
Jun 2007
las vegas, nv
VOIP Saves us hundreds in long distance  more... close row
$ 10
Mar 2008
All of The US
VOIP service a really good deal  more... close row
$ 65
Mar 2008
Miami, FL
Small business VOIP service including phone number plus fax  more... close row
$ 25
Apr 2008
Ashland, KY
Poor quality unless standing next to router  more... close row
$ 26
May 2008
Boiling Springs, SC
VOIP is a good service for the price  more... close row
$ 50
Mar 2008
Anaheim, CA
Monthly cost for VOIP which saves on long distance  more... close row
$ 29
May 2008
Boiling Springs, SC
Service is OK but not great  more... close row
$ 13
Mar 2007
Summerville, GA
Service and hardware for one VOIP call  more... close row