Learn about Top ten voip providers by popularity
•• 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.
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1. 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. Read a review of Skype
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2. 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.
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3.
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.
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4. 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.
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5. 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.
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6. 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.
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. Sun Rocket
Out of business
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10. 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.