Tips for Choosing between VoIP Providers

VoIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol, is an extremely popular method of communication these days and for good reason. With VoIP, you no longer need to make expensive long distance telephone calls. You can communicate over long distances for substantially less thanks to this technology. All you need is broadband Internet access such as cable or DSL, and the right provider. The difficulty is not deciding to use this type of service, but rather choosing between VoIP providers. After all, there are so many of them out there and they offer a variety of great benefits and features.

Vonage is one of the most popular providers of Voice Over Internet Protocol. They offer not only traditional service through your computer and broadband connection, they sell a variety of useful accessories such as broadband cordless phones, wifi routers, telephone adapters and more. With Vonage, you can make unlimited personal or business calls for a reasonable monthly fee. In addition to unlimited plans, they offer other plans such as those that offer 500 minutes for home use and 1500 minutes for small business use. With the small business use plan, you also get a free fax line.

Joi Phone is another top provider of Voice Over Internet Protocol services. Right now, for example, they are running a promotion that gives you two unlimited phone lines for the price of one. This company also offers a variety of plans to suit every communication need and budget, as well as a great referral program. When you refer friends and family to JoiPhone, you and the person referred will get a $15 credit on your account. As you can imagine, this can certainly add up quickly if you refer a lot of people!

Packet8 is yet another hot VoIP company. They offer a multitude of different plans for both home and business. They also provide customers the opportunity to pay monthly, or pay annually and save. In addition to offering Voice Over Internet Protocol Services, this company sells a variety of accessories such as phone systems, videophones, broadband adapters, virtual broadband office systems and much more.

The above represents only a small fraction of VoIP providers out there. If you are unsure of who you want to go with, your best bet would be to browse the Internet and compare the features, services, products and rates from different companies before making your selection. There's no doubt about it -- VoIP is getting bigger by the day and as it does, there are more and more providers offering their services on the Web.

Copyright 2007 James D. Sterling - All Rights Reserved

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