Which Residential VoIP Provider is the Best
?
By Chris
Landry
As
the Owner and Founder of http://www.VoIPChoices.com, many people have asked me “Which VoIP Provider is the
best VoIP Provider?” I will give my opinion on which VoIP
(Voice over Internet Protocol) Provider is the best for replacing
your standard traditional telephone service
First there are many factors to consider when
determining which VoIP provider is the best. I must take into
consideration the ease of sign-up on the VoIP provider’s website,
start-up/activation/shipping costs, monthly fees, quality of phone
calls, features included with the service, quality of customer
service, ease of set up, money back guarantees, and termination
fees/penalties. When I take all of above into consideration, I
come up with the following list of the best VoIP providers starting
with the best.
The Best VoIP Provider
Rankings:
1)
ViaTalk
- ViaTalk is the least expensive of all of the services to
date. The monthly fee is only $16.58 per month with the yearly
package.($199 per year) The quality of the calls is second to none and the
customer service is extrodinary. ViaTalk gets our number one
position as the best VoIP provider.
2)
Packet8
- Packet8 is everything you ever dreamed about in a VoIP
provider. Packet8 offers the lowest monthly fee around at only
$19.95 a month. From
their lowest start-up costs, low monthly fees, to their excellent
call quality, to the included enhanced features and excellent
customer service makes Packet8 a great choices.
3)
Vonage - Vonage has the most
experience in the VoIP space boasting more than 1,000,000 customers
as of March 2005.
Vonage is a little more expensive than some of the other
providers at $24.95 per month.
Vonage’s call quality is excellent as is their customer
service. Taking
everything into consideration, Vonage ranks a very close second on
our list for the best VoIP providers.
Rounding out the top 5 is:
4)
Lingo
– Lingo is also a very respectable VoIP provider. They offer
the $19.95 per month for Unlimited local and long distance calling
not only to the United States and Canada, but to Western Europe as
well. I can see how Lingo is the best for many VoIP customers
depending on their calling habits. Lingo’s start-up costs are a
little higher than Packet8 and Vonage, but in certain instances, I
am sure a customer can justify this small additional
expense.
5)
VoIP.com- Great service at a great price. One of the
easiest sign-up pages. Great enhanced telephone features
included. Unlimited local and long distance calling for only $199.00 per year
There are many factors to consider when
choosing a VoIP provider that is best for you or your
business. http://www.VoIPChoices.com has a side-by-side comparison of the top VoIP provider
by Unlimited VoIP price as well as VoIP features. VoIP
providers offer something different for all their
consumers. A well-educated consumer is generally results in a
happy consumer.
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