With the recent demise and unexpected closing of the SunRocket VOIP service, many VOIP providers are trying to capitalize on this by offering their VOIP service, and the unfortunate part is that many of these are very bad implementations of VOIP. If the consumer does not compare features and costs, but rather is just concerned about replacing his now-defunct SunRocket VOIP service, he could be making a huge mistake.
For the home VOIP or residential VOIP market, it seems as if everyone and their brother claims to have the best and most feature-laden offers. But the sharp consumer is going to look under the hood to see if those claims of superiority really hold water. But then this presents its own problems, since Joe Consumer is frequently not technical enough to be able to wade through the technical jargon to make the right purchase decision.
First of all, you need to realize that with ANY home VOIP service, the monkey is going to be on the back of your high speed Internet connection. If your connection is slow or experiences frequent stops or outages, you are not going to be happy with your VOIP service. You see, VOIP service relies on your high speed Internet connection to make and receive phone calls, and if your Internet service is not stable and reliable, there is not a VOIP service on the planet that can change that.
Also, if you have a satellite high speed Internet connection, that is not going to work well with home VOIP. The issues of how much bandwidth you use on a monthly basis (which relates to how many phone calls you make, even locally, on your VOIP phone), as well as something called “latency” which is excruciatingly high with satellite, is going to make your VOIP experience a poor one at best.
Assuming your high speed Internet connection is not going to be a problem or issue, then you are ready to start looking at VOIP providers. One of the best places NOT to get VOIP is from your cable company. They offer VOIP with every invoice they send you, but the price they are charging is about twice as high as it could be, and the only benefit of getting it from them is that you then have your cable and VOIP on the same bill. That is a very high price to pay for that “convenience”.
One of the home VOIP services providing the best bang for the buck today provides a wide range of offerings that you can choose to get the right plan for your needs. They offer a very cost effective ANNUAL plan, where if you pay a year in advance, the monthly cost of your VOIP service drops to around $17 per month. If you are a bit more cautious and want to make sure it works well first, even the monthly plan is under $20 per month. This includes unlimited calling in the United States and Canada. It also has super-low international rates, such as Australia at 1.9 cents per minute, China at 1.6 cents per minute, United Kingdom at 1.6 cents per minute, and similarly superb rates elsewhere in the world.
Be aware of what you need and realize that there is no sense in spending more for features that you won’t use. Be a smart consumer and comparison shop, and make sure you are looking at the features that you will use regularly.
Author: Jon Arnold
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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