Long Distance Phone Service: Reviews

Updated February 2009
 

Best long-distance service

ECG
ECG *Est. 2.5 cents per minute Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SaveOnPhone.com: SaveOnPhone.com says it monitors about 350 long-distance plans as the basis for this top 10 list. ECG ranks first based on cost ...

Phonedog.com: The real benefit of PhoneDog.com is user reviews. About 100 users give ECG very high average scores overall and in four ...

TollChaser.com: The prices in the TollChaser.com rankings chart include the universal service fund fees that increase the advertised rates, ...

LongDistanceSmart.com: LongDistanceSmart.com rates ECG third based on its cost and its customer-service response, normally within a minute.

ConsumerReports.org: This report doesn't include any reviews, and ECG is the only plan mentioned. The article does include some helpful information on ...

1+ Call Saver: The site receives commissions from some of the companies listed but claims to be unbiased, and its rankings appear to favor plans ...

Better Telephone Rates.com: BetterTelephoneRates.com's top five rankings appear to be based strictly on pricing rather than factoring in customer service. ...

 

Best international long-distance service

3U Telecom *Est. 4.8 cents per minute Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SaveOnPhone.com: SaveOnPhone.com keeps tabs on about 350 long-distance plans to create this top 10 chart. It rates 3U Telecom third overall, but ...

Phonedog.com: PhoneDog.com is the top spot to find user reviews of long-distance phone service. 3U Telecom earns high average scores overall ...

TollChaser.com: The prices in the TollChaser.com rankings chart include the USF fees that increase the advertised rates. This provides a more ...

1+ Call Saver: The site receives commissions from some of the companies listed, but claims to be unbiased. These rankings appear to favor plans ...

ConsumerReports.org: This article doesn't include any reviews. It does, however, include some helpful information on how to choose a long-distance ...

 

Long-distance service, national availability

Total Call International *Est. 3.9 cents per minute Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SaveOnPhone.com: SaveOnPhone.com claims to keep track of about 350 long-distance plans as the source for this top 10 chart. Total Call ...

Phonedog.com: PhoneDog.com is a helpful source for user reviews. The ratings vary by plan -- some of the five Total Call International plans ...

1+ Call Saver: The site gets commissions from some of the companies it lists, though it claims to be unbiased. These rankings appear to favor ...

ConsumerReports.org: This report doesn't include any reviews, but does offer some helpful information on how to choose a long-distance provider.

 

Long Distance Phone Service Runners Up:

Pioneer *Est. 2.7 cents per minute

7 picks by top review sites.

CogniState *Est. 2.7 cents per minute

4 picks by top review sites.

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