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- Best voice quality and reliability Cable-company VoIP *Est. $40
- Most VoIP features Vonage *Est. $25
- Hardware VoIP with no monthly fee Ooma *Est. $215
- Free VoIP software Skype *Est. $0
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- Prepaid costs even lower
- 30-day trial period
- Virtual second line
- Good features, call quality
- Technical support gets mixed reviews
- Prepayment not prorated after 30-day trial
Reviews recommend Phone Power! primarily for its pricing -- less than Vonage (*Est. $25 per month) even without a contract, but about a third as much if you prepay for two years (*Est. $200, or $8.33 per month) A 30-day trial period applies even if you prepay. The service includes a virtual second line so two people can be on the phone at the same time, and international calls are priced very competitively. Reviews say call quality and basic features compare favorably with those of Vonage, but technical support gets mixed reviews. The same is true for Ooma (*Est. $215) but Ooma can be even less expensive since once you buy the hardware, domestic calls are free forever.
We found the best reviews of Phone Power! at DSLReports.com, where editors update their consolidated ratings weekly, based on the past six months of users' reviews. We found even more reviews from users at VoipReview.org, but comparisons aren't as clear there. Fewer users review Phone Power! at WhichVoIP.com, but the comments are still useful. Reviews at three other sites recommend Phone Power! but don't document any testing.
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Phone Power! is one of the top-rated VoIP providers here, one of only three services earning a Gold award, based on positive user-written reviews over the past six months. Over 60 users review Phone Power! here, praising its features, call quality and technical support. It's slightly outranked by Callcentric when it comes to connection reliability, but outranks most other providers on all points.
Review: Phone Power!, Editors of and Contributors to DSLReports.com
Phone Power! is one of the top-rated VoIP providers here, based on over 80 user-written reviews and ratings. A few of the users complain of various issues, but most reviews are positive. Some users provide useful tips on setting up and testing the service during the trial period.
Review: Voip Service Provider Reviews and Ratings, Contributors to VoipReview.org
Phone Power! is one of the top three VoIP providers based on owner-written reviews and ratings here -- outranking Vonage. Of the two dozen or so users reviewing Phone Power! here, however, only about 77 percent recommend it. Technical support gets mixed reviews here.
Review: Phone Power!, Contributors to WhichVoIP.com
Phone Power! and Vonage get the highest ratings here, outranking the other four VoIP providers reviewed. Phone Power! offers the most features for the lowest price, but the review warns that after the initial 30-day period there's no pro-rated refund for canceling a prepaid contract.
Review: Phone Power!, Editors of NextAdvisor.com
Briefly comparing nine VoIP providers, including two cable companies, the review recommends trying Phone Power! since it offers the most for the money and you can try it for a month without further obligation.
Review: Internet Phone Service, Editors of CallingPlans.com
6. My Rate Plan
Phone Power! is the least expensive of the four VoIP services recommended here. Editors say they've screened all four services for 911 access, but don't document any other testing.
Review: VoIP, Editors of MyRatePlan.com
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