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VoIP
- 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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Specifications
- Features
- Type of VoIP
- Hardware
- E911 Calls?
- Yes
- Hardware Required
- Adapter (*Est. $80, free with rebate)
- Professional Installation?
- Available in many areas (*Est. $100)
- Add Extensions?
- Yes
- Contract Required?
- Yes, 2 years
- Trial Period
- 30 days (limited to 500 minutes); user pays shipping to return hardware
- Activation Fee
- Only for Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan: $30 (about $41 incl. shipping, extras)
- Unlimited Plans?
- Yes
- Cap on "Unlimited" Calls?
- Yes, 5,000 min. per month
- Fee to Use Existing Phone Number?
- No
- Out of Area Number?
- Yes, unlimited "virtual numbers"
- Second line?
- Extra cost
- Voicemail?
- Yes
- Convert Voicemail to Text Message to Cell Phone?
- 25 cents/message (or included in $35/mo. Pro plan)
- Caller ID?
- Yes
- Block Calls from Personal "Black List?"
- No
- Block Anonymous Calls?
- Yes
- Call Forwarding?
- Yes
- Call Waiting?
- Yes
- Call Landline Phones?
- Yes
- Call Cell Phones?
- Yes
- SMS (Text Messaging to Cell Phones)?
- No
- Conference Calls?
- Free option
- Mobile Version?
- No
- Fax?
- $10/mo. (plus $10 activation fee)
- Prepaid Long Distance?
- No
- Video?
- No
- Receive Calls to Online Number?
- Free option; also many local-access numbers for friends to use worldwide to call you free; plus unlimited "virtual numbers"
