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VOIP rocks! After seeing the VOIP (Voice Over IP) market explode with offerings, I decided to compile an unbiased VOIP plan comparison chart, to compare a wide range of plans. The chart currently includes VOIP plans from AT&T, BroadVoice, Lingo, Packet8, Speakeasy, SunRocket, Verizon, VoicePulse, Vonage, VoxFlow, and AOL. I'll be adding more providers as time permits.
I signed up for AT&T's CallVantage VOIP telephone service a year and a half ago and I'm still digging it. The overall VOIP call quality is excellent and I've slashed my monthly phone bills by more than half. With unlimited long distance, I can yak to my heart's content without watching the proverbial egg-timer each time I make a call.

Among the big VOIP players, the most popular features like voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding, caller ID, and 3-way calling are provided at no extra charge. Tell that to your local phone company the next time they try selling them to you at extra cost!

While we've come to take free unlimited long distance for granted with the VOIP plans, some digging has turned up a whole bunch of interesting options with regard to international calling. How about unlimited calls to Asia or Europe?
If you're thinking about going with a VOIP plan, the chart is a must read.

Feature

Vonage Packet 8 VoicePulse VoiceStick Lingo
(review pending)

Product Type

Hardware

Hardware

Hardware

Software

Hardware

Caller ID number

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Caller ID name

Y

N

Y

N

Call Waiting

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

3-way calling

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Call Transfer

Y

in Virtual Office only

N

'coming soon'

Y

Call Forwarding

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Calls forwarded if power fails

Y

N

Y

n/a

Hunt Groups (Call Forward Busy)

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Call Forward No Answer

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Voicemail

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Voicemail to email

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

24/7 Phone based Customer Support

Y

Y

N

simple first level only

Y

Free calls to other subscribers

Y

Y

Y

Y

Anonymous call blocking

N

N

Y

N

Y

Auto redial

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Return call speed dial (*69)

Y

Y (in July 04)

Y

N

Y

Telemarketer tone block

N

N

Y

N

Outgoing caller ID block
(one call/all calls)

Y/N

N/Y

Y/Y

N

Y/Y

Contact List custom caller ID

N

N

Y

N

Distinctive Ringing

N

in Virtual Office only

Y

N

Y

Do Not Disturb

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Speed Dial numbers

N

N

99

Y

8

DISA - call into system and out again from any number

N

N

N

Y

N

Outgoing fax calls

Y

unofficial

unofficial

N

Incoming fax calls

Y

unofficial

unofficial

N

(800) numbers

Y

Y (in July 04)

N

N

Local area codes in how many states

38

44

40

47

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