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About Internet Phone Services

Girl on PhoneVoIP Providers (a.k.a. broadband phone providers, internet phone providers) offer major cost savings over traditional telephone services and as phone providers they play significant role in the telephony market. Because of the technological advantages these providers often offer their services for a fraction of the cost of regular telephone sevices. Charges are typically based on Monthly or prepaid Yearly subscriptions.

Unlimited local and long-distance calls to residential customers typically cost between $9 and $25 per Month. Broadband phone customers are usually permitted to keep their current phone numbers or select any area codes available by the providers, which means subscribers can pick one different from the area in which they live.

Girl & Boy on VoIP PhoneFurthermore, voip technology offers a lot more features customers usually don't get from regular phone companies. Some providers offer over 30 calling features with their regular residential plans. The most common features are voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling, speed dial, rimultaneous ring, last number redial, outbound caller ID blocking and so on.

Please visit our detailed voip providers comparison page

VoIP Consumer Guide

Our goal is to provide the best unbiased comparison of internet phone provides. Because of the nature of this site you may find special deals and voip promo codes not found anywhere else.

You need high-speed internet to use voip services. If you don't have it yet we can help you to select a broadband service.

We try to update the information on this site as often as we can. If you notice that we have the wrong prices, offers, etc., please let us know.

For more information about voip providers, please visit our detailed comparison page.



All evaluations are based on the following criteria:

  • Quality: voice quality, dropped calls, overall service reliability.
  • Price: plan charges, additional fees.
  • Support: customer and technical support.
  • Reviews: our own tests and existing customer experience.

For a complete comparison chart of the most recommended VoIP providers, please click here.

VoIP Consumer Guide's Top 3

VoIP Provider

Price Range

Overall Rating

voip.com
$9.95 - $19.95

ViaTalk
$9.95 - $35.95*

Packet8
$16.58 - $49.99

* with broadband services

Fact: An average residential VoIP phone user saves around 60% on his/her phone bills (more ...)

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Client Testimonials

Alexando H., Florida -- "Now I know how make cheap calls to Venezuela."

Dan Wolfe, California -- "Thank you for the recommendation you sent me through email!"

Debbie Richards, R&I Freight Ltd. -- "Thank you so much! I love your comparisons! Got a great deal through Voip Scale!"

Scott Sherman, Global Calls Inc. -- "Good job with the other voice services."

Emilia Valdez, Texas -- "Finally a service for the latin community. Nobody else compares voip services in Spanish for the U.S. market. Thank you!"

Francesca Valentino, New York City -- "I started using internet phone earlier in May and used a promo code on this site. Thank you!"

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911 and E911 (Enhanced 911) Most internet phone services are equipped with 911 calling capabilities, however, emergency calls are managed differently. To find out about the guidelines and possible limitations please contact the voip provider you selected directly. If you need help contact us and we'll get back to you with the anwser.



To use a VOIP service you will need high speed internet connection such as DSL, ADSL, cable or T1 internet. Intenet phones don't work with dial-up connections. If you are not sure whether your connection speed is fast enough please try one of the free speed test services listed on the navigation panel on the right-hand side.



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