VoIP Phone Services: Vopium
VOIP technology has revolutionized the way we communicate. This technology however complex in its form is a breakthrough in low cost calling and staying connected with the loved ones. The advent of this technology has mainly been loved when the international costs come into play. The cheap bandwidth and sophisticated systems assures of crystal clear sound and flexibility with a lots of features.
Today we are going to review one of the many VOIP phone services available. This one is from from Canada and is a company called Vopium. This company has been in the limelight recently with its lucrative offers and flexible services. It has been getting rave reviews about itself from various sources. To catch up with it, we decided to join the league and register with an account on the website. The website was really intuitive and very easy on eyes. It looked professional and relieved us of any paranoia one could have about trying a new VOIP service when there are other major league players in the market. The registration itself was fairly easy and took no more than 5 minutes to make us good to go. The plans were very easy on the pockets and the very existence of the pay as you go plan was a deal maker for us.
This VOIP service also had one very lucrative offer which offered to make unlimited calls to the loved ones in Canada. How cool is that? Vopium provides a software that sits on your mobile phone and whenever an international call is to be placed, the software comes into action and routes your call to the Vopium servers which then proceeds to forwarding that call to the desired international number. The software was flawless and it did not take us much to be accustomed to it. It worked every time we used it without a fail.
The voip rates are very good and varies from country to country. There is a particular group of international destinations that were given with a very cheap pricing. Pricing for the rest of the countries were well in the reason and lower that most of the services out there. We were interested in calling to UK and the rates were 0.02 euros for the land line 0.15 euros for the mobiles. These were amongst the cheapest rate we could find all over the internet.
The voice quality from our 3g network was average and had a lot of popping sound while we tried to call a destination internationally. It varied from location to location and also from time to time. The calls to landlines were really clear and without any disturbance but popping sound was there when we connected to a mobile phone. The customer care was supportive and we were told that due to temporary maintenance the popping sound was there. They followed up with us multiple times and were very professional with their technical approach. This VOIP service successfully got us glued with its robust service with amazing call rates and bagged for themselves the following rating:
Reliability: ****
Pricing: *****
Voice quality: **1/2
Customer Support: ****1/2
Bottom line: Very good VOIP service with very intuitive plans. Recommended.
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Comparing VoIP Rates: Phone Power, Skype & Vonage
Over the years, with the advancement of technology and computers, it is possible to call landlines or mobile phone located anywhere in the world by using your internet connection and computer, and this is done with the help of VoIP phone services, the full form of the abbreviation (VoIP) is Voice over Internet Protocol.
There are many service provides that can be found on the internet for making calls, all you have to do is to fill in the registration form and create a user name and password to log into the application , once you are logged in, you can start making calls to anyone in any country. There are many VoIP service providers available today, the rates may vary from provider to provider and the VoIP rates also depends on the type of plan you select, doing a good search through the internet you can pick up some good service providers and compare the rates , then go for the best one you think is worth for you.
One top provider in the world is Phone Power they have only one unlimited offer but four billing plans. The latest offer doing the rounds from Phone power is a yearly subscription fee of $199.95 and the second year comes absolutely free, this service is on a promotional offer and it comes along with features like Unlimited calling US/Canada, plus 60 min/month free international calls, and all this for $199.95 per year, this is a super offer and nobody should miss.
Another service provider is Skype, they are free to use , easy to download, skype to skype calling is absolutely free, you can call anybody with a skype id and talk for hours, calling a land line or mobile phone with skype is easy, all you have to do is select a proper plan, they have excellent customer service, i just got a three month unlimited calls package (US and Canada) for just $14 for three months, it is easy to use and the service is great.
Vonage is another service provider and can be used for small to large businesses and as well as for a home, they cost $24 per month and you can have your own number and call almost any country unlimited, special rates differ depending on the services asked for by the customer. $24 per month is not too bad because the calls are unlimited, they also provide a caller id so you can keep track of the calls you receive, you can keep a track of the voice mails and much more.
These are a few service providers I use for making VoIP calls, there are many more service providers and can be found on the internet, so take your time to compare and then choose.
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Vonage VoIP Phone Services
Vonage is one of the several VoIP phone services that are available. Vonage has three plans to choose from: Basic, Pro and World. Since I call my relatives in Brazil at least three to five times a month, I chose the Vonage World service. The basic service includes 500 minutes of outbound calling time to anywhere in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada for the monthly price of $17.99. You also get unlimited incoming calls.
The Pro package costs $34.99 a month and includes unlimited local and long distance calling to United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and unlimited land line calling to a few places including France, Italy and Spain. Finally, the world plan, which I chose costs only $24.99 a month with unlimited calling in the United States and unlimited calling in over 60 other countries. For me, this was an absolutely fantastic deal no more worrying about using expensive phone cards all the time when needing to get a hold of one of my relatives.
In order to receive this service, you need three things: a fast internet connection (DSL, cable ..ect), a phone, and a special phone adapter that Vonage gives you. Once you have these three materials, set up is very easy. Just connect the adapter to your internet and then connect your phone to the adapter.
I was very surprised at how easy this process would be. Once I switched over to Vonage I was concerned about keeping my phone number but that was no hassle at all. Vonage let me keep my number for no extra cost.
My first test call went better then I had expected it to be. A lot of people were saying how internet phone services have low quality of sound and have a lot of interference. I was a little skeptical at first but am so glad that I decided to go through with it. Call quality was crystal clear, no different then my old phone service. I was able to call all my relatives in Brazil for no extra cost. I couldn’t believe how much money I was saving by switching over to Vonage. Just on phone cards to call different countries, I’d spend over 20 dollars a month.
Now, with this World Plan, my VoIP rates are only 25 dollars a month. Out of 5 stars I’d rate it a 5. So far no problems and customer service seemed very friendly and helpful.
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