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How to Make Cheap International Calls From UK

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:23:01 +0000

Free International Calls from UK

Good news for Orange Pay Monthly Mobile phone subscribers in the UK. You can now make free international calls to over 100 countries from your orange mobile by dialing a unique access number and using your inclusive cross network minutes.

Check the list of ‘Free International Calls from UK’ Country List. How to make free international calls.

First email accessnumbers @ gmail(dot)com with your UK Orange mobile number to get an access number. Each person will be allocated a different access number.

There is a limit of 3000 minutes per access number per month.

When you receive the access number, you simply dial it and then enter in the full international number at the voice prompt. Then press the hash button after then number. And like magic the call with connect and you can talk for as long as you like.

For example Dial Access number ****** *** ***, enter international number 0091 etc and press # sign.

Make a test call and check your bill. You will see that the minutes are deducted from the inclusive minutes and there are no charges appearing on your bill.

The voip service has also included the proof of the same. No hidden charges, or any charges.

Originally posted 2010-06-10 05:10:41.

AllVOI Unlimited Calls to India Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:22:59 +0000

Cheap Unlimited Call Provider, AllVOI Review

AllVOI is a cheapest VoIP calls provider to India. There new promotions include unlimited plans to India for very cheap monthly. AllVOI is a United States based service and it can only be used in the states. If you want a provider that will give you local and long distance calls in the US, plus cheap calls to India then AllVOI is for you. But they are not the best because there plans are not “unlimited”. If you want a try a true unlimited provider then Lingo is the best choice for calls to India and Bangladesh.

As for AllVOI, they have many plans to choose from for India. They have plans for about everyone from many minutes to low minutes. There service gives good voice quality and also have good customer service. There prices maybe a little bit high compared to Lingo but overall they are a provider that can be used. Lets see there unlimited India plans:

ALL India 750 – $14.99/month with 750 minutes to India
ALL India 1300 – $19.99/month with 1300 Minutes to India
ALL India 3000 – $29.99/moth with 3000 minutes to India

The last plan with 3000 minutes is a true 1 cent/minute to India. The rest are good deals but Lingo gives true UNLIMITED calls for only $23.95 and you can talk as much as you want! AllVOI also has a adapter fee. They charge you for there special adapter. This is another $20 deposit when signing up. It is a one time fee. But why pay this when Lingo gives this to you for free? AllVOI is a new provider that is till trying to get there roots while Lingo is competing for that #1 spot with Vonage.

Overall, AllVOI is a good provider but if you want a reliable service than most go with Lingo. Nonetheless, both services will give free VOIP phone calls to India. Test out the service for the cheapest VOIP Calls and sew how the AllVOI Unlimited India plans are.

Originally posted 2009-11-27 07:25:32.

AirtelAsia – Mobile Callback Service

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:22:53 +0000

Mobile Callback

AirtelAsia is not the official launch of Airtel from India. These are a scam group taking on the name of the famous Airtel Call Home service. The seem to provide a good service, considering that it does work. It is always recommend to read around before choosing a service to use.

Lets see what Airtel Asia is. Lets first discuss the method to make calls using AirtelAsia.

1. Send an SMS to SMS number mentioned in the Card.
2. Send a miss call to the access number, and wait a few seconds.
3. Your phone rings, answer the call.
4. Now, dial the destination number along with a ‘#’ also don’t forget to add the code.

This is a new idea. We have never seen a VoIP service that has a caller send a miss call. We do not understand this and it does seem fake. We recommend you be careful and think twice before making these type of calls. The worst that could happen is they are trying to collect phone numbers which they will sell to telemarketers around the world.

In the USA, this is illegal but in other parts of the world they are able to do this without a issue. They also provide a SIP softphone option, which is recommended as it will not comprise your phone number. You can set this up with your computer and start making PC to phone calls. There rate to India is 1.3 USD cents/minute. This is not good because taking into consideration the fishiness about there service we will recommend you use uVOIPit for cheap calls to India.

Overall, a shady VoIP service that says they will give you cheap calls is most likely going to be scam. We recommend using services that have a good name and a professional website. Please try uVOIPit for all your cheap calling needs instead!

Originally posted 2010-04-25 19:31:48.

Important considerations when picking a VoIP provider

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:22:52 +0000

Before looking into some important considerations when picking a VoIP provider, one must also consider your situation. This means that you have to be aware of how much can you afford and is your budget when deciding for the service. Also, you have to make sure if the service provider will require a contract or not. This is very important because some VoIP providers have a contract but for some they don’t. Getting yourself into a contract with the service isn’t so bad, you just have to make sure that before signing you have read and understood the contract. The contract can range from 6 months to a year. This depends on the company. You also have to be aware that when a contract is to be cancelled, most companies would require a fee. That is why you must inquire about all these before choosing your provider for VoIP.

There are also some special considerations before you decide to set up your VoIP, these are:

First and foremost, the activation fee. This means you have to ask if there are any additional costs for setting up for VoIP service such as equipments to use and its cost and also will the equipment will be now your own property.
Termination fee should also be considered. As mentioned earlier, some companies or most of the companies usually requires a termination fee should the subscriber decides to terminate the service before maturity date of the contract. Also, minimum duration of service should also be taken into consideration so that you will be aware as to how many months or years depending on the company will you be allowed to terminate a contract.
Contract should be considered. Also, as mentioned beforehand, reading and understanding the contract presented to you by the company before making decisions.
Plan, can either be limited or unlimited. You also have to decide for your own preference if you want the VoIP service to be unlimited or limited only.
Quality is very important. This means that how often the equipment should be replaced or how long does the equipment usually lasts.
One must also consider whether or not the equipment to use is user-friendly. This means that do the employees or even yourself needs training for you to have knowledge on how to use the equipment.
And last but definitely not the least consideration is does the provider have a money-back guarantee. If a provider has such, this usually means that it is a sign that the provider is an honest and of quality.
Termination of Contract
Definitely, some VoIP providers have policies regarding contract termination. Your job is to be aware of what these policies are. Others have fees for early termination and also some have a minimum duration of contract. Either which, you have to be aware of both. You have to make sure that your prospective provider will be an honest, of quality and is reliable.
Technical support
It is very much important to ask the provider if they have available technical support group for such cases in which you want to call them for any queries about their service or reports such as equipment that is defective. This is to make sure that a support from the company is readily available in time of need. It is much better to have a local provider who can help you.
These special considerations should be assessed and identify first before making your purchase of a VoIp service provider.

Originally posted 2010-07-14 00:47:16.

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SoftCall Cheapest PC to Phone Calls to India Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:22:51 +0000

Non-Betamax Provider, SoftCall PC to Phone Calls Review

Overall Rating: 3.3(66.0%)

Sound Quality: 3.0 (60.000004%)

Reliability: 2.5 (50.0%)

Ease of Use: 3.0 (60.000004%)

Features: 3.5 (70.0%)

Customer Service: 4.0 (80.0%)

Price: 4.0 (80.0%)

SoftCall is a not a Betamax provider that is giving the cheapest PC to Phone VOIP calls to India. Most of the time, the best rates are given by Betamax but not now. Betamax is not reliable there rates change as economy changes. SoftCall is a fixed rate and has been for many months now. SoftCall is not the best service. Lingo is recommend for unlimited calls to India at only $4.95/month. Also Rebtel is recommended over them because they have a great rate as well but SoftCall is an option for people who need to make PC to Phone Calls.

SoftCalls is only a PC client service meaning they do not have local access numbers. So if you want to use SIP application like Xlite to make phone calls then this is the best service out there. But if you want the flexibility of using local contact numbers for International numbers then Rebtel is your #1 choice. As said before SoftCall can be used with a SIP client, to set up your software to make calls, use these settings:

SIP Server: sip.softcall.me
SIP User ID: username
Authenticate ID: username
SIP password: password
SIP Port: 5060/5061

Enter those settings in the program (Xlite) then you will be able to make the cheapest VoIP calls to India and more. They provide great rates to many countries. This service would be perfect if it had access numbers so many people could use it. Nonetheless some of there rates are listed below:

Country	Rate (Dollars)	Country	Rate (Dollars)
Hungary	0.83	Argentina	1.14
Colombia	1.17	France	1.2
Germany	1.2	Sweden	1.2
United Kingdom	1.27	USA/Canada	1.3
India	1.3	Thailand	1.42
Russia	1.49	Switzerland	1.53
Pakistan	8.9	Sri Lanka	13.0

Overall, if you look in the table you can see the rate to India is at 1.3 cents/minute. This is a competitive rate and it is cheap. Try SoftCall and see how they are. But if you want a real trustworthy service then Rebtel is the better one to choose. Get your cheapest PC to Phone calls to India with SoftCall.

Originally posted 2009-11-24 19:45:01.

My011 Free Calling Card Trial Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:55:02 +0000

My011 gives $2 free Credit for VOIP Calls

My011 is a pinless calling card service that is giving its new users $2 free trial credit. This service is based in the United States and have been around since VOIP started. Overall, My011 is not a good voip service because they do not provide the cheapest VoIP calls possible. There rates are extremely high for countries like India and Bangladesh. The only reason they are somewhat desirable is because of the free VoIP phone calls they are giving for now.

So My011 should be a one time deal and afterwards better services such as Rebtel or Lingo Unlimited VOIP should be used. To get your $2 credit, all that is required is a name, email address and phone number. They do not require a credit card or any kind. After registering they will contact you via phone to confirm your information. After that you will receive your $2. So you have to be a US resident to use this service because they will be contacting a US number.

Let’s see how to get the free VoIP phone calls:

Dial the local access number that the website states for your area.
Wait for the prompts then dial your destination, no need for 00 or +.
Your call will be connected right after that.

My011 is a normal calling card service that offers the same features as better providers. For example, Comfi gives better cheap rates and better service. So My011 should be used on a trial basis just for the free credit. With this credit a user can call many countries and talk for a long time. So try My011 free calling card trial today.

Originally posted 2009-12-11 09:18:31.

Vopium iPhone App with 3G Calling!

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:54:58 +0000

Vopium has released its new 3G calling app for iPhone used for making free calls to Vopium users, Skype users and Gtalk users also on places where Wi-Fi is not present by utilizing the 3G data network. The good news is that by using this new updated iPhone app, Vopium users are not required to pay any local charges or call set-up charges of operator and they don’t need to keep hunting for Wi-fi hotspots.

Download the latest Vopium app from iPhone app store now and stay connected with your friends and family using the instant messaging feature on Skype, GTalk, MSN, Yahoo, AIM and ICQ. Going into more details about the updated software for 3G calling, just choose the option and make calls over 3G, without getting restricted by Wi-Fi presence. If you are not using it before, download it now and get 30 minutes free talk time and 30 SMS free. 3G data/VoIP calls are disabled as default on the software but you can easily enable it from settings in the new Vopium app. In case you are out of 3G reception zone, switch to WiFi or the regular calling.

In addition to this, Vopium’s app for iPad will also be soon available on the new iPad app store so that you can convert your iPad into iPhone. Presently download it from here to enjoy cheap international VoIP calls and SMS from iPad, using your regular mobile number. Also discover our highly competitive and affordable calling rates on our new packages such as “Call Pakistan” package that offers only EUR 0.03 per min, and other packages “Call India” (EUR 0.01/min),” Call Bangladesh” (0.01/min), “Call the World” (0.01/min) and “Vopium 2 Vopium” package where you can call/SMS other Vopium users for as less than EUR 0.05/minutes.

We believe Vopium’s latest apps for 3G calling and iPad will increasingly become popular because of their easy-to-use features and neat interface. Until now the only way to make calls was through Skype but finally surpassing the market dominance of Skype, Vopium challenges to become the next VOIP provider of voice and video calls using iPhone’s 3G connection.

Originally posted 2010-04-08 06:26:03.

Make Free International Calls with FreedomCalls Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:54:51 +0000

Cheapest VOIP Calls to 70 Countries free

FreedomCalls is Australia’s best VOIP service for free VOIP Phone calls. They give calls to India and 70 other destinations for free. Now they are expanding after seeing there great growth. The Australian service is simple to use and does not take much effort.

To make calls from Australia then the user will need to dial a local access number: 0424215152 (Australian Mobile Number), then you will be prompted to enter your destination which can be 70 countries including India. The international portion of this call is absolutely free but the local call is up to you. So your cell phone provider will need to be upgrade to handle more caps per minute and people in Australia know the procedure.

FreedomCalls has expanded there wonderful service to New Zealand. Now people in New Zealand can make the same free phone voip phone calls as Australia. The procedure is the same and it is just as easy but there are more access numbers to call to:

028 3000 011
028 3000 022
028 3000 033

Then you will be prompted for a destination and can enter it with a 00 + country code prefix + the number. It is that simple to make these free calls. Once again the international call is free but the local call is up to you. So you will need to manipulate your landline or mobile providers to make these free calls.

Try FreedomCalls out, the are giving a great way to make free international calls from New Zealand and Australia.

Originally posted 2009-11-30 17:06:20.

Smart VOIP Betamax Service Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:54:43 +0000

SmartVOIP Smart VOIP Review

Betamax services always provide the cheapest calls. Smart VOIP is giving the cheapest VoIP calls to many countries worldwide. This is a old betamax service but they have always maintained a good rate to countries like India, US, UK and more. There service can be used from SIP application or mobile telephone. They are giving a great rate to India at 1.3 euro cent/minute which is fairly cheap for any betamax service.

Users can use Smart VOIP from there SIP application like Xlite from their computer. Also it can be configured with Fring on the mobile phones. The settings are:

SIP port : 5060
Registrar : sip.smartvoip.com
Proxy server : sip.smartvoip.com
Outbound proxy server : empty
Account name : SmartVoip username
Password : SmartVoip password
Display name/number : SmartVoip username
Stunserver (option) : stun.smartvoip.com

This betamax service is one of the lasting and most loyal services that gives the cheapest VoIP calls worldwide. Try Smart VOIP today and see how you like it. Always add the smalles amount of money so you can test it first. This Smart VOIP Betamax Service Review was to help you choose a VOIP service.

Originally posted 2009-12-15 16:09:05.

StanaCard VOIP Calling Cards Service Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:54:42 +0000

Cheapest VOIP Calls with StanaCard

StanaCard is a calling card service. This service is offering cheap calls to India, Bangladesh, and more. Nowadays, after VOIP has taken over, calling cards have lost a little popularity. But they will always be there because calling cards are very simple to use. StanaCard is offering a December promotion for the holidays. Usually there rates to many countries are too high and this service should not be used. Overall, the best calling card provider is Comfi and everyone should try that.

StanaCard is giving 40% extra talk time to existing and new customers. If you top up with $150 then you will receive 40% extra talk time adding instantly. Well that top up value is not the best and not recommend at all so the lowest way to get free VoIP phone call minutes is add $20 to you account. Adding the minimum will guarantee you 10% extra talk time.

The best part of this service is the referral program and here is a trick to use. Each person reffered to StanaCard will receive $20 each. Meaning both the referer and referred will both get $20. This trick will allow you to get the entire money. Create an account and add $5, which is the minimum to your account. Then get a friend or family member, and send them the referral email. Use that email to sign up for another account and instantly both accounts will have $20 in it. This is a quick and easy trick to get double money.

Overall, StanaCard is a good service. They are expensive but this deal can make them the cheapest calling card service in the VOIP market. Get a StanaCard VOIP Calling Cards today.

Originally posted 2009-12-04 17:08:52.

Mother India Calling Card Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:30:16 +0000

MotherIndia Calling Card

Mother India Calling Card are gives you the cheapest calls to India at a great rate. Most of people living in USA who make calls to India, make it using a calling card. Its easier and sometimes better if you don’t call as much to India. Many people use locally available calling cards which are not so popular but they really offer you a good deal. Apart from cheap rates, the voice quality and service is also good.

Mother India Calling Card gives some great rates to India. If you spend $10, you will get 500 minutes of talk time. This makes your effective calling rate of just 2 cents/minute. This is a wonderful rate for a calling card. Most of the time calling cards usually have a higher rate because there is no commitment between the two parties.

Some great features of Mother India Calling card are that they are:

Rechargeable
Pin-less Dialing
Speed Dialing
Easy To Setup
No Hidden Charges

The pinless dialing is very important features for a calling card. When you first dial the number and enter the pin, the Mother India Calling Card system keeps your info memorized so you never have to enter it again. This is a great service for cheap phone calls to India.

Originally posted 2009-12-18 14:10:20.

Cheapest VOIP Calls to India by Pidipompi Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:30:06 +0000

Call India for 1 Cent/Minute? Maybe not!

India’s calling rates are lowering by the day. Pidipompi, a Cheap VoIP provider, is giving the cheapest VoIP calls to India at 1 cent/minute. This is a great offer by the outside but if you read the fine print, there are many issues. Pidipompi is a scam to steal people’s money. Lets review this VOIP service.

If you go to Pidipompi’s website you will see a big logo that says “Calls to India for 1 cent/minute”. After clicking it, it will show you all the rates and information. First you will need to add $10 to your account, with a $3.99 service charge. So this brings the total cost to $14.00. From the outside, $10 is 1 Cent/minute to India but they never counted the service charges. This is to trick those people who trust companies and don’t bother to read the TOS.

At $14.00, you only get $10 of talk time. So you are paying 1.4 cents per minute. See how Pidipompi tricks there customers into paying a general India rate. If this is the actually per minute charge, then provides like Rebtel, Localphone, and the best one, Lingo give the cheapest VoIP calls to India. Along with the rates, they also allow you to only keep the service for 60 days, after that you will lose your credit. You can see an excerpt right from there site will all this info:

The $ 9.99 plan of GLOBAL-DIAL has an administration cost of $ 3.99, on the balance of $ 6 you get the rate of 1 cent /min on Local Access. This is applicable on calls terminating on any mobile phone in India; i.e. you get an amazing 600 mins in just $ 9.99 on local access and 2¢/min extra using toll free numbers.

The worst part is yet to come. You will be charge the highest rate possible from Pidipompi until you talk for $4 worth and bring your credit to $6. When you hit that threshold, you will be able to talk for 1 cent/minute. This is ridiculous! So this plan is not the cheapest plan it is the worst plan.

Pidipompi is a NOT recommended VOIP service if you want cheape voip calls to India. There are better alternatives and many are provide in this blog. Try Lingo, as it gives unlimited calls to India.

Originally posted 2009-11-26 22:52:01.

Cheapest VoIP calls with VoIPIUM

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:30:02 +0000

Vopium is the biggest player in VoIP world. Its uninterrupted continues service which liked my thousand of VoIP user across the world. Being the best and looking forward to get survived in highly competitive and growing VoIP services Vopium has come up with new offer. This is just another Vopium promotional offer in which you can call by paying the cheapest rate of EUR 0.01/MIN. Cheap calls are the most important reason why callers are turning their self from Mobile/Fixed line to VoIP.

The basic satisfaction of callers is not only depend upon a calling cost but the quality of service is also plays a vital role to acquiring good impression and branding. Vopium is now looking to propagate their service by participating in providing up different VoIP form of voice services such as mobile VoIP. It also focuses to make their service work of majority of popular handset. This is the best service for the one who is looking to experience the cheapest International calls.

Vopium is now offering low rate International calling packages to many famous destinations across the world. Moreover, it also reduces their billing cost upto 60-90%. There some low rate destination such as India and Bangladesh in only EUR 0.01/MIN. You can also go for world packages which is extremely cheap in which you will get fix line number in just EUR 0.01/MIN along with other 52 countries such as Norway, Denmark, Japan, Pakistan, Canada, Germany, Australia, UK, India etc.

In Addition, You can also go for monthly subscription in all these packages which gives you bulk calling with 30 days validity and you can use it to make cheap International calls. The other way of making cheap International calls is to call another Vopium user; this will cost only EUR 0.04/MIN. Furthermore, if you can also use WI-Fi Feature to make unlimited free calls.

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Originally posted 2010-06-10 20:55:05.

VoipRaider – Free Calls to 30 Countries

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:29:56 +0000

VoIPRaider is another one of Betamax and Dellmont Sarl’s sister company’s. Betamax has many such companies like VoIPRaider that give free calls to many destinations. Even though they do give free calls, please be aware of their clauses so you do not get yourself stuck with a provider you do not want to be. Before we explain the VoIPRaider clauses we will review their service and call quality.

VoIPRaider Review

Like any other Betamax service, VoIPraider provides all users with SIP service that can be used from any country worldwide. Your account is given a specific username and password that is only accessible by you via a softphone You can use the tutorial on How to Configure XLite Softphone for VOIP because Xlite is the best softphone which is free and reliable.

When choosing a VoIP service you need to take into factor the voice quality and the rates. The voice quality was tested to country’s such as United States, United Kingdom, and India. It was decent quality with a few glitches. The calls lasted up to twenty minutes. It took a couple tries to get connected but still acceptable in terms of their service.

Next factor is the pricing which is extremely high for any VOIP provider. Calling India will cost $0.040 per minute without VAT. Calling Bangladesh will cost $0.043 per minute. These are high prices for these countries especially India where it is 400% higher priced than any other provider. VoIPRaider is only recommended if you would like to make free calls to the countries they support. Apart from that, you will spend too much money with them and they are not a cheap VoIP service.

Free Calls with VoIPRaider

VoIPRaider offers free calls to 30 countries including many of the major countries in the world. The issue with such services is that usually they give free calls to countries that are already fairly cheap to call such as the United States, China, U.K., and more. Most individuals need to call countries in South Asia, Africa, South America which are seen as second or third world countries.

With VoIPRaider you can call these countries free of charge:

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China (+mobile)
Czech Republic
France
Peru

Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Denmark
Finland

Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Greece

What’s the catch?

New customers will receive 60 minutes of free calls to the countries in the table above. After the free minutes are complete, you will be charged the per minute rates stated on their website. Every week paying customers will receive 300 minutes of free calls. To be considered a paying customer, you must add $10.00 of credit. This is unfair to many people who would like to make free calls to the countries in the table because they most likely will never finish their $10.00 balance. VoIPRaider is only beneficial to those who make many calls on a daily basis and need such a service.

VoIPRaider can be used from any device that has SIP capabilities such as mobile, IP phone and computer. It is an acceptable service if it fits your needs (for most it will not). There are much more reliable and better services out there so if you want to just use VoIPRaider to attain the 60 minutes of free calling then by all means do so. VoIPRaider will need to better their pricing and deals to attract a majority of the VoIP customer base. We do not believe VoIPRaider to be one of the best VoIP providers.

Originally posted 2011-08-27 18:29:32.

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Inter VOIP InterVOIP.com Betamax Service Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:29:55 +0000

Inter VOIP Betamax Review

Inter VOIP is one of the oldest Betamax services that has been doing very well. Inter VOIP gives some of the best Betamax voice quality in the market. Prior to 2009, they offered extremely cheap rates to India at 1.8 cents/minute. Now the rate is at 3.0 cents/minute but Betamax always has its advantage which is the ways to make the international phone calls.

Most services only have 1 route to make a phone call either access numbers, SIP, or others. Betamax provides all the routes possible. They give SIP settings for a SIP softphone, local access numbers and phone to phone. This is why Betamax is always original from the rest. Inter VOIP is giving some good rates and if you wand try them then uses these SIP settings for your softphone.

Inter VOIP Settings

SIP port : 5060
Registrar : sip.intervoip.com
Proxy server : sip.intervoip.com
Outbound proxy server : empty
Account name : InterVoip username
Password : InterVoip password
Display name/number : InterVoip username
Stunserver (option) : stun.intervoip.com

Try Inter VOIP today and see how Betamax Services are always giving the best features.

Originally posted 2009-12-18 13:40:23.

Tutorial on Setting up Asterisk

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:29:43 +0000

We will now focus more on tutorials about VoIP setup and hosted IP PBX setup such as Asterisk. Asterisk in an open source telephony switch developed by Digium. It is widely used in office, residential and commercial situations. One can create systems that incorporate hundreds of office phones to a simple residential setup for families.

Asterisk has the capabilities for various applications if one knows how to develop under it. The issue mainly is that it is not simple to code in Asterisk. Once you understand the platform things can simpler but for a beginner it requires vast knowledge.

Hosted IP PBX Components

A hosted PBX is Asterisk. Asterisk requires a server either hosted in your own home or a provider such as Hostgator. We recommend Hostgator as it is 100% reliable with quick customer support. It is perfect for any beginner. One will require a VPS Linux system that is manageable.

Hosted IP PBX consists of Asterisk installed on a IP server. A typical server will do for residential purposes but if it is for office use then a stronger server with backups will be needed. We will cover office use in a another post.

Components of Asterisk

Asterisk is a complete phone system. It has various components such as caller ID, call forwarding, IVR, voicemail, fax and much more.

For residential use, one wants to capture the phone number that enters the system and redirect it to a phone accordingly. Technically, with Asterisk you do not need a VoIP provider as it is a system in itself. We will cover how to redirect a incoming call to a SIP enabled device connected to the network.

PBX Tutorial

In a Asterisk server (once Asterisk is installed), the extensions.conf file must be located. To do this go to:

cd /etc/asterisk/
nano extensions.conf

Running these two pieces of code should open up extensions.conf file for editing purposes. Note: every server is different but a common area where this file is save is under etc/asterisk.. Once opening this file, one will be presented with alot of confusing information but we will break it down. Scroll down towards the botton and you see CONTEXTS.

Context in Asterisk are surrounding by square brackets ([]) that signify an extension. A extension can be seen as a individual system where one can write commands that tell the system what to do

[context1]
–>extension 1, priority 1, application
–>extension 1, priority 2, application

The above code represents how the code is setup. The first thing is the extension the call is coming from, next is the priority which should be linear as in (1, 2, 3…). The third part is the application which in our case is Dial for outgoing. [context1] represents the name of the code.

For example:

[CheapestVoIPCalls.net]
exten => 3000,1,Dial(SIP/3000,30,Ttm)
exten => 3000,2,Hangup

The above code is a simple dial out to a SIP enabled device. When a call comes in the extensions CheapestVoIPCalls.net is run and the commands are sent out. Dial(SIP/3000,30,Ttm) represents the application to run once the call comes in. SIP/3000 represents forwarding the call to account 3000 SIP that is connected to the server, 30 represents timeout until call picked up, and Ttm are extra options.

After the call is complete, one must tell it to hangup as well.

Who is SIP/3000?
This is a significant part that also needs to be setup. Since the extensions are set, the SIP settings need to be set as well. locate the file /etc/asterisk/sip.conf and open it. Scroll to the bottom and input the following code:

[3000]
type=peer
host=dynamic
secret=PASSWORD
context=CheapestVoIPCalls.net

Once again the [3000] represents the USER being called. ‘Type’ represents the type of system which in this case is a peer because it is an individual SIP softphone or device. ‘Host’ is the IP address of the end system which in this case is dynamic so it can change. ‘Secret’ is the SIP password. When one register their device or softphone, username will be 3000 and password will be PASSWORD. These are changeable. Context must be the same as the extension from previously.

Last steps!
Almost there! Now setup your SIP softphone such as Xlite with the new information.

Username: 3000
Password: PASSWORD
Host: your server IP

Now whenever a call comes into the server, it will automatically be routed to the SIP enabled device with username 3000. That is how simple it is. Now all one needs to do is setup a phone number that can be bought from various sites which are called DID numbers. Forward that DID number to the IP of the server and you can send that out to friends as your personal home number.

When someone calls that it will forward to your SIP enabled device. You can potentially eliminate any third part VoIP providers and just use Asterisk. The Hosted IP PBX is the only cost for this setup!

We hope you found this tutorial useful. Stay tuned for much more!

Resources:
Asterisk Information from Voip-Info.org

Originally posted 2011-08-07 03:04:52.

Rebtel lowers rates – Egypt, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia

CheapestVoIPCalls — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:29:30 +0000

Rebtel Lowers Rates!

Rebtel is one of the most used VoIP services in the world. When using Rebtel you can only experience great and perfect service. There rates are very high compared to other good providers, like uVOIPit but if you want cheap calls to Egypt, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia then Rebtel should appeal to you.

Rebtel has been around for more than 5 years now. They have provide such a nice service that they are now in the top 2 international call providers rivaling Localphone. It is great to see good quality and cheap calls with Rebtel.

Rebtel lowered rates to the Uganda starting from USD 0.115/min to fixed lines and to mobiles starting from USD 0.129/min. You can make cheap calls to Egypt at 0.119/min. These are wonderful rates and should try them for your next VoIP provider!

Originally posted 2010-04-17 13:47:18.

New PC Application on Rebtel for Cheap Calls

CheapestVoIPCalls — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:45:41 +0000

Rebtel is one of our most favorite VoIP services because of their cheap rates and excellent quality. As Rebtel gets bigger, customers are demanding more features such as a PC application for making calls. Rebtel offers local numbers which users can use to dial. Prior to this, people in other parts of the world such as India could not make calls via Rebtel. Now they also can using the PC software.

This can application can be used from any part of the world and the only requirements are the PC application and a Rebtel account. The application is exactly like a phone on your computer so you can call make cheap calls worldwide from the comforts of your home and computer. You can also make free calls to other Rebtel users who have the phone installed on their computer. This feature is somewhat unnecessary because of services like Skype.

This blog has a special coupon for its readers. You can get a 100% bonus which means if you add $10.00 then you will receive $20.00. Not a bad deal! You can check out the offer at: Rebtel 100% Bonus.

Google Android VOIP App by Fring

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:42 +0000

World’s first Android VOIP App Released

The Google Android is getting very popular around the world. Fring has developed the first VOIP application for the Android. This means that Android users can now make phone calls using SIP providers. Allowing this means that many users can disconnect there cell phone minute plans and use Wifi to make phone calls. A great money saver!

Fring’s VOIP app allows free VoIP phone calls over Skype, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Fring. Along with those this app can be used with thousands of SIP service providers to make free local and long distance calls. This service works from 3G, GPRS, or Wifi. So almost any user with a Droid phone can put it to use.

If you watched the video, then you are able to see how the Fring VOIP application works. This is just the beginning after seing this, we can predict that Google will be integrating there Google Voice with Android. That is something to look forward too.

Originally posted 2009-11-22 06:30:12.

uVOIPit Cheap Calls on Baisakhi Holiday!

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:36 +0000

uVOIPit gives Cheap Calls to India and Bangladesh

Baisakhi is a holiday celebrated by Bangladesh and India. During festive holiday’s everyone wants to talk to their loved ones back home. We have a exclusive offer from uVOIPit giving very cheap calls to India and Bangladesh on this holiday. uVOIPit has become one of the top VoIP providers very fast. They have wonderful rates and great call quality.

One can read there Press Release about there special rates on Baisakhi holiday directly on there blog at: uVOIPit Baisakhi Special.

But in general they are lowering there prices to only India and Bangladesh. The rates will be:

India Landline – 1.6 cents/min
India Mobile – 1.2 cents/min
Bangladesh All – 3.25 cents/min

These are some of the lowest rates out there on the VoIP market today! Take part of this wonderful offer. Also if you want to make cheap calls to UAE then uVOIPit is a great choice too as they launched there service to allow calls from UAE.

Try uVOIPit for all your VoIP calling needs!

Originally posted 2010-04-11 20:23:46.

Cheap Calling Cards to India by Dial91

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:28 +0000

Dial91 VOIP Service Review

Dial91 is one of those small VOIP services that try to provide cheap calls to many countries. Well they have done it this time by giving one of the cheapest VoIP calls to India at 1.6 cents/minute. This is a great rate and they should be put on everyone’s list to try. There service is great but not the best compare to other providers, such as Lingo. Dial91 is a calling card provider meaning that you need to use local access number to reach your destination.

Dial91 has hundreds of local access numbers around the US, UK and more. They also provides SIP softphone to make the same cheapest VoIP calls from your computer. This allos anyone from any country in the world to use there calling card service. There service provides many features such as:

Pinless Dialing
Local access numbers
Cheap rates worldwide
Excellent customer service
Pin free dialing
Speed Dial

They do provide Pin Free dialing, or in other words, Pinless Dialing. This is great because typing in pins is a pain and is not needed nowadays. Dial91 is a great service. If you want the cheapest VoIP calls to India then Dial91 might be of help to you. Like always, we always recommend you purchase the smallest amount possible so if you do not like it then it won’t be such a big loss. Try Dial91 and let us know how it goes.

Originally posted 2009-11-21 19:34:23.

Hoiio Free VOIP Phone Calls Service Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:27 +0000

Free ISD Phone Calls with HOIIO

Hoiio gives VOIP users a change to make free international calls worldwide. There main goal is to provide people with cheap calls so everyone can use it. This is a good business plan for VOIP because every person will use the cheapest service if it is available. Hoiio service is located in Singapore but there presence is worldwide.

The prime goal of Teliwave (Hoiio) is to introduce novel and modern methods to enable its customers to stay connected with their near and dear ones, without any hassles and without the need of any special network or tools. The most interesting feature of Hoiio is that the customers can choose the mode of staying connected with the other users for placing international calls. One can either choose to use landline phones, cellular phones or through the internet.

Steps to Make free International Calls with Hoiio

Let us see how you can make free international calls with the help of the Hoiio facility. This is how you can make the calls absolutely free:

First, visit Hoiio and get registered.
Add your Contacts.
Now, type in a ’1′ in addition to the contact number of the person who wish to talk.
You can also make free VOIP calls at an economical rate of $1 only.

Hoiio can save you a lot of money because calls can be made at economical costs. There service can be used from a normal cell phone or landline, PC, or even WIFI from your Windows Mobile, iPhone, or Symbian phone. The service is therefore universal and all users can enjoy the cheapest VOIP calls.

Also they provide a worldwide SMS service for everyone to use at cheap rates. This service is trying to take GoogleVoice by shock because the deals they offer are both the same. In addition to saving on the calls that you make, you will also be able to save drastically on the calls received by you. This is because Hoiio will transform all the call received by you as incoming calls.

Hoiio is a wonderful VOIP service that should be given a try by everyone. It might not be the best provider for everyone but they will have a feature that might help you. Try Hoiio today for free VOIP phone calls and this was a Hoiio Review.

Originally posted 2009-12-04 02:52:57.

Use Google Voice to save on Mobile minutes

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:20 +0000

Are you like thousands of cell phone users who have a limit to how many minutes they have per month? Do you always worry that you will run out and have to pay surcharges? Cell phone carriers have setup ways to steal money from their customers on extra minute usage. Some providers charge upwards of $1.00 for each extra minute. If you think about it, this is truly crazy.

Google Voice is a perfect way to bypass using your mobile minutes. Even though GV does not support any SIP service to make calls with, one can use another software called YateClient (Yet Another Telephone Engine). Yate is a SIP based software that also allows many other features such as:

SIP, IAX and Jingle Client
IM Chat via Facebook, Google Talk and Jabber
Add unlimited SIP accounts

The greatest part of YateClient is the ability to use Google Voice to make phone calls. This is a good feature because many people get charged extra for no reason. Follow the steps below to setup Yate with GV:

Go to Create an Account
Choose Google Talk account, click Next
Use Provider = GTalk, Protocol = Jabber, Domain: gmail.com — Click next
Go to Yate menu, click Advanced Mode.
Now your ready to call, choose your GV account from the menu and none for Protocol.

You are ready to make Google Voice calls. You can call anyone in the USA for free without using your mobile minutes. This is a great way to save money. Below is a video by our friend at TruVOIPBuzz. Please check it out and try it:

Originally posted 2011-03-22 20:25:57.

Spokn Cheapest VOIP Service Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:15 +0000

Spokn Cheapest VOIP Calls Review

Overall Rating: 3.8(76.0%)

Sound Quality: 4.0 (80.0%)

Reliability: 3.5 (70.0%)

Ease of Use: 4.5 (90.0%)

Features: 4.5 (90.0%)

Customer Service: 3.5 (70.0%)

Price: 3.0 (60.000004%)

Spokn is the newest cheap call provider in the VOIP market. Spokn is located in Singapore but can be used by everyone worldwide. They launched there wonderful service just a few months back. Spokn s a VOIP service that offers the cheapest VoIP calls by use of landline, cell phone, PC, or SIP.

Lets check what Spokn.com is offering to us

Cheap voip calls
Free Spokn to Spokn calls
Cheap incoming number at only $1/month from 8 different countries
Free incoming calls through Spokn
Free Call Forking (informed on all Spokn devices set up, pick up the call where you want)
Call Forwarding
Call Back Service (save cell phone minutes)

This service cannot compare to say Localphone or Rebtel but they are trying to make stand with wonderful features like GoogleVoice provides, which is Call forking. This is new to the VOIP providers so take advantage of this feature. Call Forking allows for a call to be ringed at many phones. So you can pick the call up with whichever phone you want, either computer or landline or cell phone.

They allow to use there service from all possibilities. You can use it from your PC, cell phone, landline, or an SIP softphone. You have complete freedom of which you choose. Then with call forking you can have all your Spokn enable phones to ring at once. A valuable feature for many people. They have a good call back service so if you incoming is free then you should use this to save valuable phone minutes.

Spokn is a good service to try. It doesn’t take anything special to sign up so see how it is. Check out the cheapest VoIP service called Spokn.

Originally posted 2009-12-07 08:42:10.

AirTel Pay Per Second to India Review

CheapestVoIPCalls — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:14 +0000

New Pay Per Second VOIP Review

Airtel has announced a new addition to the VOIP market. Now users can use pay per second instead of minute. This means user can pay for every second they talk and this is perfect for those whose calls do not last for a long time. Using this service you can save even more money because all VOIP providers round up to the minute. so if you talk for 2 min 30 secs you will be charged for 3 minutes. But with Pay Per Second it will only charge you for the actually time you talk in seconds.

For many users this will be great and for others this will not be so good. The per second rate is cheap but if you calculator the per minute rate it comes out to 1.8 cents/minutes to India which is a bit high but still good. Therefore, it all depends on the type of caller you are. Overall this offer is a new one and everyone who calls India and wants the cheapest VOIP calls should give this one a chance.

Originally posted 2009-11-29 03:55:06.

CallArc – Free Call Promises Not Kept

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:16:16 +0000

Previously, we have talked about a beta service called CallArc. This was a ad-based website where you got free calls if you listed to ads. They initially stated that it would be free to call any country in the world, and now they only support the same few countries that most others did. The main European countries and some Asian are supported.

A majority of VoIP users want to call India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UAE, Japan, China, etc, etc. These countries are not supported by CallArc. Our friends, at TruVoIPBuzz, said this about CallArc on April 5th 2010:

Without belaboring the point, CallArc’s basic offering is unlimited FREE calls ANYWHERE across the world. To make the call, you need to send a text message (SMS) to CallArc with the number that you need to call. CallArc will then call you back and then connect the two parties for no charge. The flash animation clearly explains the basic idea.

We really wished this would be true. Most of us have no issues to listen to Ad and call for free. That would be a major breakthrough in the VoIP market. Promises are always broken in VoIP services.

We hope that CallArc has a good explanation for this. We hope they will provide free calling for users, like you and I. Let us stay tuned.

Originally posted 2010-12-17 00:13:30.

uVOIPit New Twitter and Facebook Pages!

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:16:12 +0000

uVOIPit has just announced there newest Twitter and Facebook pages. Twitter and Facebook are two really good ways to share live information. uVOIPit plans to provide new features, discounts, new rates, and service problems on the pages. There new plans are to provide cheap calls to people who follow them. We like there idea!

They will be giving out exclusive offers for members that have joined there Twitter and Facebook fan pages. We recommend that everyone joins them.

You can find there Twitter page at http://www.twitter.com/uVOIPit

You can find there facebook page at: uVOIPit Facebook

Originally posted 2010-04-04 01:29:39.

Customer Reviews of uVOIPit – Positive

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:16:10 +0000

Customer Reviews of uVOIPit

uVOIPit is a very cheap international calls provider. There rates are unbeatable and if they are beatable, uVOIPit promises to lower them. You will not find many providers these days that will give that assurance. We wanted to share with you our views and also views of other customers around the world that like uVOIPit.

We believe that uVOIPit has the potential to be one of the best providers for international calls out there. They have positive reviews from us and many others.

Some of the reviews are:

“I’m impressed, uVOIPit is amazing, your rates are really impressive! for few days i’m using your service, i was really satisfied by the voice quality and the calling rates. “ Merc Sarili – Saudi Arabia

“You have the best calling rates and superb voice quality. I am loving it.” Fawad Jilani – USA

i would like to take this opportunity to thank uvoipit for finally providing what i am looking for an inter calling. Varun Oberoi – India

“Thank you for this service. I can call UK for so cheap and good quality now. Thanks” Sarah Williams

As you can see, these are just a few comments of thousands that uVOIPit has received. They are a wonderful provider and really know how to get the job done. We hope you will use uVOIPit just like we do.

Originally posted 2010-12-29 20:52:19.

Top 3 VoIP Services of the Decade

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:16:05 +0000

Top VoIP Services

Years go by, and more VoIP providers spur up but most just disappear. This is the nature of VoIP. The old saying, “survival of the fittest”, is relevant in this business. VoIP is a hard business to maintain as there are thousands of things to keep track of. With that said, there are always services that just stick. The past decade their have been hundreds of VoIP services that have come and gone, but the top 5 that are destined to stay with us for many more years will be talked about today.

Rebtel – #1 Mobile VoIP service

Rebtel is by far the best of the best. And why shouldn’t they be? They provide free Rebtel to Rebtel calls to over 60 countries worldwide. They provide Direct Dial service in numerous countries. They provide quality service at an affordable price. They have over 400,000 customers worldwide. We have personally used Rebtel and do recommend it to all customers. There prices are slightly higher than other top-notch services but you are getting high quality service as well.

Localphone – #1 DIrect Dial Service

Localphone is a wonderful service. The best part of there service is there Direct Dial and PC to Phone call features. You can map a international number to a local US or UK number and save it to your phone. When you want to call that international number, just dial the local number and be connected automatically. What could be easier than that? If your not in the US or UK, you can use there PC to Phone feature to register there brand new softphone on your Mac or PC. It is fast and easy. We recommend Localphone to those who reside in the US or UK.

Skype – PC to Phone services

Even though Skype is not a full pledged VoIP service, we can still put them in this list because they do offer Phone calling features. If you own a computer, then most likely you have used Skype at least once. There Video to Video chatting feature is the best in the market today. They also offer deals for Unlimited USA calls at only $2.99/month. This deal does not get any better for this who need to call the US from abroad. Do you have family abroad or a child that is away at college? Use Skype Video features to see them live wherever they are. It is recommended.

Finding the right VoIP service is not as easy as it seems. You might have gone through two or three services before you find the right on for yourself. Rebtel, Localphone and Skype are here to stay. They will provide a quality service that you can count on. If for some reason, there are issues then the customer support team will help you figure it out. Go ahead and use on of these services. Free VOIP services are not always the best so plan on spending a few dollars and be connected to your loved ones.

Originally posted 2011-05-22 19:44:34.

8×8 New Facebook App with Free US Calls

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:16:03 +0000

8×8 VOIP Service gives Free USA Calls

Do you have a Facebook account? Most likely you do. Well take advantage of your account and make free USA phone calls. 8×8, a VOIP service in the United States, has launched a service to allow to make calls for as long as you want for free. The calls get routed through the Facebook application and therefore your phone number will never show up in anyone’s caller ID. This keeps your phone number private from others.

You are also able to add a phone number that you would like to receive calls on from the 8×8 application. Its a great opportunity to make some free calls. Installing the application is very simple, follow the steps below:

Login to Facebook
Find the 8×8 Connect Application via Search
Install it to Facebook and follow the setup instructions
Now a “CALL ME” button will appear next to your friends names

All you have to do to make a call is click the ‘call me’ button and the call will be made and you may talk for free. That is just the easiest it will get! Also if you want to call any other USA number that is not on your friends list then you can do that as well by going to the application and entering the number in. 8×8 has started a revolutionary service and this will be a great tool to add to your VOIP services. Try and make free USA calls from Facebook.

Originally posted 2010-01-26 08:10:24.

ConferenceBuster Free VOIP Conference Calling Service

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:15:47 +0000

Localphone’s new Conference Service Review

Conference calling services are expensive in many countries such as UK. UK charges upwards of 40p per minute for this type of VOIP service. Localphone, UK’s leading VOIP provider, has introduced, ConferenceBuster. This service is available to UK inhabitants only. This VOIP service will allow UK mobile and landline users to pay local call rates but experience a conference with there business or other contacts.

You setup your conference room at ConferenceBuster and let people join the room via landline or mobiles phone in UK. The conference numbers are free to call from UK landlines and mobiles using your inclusive minutes. The ConferenceBuster local numbers should be local to your UK provider and therefore normal minutes will be cut.

To use this VOIP service for free VOIP phone calls, just follow these simple steps:

Create a conference room
You will receive an Access Number and Conference number.
Call the number and press # to join.
Invite others via sending them the phone number or use the email sender.
All users must follow step 2 and step 3 to join the conference.

The limit set by ConferenceBuster at the moment is 6 people in the room at one time. This is a good number of people and it is free. Try this service out and remember its only for users in the UK. Conference VOIP calls are expensive in the US so try this one out!

Originally posted 2009-12-11 04:11:14.

Cheap Calls with uVOIPit

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:15:42 +0000

uVOIPit is a good VoIP service to make international calls. There are many ways to use uVOIPit to make international calls such as Direct Dial, Local Access Numbers, and PC to Phone Calls. So you can use any of these methods to connect automatically to your loved ones.

uVOIPit has some of the cheapest rates worldwide. Especially for countries in Asia, the rates are very low. For example, calling Bangladesh is on 3.8 cents/minute while other companies charge much more. Calling Pakistan is only 5.5 cents per minute while other companies charge almost double that.

One can save alot of money with uVOIPit. They only accept Paypal and Credit Card payments but nowadays most people have these two things if they are shopping online. They also give away free vouchers for free calling credit once in a while so this is a good way to get free calling.

The delay time for calling is very low, so we can assume they have strong connections with countries. Therefore, if your looking for a good service, with good quality than uVOPit is the choice.

Originally posted 2011-03-03 21:25:04.

Best of Home Phone Service Providers: Lingo or PhonePower?

CheapestVoIPCalls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:15:40 +0000

There are various home phone service providers out there in the United States to claim to have excellent quality and reliability. Residential VoIP service entails hardware being set up in your home instead of using, for example, your computer or your mobile. Adding this extra hardware into your home will force the service providers to give you more customer support because many people are not aware of how to operate the technology. Unlike mobile phone contracts, VoIP does not bound the customer to one provider which is perfect because you will be able to switch if you encounter any issues. We hope that you will not have to switch and you can find a good provider that can help you make local and long-distance calls from your home. Two such providers stand out from the rest that provide VoIP connection locally and internationally. We will review these providers by checking the customer support, reliability, and pricing. The two providers are Lingo and PhonePower.

Who is Lingo?

Lingo

Lingo is a home phone service provider that allows customers to make local calls in the U.S. and internationally. They cover unlimited calls in the US and 45 countries globally while providing 20 calling features at $21.95 per month. If you are to shop around, this is one of the better deals you will be able to find. Lingo has been ranked highly by various reviewers around the Internet for providing sound customer support and reliability. Lingo has been in the VoIP business since 1999 and has been providing affordable packages for any type of customer. If you are a small business, corporate business, or a residential customer they have services for every person with every need and every budget.

With the $21.95 per month plan you receive unlimited calls to 45 countries which includes countries such as India, UK, Japan, Brazil and much more. In addition to that, the first month of your service will be absolutely free. Great deals us such as the first free month are what sets mediocre services apart from top services. Lingo is regarded as one of the top VoIP services in the world for residential calling.

Find Out More about Lingo >>

Who is PhonePower?

PhonePower

Phone power is another residential VoIP provider that has extensive features at minimal prices. With phone power, you can get unlimited US and Canada calls for $19.95 per month. With this $19.95 per month deal you will also be provided with a second phone line for your home. The adapter that you will be given by them will be capable of handling PhonePower pricing is far less than Lingo but they do not provide international calling. Their international calling is only 60 minutes per month as a maximum amount:. For some this may be plenty, but for many this is too little to even consider. Therefore, Lingo is a great alternative for only an extra $10 a month you will have unlimited calls to 45 countries worldwide.

Phone power is great for those who do not need to call internationally but require U.S. and Canada calling. Also keep in mind, phone power has a shipping and handling charge of $14.95 as a one-time fee to send you the adapter that will be attached to their service. This would adapter is also provided by Lingo which resembles a wireless router but only usable for calling. PhonePower is regarded as a wonderful service for those who have specific needs but Lingo wins the competition because of their various features and international calling.

Find Out More about PhonePower >>

Extra Information

Even though both providers state that their plans are unlimited, this does not mean that there is no Fair Usage Policy. This policy is an agreement by the customer and the business stating that an allocated amount of minutes will not be surpassed. For PhonePower the amount of minutes cannot be surpassed is 5000 minutes per month. For Lingo the amount of minutes that cannot be surpassed totals 5000 minutes per month as well. It is advised, to monitor your minute usage because if you surpass it you will pays a hefty per minute surcharges. This is evident with all phone service nowadays providing unlimited calls as a means to protect themselves.

In conclusion, home phone service providers are available in the United States but few of them can actually provide a reliable service. PhonePower and Lingo are among the services in the world and majority of United States residents use them. There are various other competitors such as Vonage, ViaTalk and more but they have various hidden charges that are not visible to the customer. These two providers have passed the test and have always been honest of the charges that they will put on your bill. Therefore, they are regarded as one of the best VoIP providers for residential calling.

Originally posted 2011-08-30 02:35:47.