Choosing Among VoIP Providers

Making calls to anyone in the world has become so much easier now with VoIP or voice-over-the-Internet technology. As it is no longer strange if families have members scattered in different continents, this technology is the perfect way to reconnect each of them even if it’s just with letting them hear their voices and, with some VoIP providers, see each other with a webcam. But the issue presents itself: with all the VoIP providers out there, how does one actually choose the right name? Here are some tips:

Most Voip providers are able to provide free calls to its subscribers, particularly for calls made within the US and Canada. But other providers like Vonage actually provide free calls to other countries such as Puerto Rico, India, Singapore, China, Peru, and Spain, and even to not just home phones but also mobile phones in some of those countries. Minimal rates if not free calls to other countries would certainly be a plus.

Call quality is almost ensured with VoIP because you’re using a high-speed Internet connection to make the phone call and not your regular old telephone lines, but some VoIP brands still have choppy and frequently disconnected lines despite this.

If you’ll be given a device to use the service, it must be plug-and-play so that you don’t have to go through any more hassle if you suddenly need to use a different PC, maybe one at work or a friend’s house to make your phone call.

Local or mobile number portability would be a huge advantage especially for those who do not want to go through the trouble of informing all their relatives and other contacts of a new phone number. Look for other features too which you could avail of for a minimal cost or for free.