Do you use VoIP?

Looking at VoIP options - skype is the immediate choice, but we just saw FreeTalk released here in the UK which looks pretty reasonable.

Any recommendations, pro's and con's, of VoIP services?

 

I use Skype. The only factor pissing me off is the state of my Windows box at home which causes my USB handset to fail giving me a screen full of Skype errors and being unable to hear the other person. Fresh install should fix it though.

I haven't examined the latest features yet but I believe you get mailboxes with it now and you can even send texts.

It is indeed dirt cheap, especially Skype to Skype (doh!).

Don't know about any of the others...

 

How about rull scale hardware options such as Vonage?

 

I use Voipbuster, unfornatelly they stop the free calls to australia!

 

I don't use internet phones such as voip.

 

I only use Vonage. We have 4 lines - 3 phone + 1 fax on the one cable modem. The only issue we had was an extra IP. Each phone adaptor (2 lines each) needs it own IP.

I works like a charm and compared to the regular land lines we had before our phone bill went from $200+ to $82 both including long distance.

 

Voice over Ip? HUH?
I still use the old school way of Voice-over-my-neighbors-line.






JK Cheers to Skype

 

I use Lingo. Love it and see no need for a landline.

 

I sell commercial/ enterprise VoIP phone systems from Avaya...as a result have become reasonably knowledgeable w. the consumer products...

Skype is pretty good. Vonage is ok... Both work fine for personal usage...subpar for a company.

 

So what do you think about the company I use?
http://www.lingo.com/

 

That looks good for residencial use. Probally a little light in terms of features for an office. For use with an office---I would connect it to normal phone system. That way---your business has considerable savings in terms of monthly bills and does not miss anything operationally.