Voip Comparison
Questions about VOIP Providers, Service, Quality, & Tech Questions?
I'm considering changing my regular home phone service (phone co.) to Cable Telephone (Comcast) or possibly a VoiP service like Skype or Sunrocket. Comcast says a big advantage of their service is the battery backup which keeps the service available for 8 hours if power goes out. Otherwise I think it's just the same as having the regular phone service - no special phones, all extentions work, etc. Skype & Sunrocket are a LOT cheaper, but are they better? Worse? Some questions about VOIP services before I take the plunge: With VoiP will I totally lose phone service if my power or my internet connection goes out? Even though we have cable internet, sometimes it is really, really slow. How would that affect a VoiP phone service like Skype? I'm sure you'd lose service if power fails, or if your computer or modem craps out. Has this been a problem for you? Do all your existing extentions work? Is sound quality great? Other advantges or disadvantages? THANKS!!
Public Comments
- I have VoIP for over 3 years now, and love it! I have 6 extensions in the house including a blue-tooth Uniden, for walking the dog! I only had 1 power-outage in them years...I get automatically switched over to my cell-phone...I use my Skype (SIP) account only abroad in Internet cafes, Its not truly VoIP but SIP provider! Before you do anything, go and check out several VoIP reviews, call up there customer service and see how long it takes them to answer the phone. Make sure they speak English. I used dslreports.com to choose my VoIP provider! They also have now lots of taxes and junk-fees...so watch that too!!
