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Make International Calls for nothing on the Internet

broadband enthusiast — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:45:44 +0000

It is undoubtedly refreshing news for those home -phone customers that are lamenting on an eye-watering phone bill in the wake of the festive season in the United Kingdom. As a matter of fact, it is also understood that of the quarter of people in the United Kingdom that made such calls over the Christmas season, no more than a third adopted steps to save money.

The consoling news relevant to the situation is that the vogue online voice communication service; Voice over Internet Protocol, conveniently called VoIP can help the customers make considerably cheap – if not free – calls using the person’s broadband internet connection. The nuances of the situation have been revealed by a research carried out by phone compare website; Homephonechoices UK.

According to Michael Philips, the product director at Homephonechoices UK, The popular providers of the VoIP service that uses the broadband internet connection of the customer instead of the person’s phone line are, Skype and Vonage. He added that making calls to the customers of the same VoIP service provider, say Skype to Skype, is totally free of charges.

On the other hand, the website warns the buyers of this service to be careful while choosing a service provider, citing a significant fact that there were several VoIP providers in the country offering overseas calls of more or less the same call quality, although their connection and installation charges could vary.

It was further clarified that while the VoIP provider Vonage connected a VoIP box to the customer’s broadband modem, which in its turn connects to the standard home phone of the person for making calls in the traditional way, Skype helps their customers make calls directly from their PC or laptop via a headset. However, the customers are required to download the Skype software.

The unlimited international call packages of Vonage starts from GBP 6.99 per month, while Skype has showcased a number of monthly as well as pay-as-you-go subscriptions, which allowed unlimited Europe calls from GBP 3.99 a month , beside an unlimited package for international calls from GBP 7.99.

Unlimited calls to India by Vonage.

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:28:10 +0000

Its more exciting when we hear something to be unlimited. Why not international calling be so? Vonage has taken the credit of providing UK’s first unlimited calling experience. Vonage has launched its “V-plan 4i,” which offers unlimited calling to any land line and mobile phones in India. Customers can use their existing broadband connection and touch tone phone for making calls. Depending upon the requirement they can signup for the best plan at a cheaper rate.

V-plan 4i, explained:

Unlimited calling only to land lines, is offered to 36 countries including India.

Unlimited calling to land lines and mobile phones is offered to India, US, Canada, Singapore and Hong-Kong.

Unlimited calling is allowed to any Vonage phone.

International call rates are made much cheaper to other countries outside the plan.

Customers can use this link to sign up for the plan at £18.99 per month.

The V-plan 4i , also includes features like call waiting, call diversion, caller display, voicemail, three-way calling, International call barring, 1471, ring back, and much more.

The land line and mobile phone calling to Pakistan will be charged at 5.5p per minute on V-plan 4i, V-Plan 4, V-plan 5, V-Plan 3, and V-Plan 2. All other call plan will be charged at 11p per minute.

Try these two simple steps to start calling. Sign up for the plan, Use the adapter provided by Vonage to connect the phone to the broadband line and start calling. Customers can manage their account using the Vonage online dashboard. Customers who already have a cable connection from a different ISP can apply for a transfer from the Vonage website. Vonage will contact the respective ISP and help in transfering the line to Vonage, however the telephone number will remain the same. Above all Vonage provides a money back guarantee on this deal for any reason before 30 days. Other add ons include an extra phone line, virtual phone number, Soft phone, Fax line, changing the existing phone number and reactivating a suspended account, all at a extra cost. Choose the best plan and sign up now to enjoy unlimited calling to India.

Vonage: UK’s VoIP Authority

RM — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:47:08 +0000

Maintaining a phone line on top of a broadband Internet service is costing a lot of people on utility bills. But with the world as it is today, having both a telephone and Internet access are a requirement of every household and business. The need to easily communicate with other people across the nation and maybe, even with those outside the country, is actually a big necessity nowadays.

And then Vonage was introduced. Vonage technically belongs to the UK Broadband industry and their line of business is voice over IP – the technology that combines your Internet service and your telephone service into one neat package. After their penetration of the UK broadband market, telephone services have never been the same again.

Vonage offers their UK subscribers of an unlimited local call plan starting from £5.99 per month. And when you think about it, that amount is just a fraction of what you usually pay for a regular phone service. Plus, the plan includes all calls made to Ireland as well. And if ever you need a subscription package that allows you to call to the rest of the world, all you have to do is to avail one of Vonage World Plans instead. There are three plans actually and each of them is offered at £7.99. Plus, they come with unlimited hours too. Countries are grouped accordingly, and each plan contains a list of eligible countries. Just make sure you select the one that includes the country you usually call.

If the only thing that stops you from getting VoIP is the technicalities that come with it, you don’t have to worry about that. Vonage requires no software, no tricky installations, and you don’t need to be at your PC to set it all up. All you have to do is to receive the Vonage box they’ll send over, plug it in, and make calls. Use it the same way you would any regular phone. It’s really that simple.

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