Things to consider before switching to VOIP

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

There are many things to consider before switching to VOIP. My wife and I switched to VOIP in March out of frustration with our phone provider, Bell.

After two months of VOIP phone service we’ve decided to go back to a standard phone line. There are many reasons that factored into our decision:

It was very unreliable
It cost more than a standard phone line
It didn’t work with our security system

I’ll expand on each of these in detail.

VOIP providers in Canada

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

After a decade of abuse I’ve decided to ditch my Bell landline in favour of VOIP.

My last Bell bill was $60.26 for a basic phone with 2 features.

I did a lot of research into the various providers in Canada. My short list of potentials was

Vonage - the biggest player
voip.ms - the cheapest player
AcroVoice
Cogeco

In the end I went for AcroVoice because they seem to have the best mix of service, simplicity and professionalism. Their basic service is only $10.95/month and they provide pre-configured hardware at a reasonable cost.

VOIP on Craig Pardey

Things to consider before switching to VOIP

VOIP providers in Canada