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- Packet8 | Features
- Packet8 offers two residential calling
plans. The Freedom Unlimited plan costs $19.95 per month and offers unlimited local and long-distance calling in
the United States and Canada.
You won't find a cheaper,
high quality unlimited-minutes plan.
For callers outside the United States, the Freedom International plan also costs $19.95 per month and provides
a number in a U.S. area code and 1,000 minutes to U.S. and Canadian numbers. Each plan includes a $29.95 activation
fee.
Should you feel the need to see the people on the other end of the line (and have them see you), there's also a
videophone-calling plan between similarly equipped subscribers. It's only $19.95 per month, there are additional
equipment charges and rebate promotions throughout the year.
Unlike most VoIP services that offer low, pay-as-you-go calling-card rates to international destinations, Packet8
offers four flat-rate monthly packages, ranging from $39.95 to $79.95 per month, for unlimited calling to Europe,
Asia, or the Philippines. These monthly plans are a boon for frequent overseas callers. Lingo is the only other
service we know that offers flat-rate international monthly plans, and Packet8 performed much better than Lingo
on our voice-quality tests.
Regardless of the plan you choose, you'll get features that include voicemail, call waiting, caller ID, three-way
calling, call forwarding, and a choice of area codes within the large Packet8 coverage area (Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa,
and Maine are the only states not included).
Since we first looked at the service, Packet8 has added a number of other cool VoIP features. It now offers local
number portability, which means you can transfer your current number to Packet8 service.
You can also sign up for a virtual number, which is a second number in another area code. It'll cost you a $9.95
activation fee and $4.95 per month after that, but callers in the area code you choose will like you because they'll
be able to make local calls to you.
You can also now call 411 for information at 75 cents per call.
Two business plans are offered, as well. The Virtual Office plan works on an extension-by-extension basis. For
each extension, you'll need the Virtual Office kit, which includes a business speakerphone, and each extension
costs $39.95 per month.
You get unlimited minutes within the United States and Canada with this plan, as well as advanced voicemail, extension-to-extension
dialing, three-way conferencing, and an autoattendant. Each extension can have a different area code if you wish.
All plans are paid month to month, with no contract. Packet8 includes a 30-day money-back guarantee for all of
its plans.
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