Does anyone know how good this VOIP phone service is?

Answers:

The first thing you gotta do is check out some of the providers...DSL reports is one one of the best unbiased websites...

http://www.dslreports.com/overview?v=r..

I don%26#39;t pay to much attentions what ppl say on the voip forums, they are writing usually bad reviews about the providers they just left.not to many pp go online to write good reviews about there VoIP provider.

http://www.voipreview.org/review.all.asp...

skype is not a true VoIP provider but rather an SIP service...I also got skype and mindspring.com.all for free...

It is difficult to get an unbiased consumer review. Most often if you see a bad one, it was likely not even the VOIP service%26#39;s problem. More than likely a problem with the broadband provider.

All that being said, the best pairing is with a reputable VOIP service and DSL or some other dedicated broadband. Cable is theoretically OK, but the bandwith fluctuates throughout the day depending on usage in your local area. I found our Cable internet wasn%26#39;t sufficent to use 2 voip lines and have 2 computers streaming data or uploading/downloading data. We had a lot of dropped calls.

Switched to DSL, no problems since. We use Vonage.

I am concerned about the financial stability of Vonage. I use one business line and one residential line thru them. I don%26#39;t really care if my home phone number gets canned if Vonage tanks, but if I loose my business phone number I will be SOL.