Review by speed_phreak 
UPDATED: 1.2 years ago
member for 3.6 years, 253 visits, last login: 111 days ago
 Culver,Jefferson,OR
 $21 per month (12 month contract)
 "199 a year for unlimited calling and long distance. fairly reliable given the reliability of VOIP"
 "$5/ month in extra fees. no faxing without more $$$"
 "what can i say? it is what it is... I don't feel that i will loose money with packet 8 like i did with sunrocket"
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this is my first review of packet 8 and i am going on my second year of service.
I don't always know how i feel about g.729, but it seems to require less bandwidth, not as picky with latency, and it doesn't sound that bad.
My service has been fairly reliable. I do need to power-cycle my bpg510 gizmo every 3 month or so, because i will loose dial tone and miss calls.
packet 8 has been around much longer than any other REAL VOIP company. like many people, i got burned by sunrocket. i am willing to pay a little more for a stable service from a stable company. this is important now more than ever with the tough economic times ahead.
packet 8 does seem to trail other VOIP providers in features. this can also be seen as a good thing though, because as other providers are constantly adding new features and destabilizing their networks, packet 8 just plugs along... like a trusty old diesel.
packet 8 also limits you to their proprietary gizmo ata device. some may see this as a limitation, but i see it as controlled environment with many constants. this is what allows for packet 8's reliability...
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