Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22
 ·Verizon FIOS
| [General] Voip Provider with BYOD
I have a pap2tna and looking for a good voip provider to use.
I have used vonage and a few others but vonage doesn't provide BYOD
I'm just looking for a voip service with just a few issues here and there but nothing too major like some i know
Would really appreciate your input in this matter as i want to sign up today or tomorrow and port my number to them as well
thanks |
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gg22
join:2008-08-19 | Look here: »/gbu
I'm personally using voip.ms. They are BYOD, PAYG and very reliable. |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22
·Verizon FIOS
| said by gg22  :Look here: » /gbuI'm personally using voip.ms. They are BYOD, PAYG and very reliable. The list doesn't show which is BYOD and which is not and it's a very long list to figure out which byod
is voip.ms a us based voip service? |
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hszeto
join:2002-06-05
|  reply to Snake Doctor
»www.broadvoice.com/ I have been with them since they started few years back. They are better than ever! 
The only concern I have with them now is that they have stopped allowing incoming call via SIP URI for years.  |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22
·Verizon FIOS
| said by hszeto :» www.broadvoice.com/ I have been with them since they started few years back. They are better than ever! The only concern I have with them now is that they have stopped allowing incoming call via SIP URI for years. Do you mean they don't provide you with the SIP credentials when you sign up? |
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dcm
join:2008-09-12
Pennsylvania
| reply to Snake Doctor
VoiceStick »www.voicestick.com/
CallCentric »www.callcentric.com/
Future Nine »www.future-nine.com/
Vitelity »www.vitelity.com/index.php?p=retailserv |
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hszeto
join:2002-06-05 | reply to Snake Doctor
No, BroadVoice stopped allowing callers to call BroadVoice users via SIP URI like 10-digit_telephone_number@broadvoice.com
Of course BroadVoice supplies user with SIP credential for user to enter into her/his own ATA as part of BOYD. |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22 | so far i'm thinking about goinging with callcentric,what do you guys think? |
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pandora
Premium
join:2001-06-01
Outland |  Callcentric sounds good.
Another alternative to look into is Future-Nine. |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22
·Verizon FIOS
| said by pandora :Callcentric sounds good. Another alternative to look into is Future-Nine. I pm'ed him during the trial period to test it and he totally ignored me so i'm steering away from them
would have been nice to test them out then but he didnt reply and asked why i pm'ed him when he clearly put a thread about pm'ing him to test their service |
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Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
 ·InPhonex
| reply to Snake Doctor
said by Snake Doctor :so far i'm thinking about goinging with callcentric,what do you guys think? You don't have to make a commitment. Try them and see if you like the service.
Suggestion: don't port your number until you are quite sure you have made a good choice. |
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scott2020
join:2008-07-20
El Dorado Springs, MO
·VOIPo
·VoiceStick
·BroadVoice
·Callcentric
| reply to Snake Doctor
Callcentric is very good but one of the more expensive. If you are looking for unlimited inbound and outbound, Callcentric will cost you about $28 a month (19.95 outbound, 5.95 inbound, 2.37 E911 fee). That's high for VOIP IMO.
Voicestick will be right at $19.95 for an unlimited plan with no additional fees and such. They also have been very good for me so far. |
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prestonlewis
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-13
Sacramento, CA
·VoiceStick
1 edit | reply to Snake Doctor
Callcentric has a nice web interface showing:
Your ATA's registration
Your E911 address
Last 40 calls (in on 1 page, out on another)
You can add names to incoming caller ID numbers
Other various tools like email settings, etc.
They do charge for an incoming phone number (on the pay as you go plan). Voicestick has free incoming numbers for their pay as you go plan.
If you just want reliable incoming outgoing calls, VoiceStick is my recommendation with callwithus.com coming in second. If you want more "features", callcentric is a good choice.
I haven't used Future9 yet (I will next month) so I can't recommend them at the moment but they seem popular in the forum. |
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DracoFelis
Premium
join:2003-06-15
| reply to Snake Doctor
said by Snake Doctor :I have a pap2tna and looking for a good voip provider to use. I have used vonage and a few others but vonage doesn't provide BYOD This question keeps coming up again and again. And the answer always depends upon your expected calling usage, how comfortable you are with making changes to your equipment, etc. i.e. How do you plan to use your "phone"?
For example:
How many minutes a month do you call, and where (lower usage may be better off paying by the minute, higher usage probably wants to get on an "unlimited" plan)? Do you get a lot of inbound calling, and if so does the area code of your inbound number matter to you (if inbound calling issues are important to you, it may govern your choice of carrier, but if not than some inbound numbers ( »ipkall.com , as one example) can actually be had for free. Do you know a lot of people with VoIP adapters who you would like to call (of be called from) for "free" (in which case you want access to a company that makes free VoIP to VoIP calls easy and flexible). Etc.
FWIW: If you want a company that has a decent mix of free and paid VoIP services (with full BYOD support), check out »www.callcentric.com. Because of the mix of other providers I have access to, I don't actually use use Callcentric account for much myself (although I do have a small prepaid Callcentric account balance), however I was very impressed with their web site (and the features that web site gives you access to) when I have logged into them. And Callcentric does have the advantage of being a "one stop shop" for getting services (whereas the approach I usually take is harder to setup, as I buy/use VoIP service from multiple companies, in order to get the customized list of price/features I personally prefer).
OTOH if you want to "roll your own" (mixing and matching multiple services), a good choice for the "free" side of things would be »www.voxalot.com (as that service is very connected, and the "basic" service is free, although the fancier "premium" service is $25/year). While VoXaLot won't do everything you need by itself (they don't sell outbound telco calling minutes, for example), the VoXaLot service has a lot of options to make/receive the "free" (toll free, as well as VoIP to VoIP) calls. And VoXaLot also has tools to integrate their service with other (paid for) VoIP services of your choice (allowing you to customize your own service out of the best features of multiple VoIP services). |
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nitzan
Premium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
·ViaTalk
 ·Comcast
| reply to Snake Doctor
said by Snake Doctor :I pm'ed him during the trial period to test it and he totally ignored me so i'm steering away from them would have been nice to test them out then but he didnt reply and asked why i pm'ed him when he clearly put a thread about pm'ing him to test their service Him being me?? I apologize if there was some sort of misunderstanding. I notice you joined BBR in July, but our beta trials were in March. Did this happen with a diferent BBR username? |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22
·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | reply to scott2020
said by scott2020 :Callcentric is very good but one of the more expensive. If you are looking for unlimited inbound and outbound, Callcentric will cost you about $28 a month (19.95 outbound, 5.95 inbound, 2.37 E911 fee). That's high for VOIP IMO. Voicestick will be right at $19.95 for an unlimited plan with no additional fees and such. They also have been very good for me so far. $19.95 is about great for unlimited for me with no additional fees like the others keep creeping onto you
I will give voicesticks a try
their international rates are ok too
thank you all!! |
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Snake Doctor
join:2008-07-22 | Anyone use voicesticks here anyway? |
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Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA | »User reviews - VoiceStick |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | reply to Snake Doctor
Voicepulse is one that comes to mind also. They always seem solid. |
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dcdeadbeat
join:2008-10-07
Washington, DC | reply to Snake Doctor
I use both Voip.MS and CallCentric with my PAP2T. Both have been extremely reliable but I tend to prefer VOIP.MS due to the lower per minute costs and low latency to their New York servers. |
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