April 21, 2005
Read The Fine Print
While companies like Vonage preach the promise of lower telephone bills at the end of every month with VoIP services, the savings could in fact only be for select customers. For example, if you do not currently have a broadband internet connection, then you can tack on another 30 to 40 dollars on to the monthly fee of VoIP. Then if you put together a home network so you can have more than one phone and security features, you're looking down the barrel of a couple hundred dollar set-up cost. Therefore, unless you are a heavy user of long-distance phone calls, then VoIP may in fact not be your best option. According to CNN:
Think twice about plans with limited minutes. You'll have to keep a tab on the number of minutes you use. If you go over your monthly allotment, you'll be charged 4 cents per minute or more for every call. And it doesn't matter if it is a local or long-distance call.
Read more at: VoIP Adds Up
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