Voip.com Installation and Setup

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I switched from Packet8 to Voip.com internet phone service in order to show my confidence in this up and coming VoIP company. I had my Packet8 service for well over 2 years, and have had nothing but praise for them. Now it’s time to try a new VoIP provider for the sake of experience!

I ordered the Voip.com annual unlimited plan ($199 a year, paid up front) on August 23. The online signup process was super easy and quick. Within an hour or so I had a welcome email from Voip.com, and another email followed shortly with my online account credentials and new phone number. I was pretty impressed with the ease and efficiency of the signup process.

While waiting for my voip adapter to arrive, I emailed Voip.com and asked them when I could expect delivery. After a couple of days I received a reply letting me know that they were experiencing a bit of a delay in getting equipment shipped, but that I could begin using the free softphone any time. I downloaded and installed the softphone, plugged in my headset microphone and started making calls. Very easy!

The Voip.com router arrived on September 4; 12 days after ordering (actually only 6 business days since labor Day was in there). It came with a network cable, power supply and an easy to understand “one page” guide to installation.

Installation was super quick and easy, and I was literally up and running in less than 5 minutes. I simply connected the network cable from the Voip adapter to an open port on my home network router, plugged in the device and had a dial tone! The Voip.com adapter is connected to a Uniden cordless base unit, which serves as the “mother ship” to two cordless expansion phones. This gives me the ability to make free unlimited long distance VoIP calls from all the phones in my home!

Call quality is pretty good, although a bit scratchy at times. This is acceptable to me because I know that it’s not normal to get crystal clear reception all the time with an IP phone. This is just the nature of the beast. Part of the problem may be my internet cabling in the house. It’s an older home that is exposed to salt air, and I had to install an amplifier on my HDTV jack because the cables are obviously degraded a bit.

So far, I am totally satisfied with my Voip.com unlimited phone service. I’m really happy with the price J. For less than $17 a month I can talk as long as I want to anyone I want! This is an $8 a month savings over my old Packet8 monthly plan, which saves me an additional $96 a year.

If you are interested in saving money on your phone bill, you owe it to yourself to look into Voip.com. Here is a link to the Voip.com website. Use the Voip.com promotional code LUCKY to ensure you get to take advantage of the latest promo deal!