VOIP

There are many things to consider before switching to VOIP.  My wife and I switched to VOIP in March out of frustration with our phone provider, Bell.

After two months of VOIP phone service we’ve decided to go back to a standard phone line. There are many reasons that factored into our decision:

• It was very unreliable
• It cost more than a standard phone line
• It didn’t work with our security system

I’ll expand on each of these in detail.

After a decade of abuse I’ve decided to ditch my Bell landline in favour of VOIP.

My last Bell bill was $60.26 for a basic phone with 2 features.

I did a lot of research into the various providers in Canada. My short list of potentials was

• Vonage - the biggest player
• voip.ms - the cheapest player
• AcroVoice
• Cogeco

In the end I went for AcroVoice because they seem to have the best mix of service, simplicity and professionalism. Their basic service is only $10.95/month and they provide pre-configured hardware at a reasonable cost.