It's a fact that making International Long Distance calls could be quite expensive. Besides the rate it charges on per minute calls, some mobile companies in the United States also include monthly access charge with which most of us would rather save. As a result, cheaper alternatives came to the market.
One of the most popular of them is Vonage, a provider of an affordable communication system with the use of the internet, which we call VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol.
They have multiple calling plans to choose from, that would suit each individual needs. If your usage does not entail International calls then you can subscribe to their Domestic Calling Plans, otherwise you can opt to their International Calling Plans.
What I have is their Vonage World Plan which costs $25.99/month exclusive of the taxes and fees. A bit pricey, yes, compared to Magic jack but satisfied with the service nonetheless. Also, there is no charge upon order of the Vonage phone adapter, charge starts on your first month of usage. In addition, they sometimes offer free shipping in the Mainland US.
Vonage is very much easy to install and works within seconds after the installation. What you need is a high-speed internet (mine is at 1 Mbps powered by Globe Wi-Max) and a touch tone phone, both cord and cordless works pretty well. Just connect the ethernet cable from from your internet modem to the vonage phone adapter and then connect your telephone to the vonage phone adapter also. And that's it! You can now start calling your love ones abroad! :)
This is my Vonage World at home
(Do not mind the other cable, I used it to connect to my PC but you don't need a PC to use Vonage)
You can send Vonage to your love ones in other countries including the Philippines. It basically works by giving you a US phone number thereby allowing you to make unlimited calls to the United States. Not only that, If your subscription is just like mine which is Vonage World, it would also allow you to make unlimited calls to both landline and mobile numbers in 10 Countries & Territories and unlimited calls to landline in 50 other Countries.
If you have other family members working in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, China, so on, then you can also call them on their mobile and landline numbers Unlimited included in your plan. You can call them anytime you want. That way, it would feel like they are just around.
If you ask me about the voice quality, I will rate it at 10/10 given that my internet connection is working as it should. Furthermore, if I were to compare, the clarity of the voice on the other line using vonage is way better than the quality I hear using mobile. That alone is a reason to pick Vonage.
Thank you for reading.
