Packet8, a leading provider of Voip Phone technology is now offering a home fax service. It seems ideal for home offices who need a fax and want to use VOIP technology. Here are the details…
Packet8 is now offering residential fax service for customers. Subscribers receive 300 minutes of outgoing faxes plus unlimited incoming faxes for $9.99 per month with a one-time activation fee of $29.99. Additional US and Canada outgoing fax minutes are billed at 3.5 cents per minute, and outgoing international faxes billed at Packet8 International rates. The customer will receive a new Packet8 phone adapter with each Freedom Fax service plan.
To summarize:
- $9.99/month includes 300 outbound calling and faxing minutes to the US and Canada and 3.5 cents thereafter, plus applicable Packet8 International rates.
- $29.99 activation fee.
- $1.50 Regulatory Recovery Fee.
- $1.99 E911 Service Fee for US Residents.
- $0.80 Universal Service Fund Fee
- $12.95 Shipping Charges.
Current Limitations:
- For this service, Packet8 currently can NOT port existing numbers. It will be a brand new number.
- The rate center availability is more limited (2200 versus 7500+ for traditional residential service).
- It is a separate terminal adapter or DTA (currently free).
SideshowCash on January 24th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
I just may have to look into that! I used Vonage for awhile, but cancelled because of the awful customer service. From the look of it, Packet8 would be much cheaper for me, and offer more services as well.