Skype & Internet Calling

This is a quick comparison chart of the best broadband phone providers in the US. Most of these broadband phone providers have special offers that run from time to time, so it's worth hunting around before your commit. We are only comparing unlimited calling plans.

Residential VoIP Plans

 
Vonage
Lingo
SunRocket
Packet8
Price
$24.99/month
$19.95/month
$24.99/month
$19.95/month
Unlimited Calls in the US
yes
yes
yes
yes
Unlimited Call to Canada
yes
yes
yes
yes
Unlimited Calls to Europe
no
yes
no
no
Money Back Guarantee
14 days
30 days
14 days
14 days
Activation Fee
$29.99
$29.99
none
$14.99
Contract
no
no
no
2-year

Small Business VoIP Plans

 
Vonage
Lingo
SunRocket
Packet8
Price
$49.99/month
$49.99/month
n/a
$39.95/month
Unlimited Calls in the US
yes
yes
n/a
yes
Unlimited Call to Canada
yes
yes
n/a
yes
Unlimited Calls to Europe
no
yes
n/a
no
Add 800 Number
$4.99
no
n/a
4.5 cents/min
Fax Line
included
included
n/a
no
Contract
no
no
n/a
no

All of the broadband phone providers above have voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, and call forwarding as standard features for your broadband phone.

If you are looking to add virtual numbers (numbers in other countries that ring at this number) to your broadband phone line, Vonage and Lingo are the only VoIP providers that offer these numbers is many countries around the world. This means you can have someone in make a local call in Mexico, for example, but your phone rings in the US. It usually only costs an additional $4.95 per month for each virtual number.