VOIP - Cheap Calls/Rate Comparison/The Betamax Services

Cheap Calls/Rate Comparison/The Betamax Services

1. There are a number of providers providing reasonably priced calls. Check here for rate comparison: http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/

2. BetaMax Services
Betamax offers a number of services, that on first appearance look different, yet follow the same model. Keep in mind that transferring credit from one to the other is not possible. Their free calling lists change constantly, and they are different from one service to the next. When considering each service look for the following:

-Rates to the Country of your Choice
-List of Free Countries
-Credit Expiry Period
-FreeDay Weekly Minute limit/FreeDay Expiry period
-Can it be used with software
-Can it be used with a SIP Device
-Any WebBased services

Rate Comparison (amounts in EuroCents)

BreakDown:below



Freecall.com
Credit Expiry: 90 Days
FreeDays: 300min/week/90 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.voiparound.com)

DialNow.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: N/A
Software: No
SIP: NO
Local Access Numbers: Yes (http://www.dialnow.com/en/accessnumbers.html)
(This is meant to be used like a calling card)

12voip.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.12voip.com)
(Reported billing problems)

IntenetCalls.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: YES (sip.internetcalls.com)

JustVoip.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.justvoip.com)

LowRateVoip.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 200min/week/30 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.lowratevoip.com)
(Reported that SIP Calls are charged 3 euro cents higher than advertised)

Nettapel.fr
Credit Expiry: Never
Free Days: 300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.nettapel.fr)

Nonoh.net
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays:300min/week/120days
Software: NO
SIP: NO
WebBased: Yes (Works Similarly to Jajah)

Poivy.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.poivy.com)

SipDiscount.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120days
Software: NO
SIP: YES (sip.sipdiscount.com)

SMSDiscount.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays:300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.smsdiscount.com)
WebBased SMS: Yes

SparVoip.de
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays:300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.sparvoip.com/sip.sparvoip.de)

VoipBuster.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays:300min/week/120days
Software: Yes
Sip: Yes (sip.voipbuster.com)
Mobile Access Numbers (Country Specific) : http://www.voipbuster.com/en/mobile.html#dedicated
Furum: https://forum.voipbuster.com/

VoipBusterPro.com
Credit Expiry: Never (10 Euro gets you the FreeDays Package and 5 Euro Credit)
FreeDays: 300min/week/365 days (3.9 euro cent connection fee applies to all calls)
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.voipbusterpro.com)
(This was their offer to compete with Skype)

Voipcheap.co.uk
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.voipcheap.co.uk)

VoipCheap.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/90 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.VoipCheap.com)

VoipDiscount.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.voipdiscount.com)

VoipStunt.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.VoipStunt.com)
Mobile Access Numbers (Country Specific) : http://www.voipstunt.com/en/newsflash.html#news1

VoipWise.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/120 days
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.voipwise.com)

WebCallDirect.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: 300min/week/90 days
Software: Yes
WebBased Calling: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.webcalldirect.com)

VoipRaider.com
Credit Expiry: Never
FreeDays: Unspecified Minutes/week/120 Days (*in order to call a person in one of the free destinations, you have to add this person to your contact list )
Software: Yes
SIP: Yes (sip.VoipRaider.com)
(Reported issues with using SIP for calling, SIP calls are charged higher and calls that are supposed to be free may actually be charged when using SIP)

For more info see: http://translate.google.com/translat...F8&sl=de&tl=en

Note: Please be careful with Betamax services, they are known to have billing issues. Personally I would suggest paying with PayPal, and funding the PayPal payment with a credit card (giving yourself at least two dispute resolution possibilities, PayPal and your CC company, while avoiding having your credit card charged continuously)