We signed on with Packet8 two years ago, the only Voip service available at the time in our area (we now have several available). At the time, we thought hey, under $20 bucks to call anywhere, anytime. Super! Well, in just two years' time -- maybe less than two years actually -- we now pay $27. Practically each month, there's a "rate hike."
From that perspective, it's a rip off.
We also had terrible trouble at first with the phone just being "dead." People dialed our number and just heard dead air. And at home, we heard no ring -- yet we had a dial tone.
My husband despises the service and we're thinking of ditching the landline altogether.
Do you use VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service at home?
- Yes, and I love it. (Tell us why.)
- Yes, but I don't recommend it. (Why?)
- No, but I'm considering it. (Why not now?)
- Not anymore. (Why not?)
- No, I'll always use a landline. (Tell us why.)
- No, I only use cellular service.
- VoIP? What's that?

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