October 16, 2006
Nextfone is another choice for Canadians
Nextfone is another Canadian VOIP provider to add to my VOIP for Canadians list.
At first glance, their offering looks similar to many others: two basic plans, a suite of free features, and a favorable comparison to other Canadian VOIP providers Bell and Vonage.
What I like: Western Canada area codes and an actual phone number for customer service/tech support.
What I’d like to see before I sign: more information on who they are and how long they’ve been in operation, up front information (BEFORE I’m in the sign up process) about the hardware purchase or rental.
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October 20, 2006
Do-It-Yourself VoIP Wiring? - VoIP Sol @ 7:54 am (Pingback)
[…] VoIP Girl talks about Nextfone as a VoIP choice for Canadians. Out of curiousity, I had a look and came across their how-to page for rewiring your house for VoIP. Seriously? While the general populace may hold technology in the “wow cool” status, it’s my experience that most people are actually technophobes. Especially if they have to do something themselves - especially electrical work and most especially when the first paragraph of the instructions indicates that rewiring their home improperly could cause a fire. While that’s good they warn you, how many potential customers do they lose at this point? I would hate to think of old grannies trying to rewire their homes. […]