Taking advantage of a technology called VoIP (voice over internet protocol), high-speed Internet connections and 8x8's expertise in designing videophones

More about Packet8 at http://tinyurl.com/59llv Packet8 is a broadband telephone and videophone service like no other. Taking advantage of a technology called VoIP (voice over internet protocol), high-speed Internet connections and 8x8's expertise in designing videophones.

Packet8 offers a Virtual Office for both Business and Residential maybe used via International Plans.

Packet8 is an affordable and easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service. Designed with both residential and business customers in mind, Packet8 allows anyone with broadband (high-speed) Internet access to use their regular phone to make UNLIMITED calls to anywhere in U.S. and Canada.

What do I get?

Unlimited calling for one low monthly rate.

When you subscribe to a Packet8 plan using our online store, you will be shipped a broadband telephone adapter (at no extra cost) or a standalone videophone (at a greatly discounted price) depending upon plan. Along with equipment, you will receive a 10-digit activation code. Packet8 will transfer your existing number or give you a new telephone number from area code of your choice.

Packet8 offers several residential and business plans that are feature rich and include unlimited calling options. All plans include more cool features than are available from your old telephone company. Our retailer sellers may offer different packages, including free service months and rebates.

How does it work?

Packet8 routes your calls over Internet.

By taking advantage of a technology called VoIP (voice over internet protocol), high-speed Internet connections and 8x8's expertise in designing videophones, Packet8 is complete voice and video communication service. Packet8 sends all calls to and from you through broadband phone adapter or videophone, which then route calls over Internet, instead of using traditional public telephone network. There are no extra numbers to dial, no special instructions and no talking through your computer. Just pick up your phone, hear a dial tone and dial any phone number. Incoming calls ring your phone same as any traditional phone.

Packet8 Broadband Phone Service offers two VoIP business plans:

Virtual Office, our most comprehensive business platform, is a hosted Internet PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features including a customizable auto-attendant, 3-digit extension to extension dialling, 3-way conferencing, conference bridge, multiple call handling, business-class voicemail, hunt groups, that come with a superior business-quality phone with feature rich controls and unlimited calling plans to United States and Canada. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/59llv

Business 2000, a VoIP telephone service that includes a single direct-inbound-dial line, has a basic business feature set including voicemail, 3-way calling, call forwarding, caller ID and call waiting.

Broadband Phone Service - Residential Plans at http://tinyurl.com/59llv

Consumers can now enjoy unlimited local and long distance calling by adding Packet8 Broadband Phone Service (VoIP) to their high-speed Internet connections. There are several residential plans from which to choose, starting with Freedom Unlimited.

There's a lot of hype these days surrounding Internet-based voice communications (VoIP) replacing traditional telephone service. Most of this revolves around companies such as Vonage who coin themselves as 'Broadband Phone Company'. So what about those of us who don't have a broadband connection? Just because you don't have high speed Internet, doesn't mean that you can't save a fortune by using VoIP for your long-distance calls. Whilst a broadband connection will usually result in more consistent VoIP call quality, comparable results can be achieved using a dial-up connection provided some simple guidelines are followed.

Shop Around

Not all VoIP service providers support dial-up users. Companies such as Vonage bill themselves as alternatives to traditional telephone service and shy away from dial-up community (who are tied to those 'traditional' networks to access Internet). Furthermore, some service providers only support dial-up above a certain speed (e.g., 56Kbp). Two companies whose VoIP softphone applications work well over low speed connections include Callserve and Go2Call.

'Free-up' your System Resources

In order to ensure highest call quality, close programs that are running in 'background'. For Windows users, these applications can be seen in taskbar at bottom right of your screen. 'Right-click' icons and close those programs that aren't critical to system security (e.g., don't close anti-virus software, firewall applications and like).