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Lingo goes global with World Max plan

October 2nd, 2009 - Posted by Kent

VoIP provider Lingo has a new offer, and we thought we should let you know what's changed. They're clearly taking aim at Vonage's World Unlimited plan, undercutting them by a dollar and offering to serve more locations. Lingo lists over 100 to Vonage's sixty-plus, but Lingo's numbers include mobile lines, so it's closer to 80 countries (including Vatican City, in case you have to put a call through to His Holiness).

Lingo charges $24.95 per month for the unlimited world calling plan, and your first month is $4.95 (they used to give you three months at that price, but they also weren't giving you the world). All the setup, shipping, and equipment fees are also waived.

So does this mean Lingo comes out on top? Its after-30-days cancelation fee is still higher than Vonage's ($99.95 to $39.99), but the true measure of its value will be if it covers the countries you call most.

Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahamas – Mobile
Bahrain
Bahrain – Mobile
Bangladesh
Bangladesh – Mobile
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Brunei – Mobile
Bulgaria
Canada
Canada – Mobile
Chile
China
China – Mobile
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
French-Antill
French-Guiana
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guam – Mobile
Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Mobile
Hungary
Iceland
India
India – Mobile
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Laos mobile
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macao – Mobile
Macedonia, Republic of
Malaysia
Malaysia – Mobile
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Saipan
Saipan – Mobile
San Marino Saudi Arabia-Jeddah
Singapore
Singapore – Mobile
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Thailand – Mobile
Trinidad
Turkey
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands – Mobile
United Kingdom
United States
United States – Mobile
Vatican City
Venezuela
Zambia

2 Responses to “Lingo goes global with World Max plan”

  1. Mustafa Mohamed Says:

    I had paid a one year service to JOIPHONE voip provider in Atlanta, Georgia. After two months of having service they disconnected and never repaid the difference of what they got for the whole year.
    After calling them several times I never got my $140 back. They asked me to return the adapter which I did spend another $16. They made a pretext that we used more time which I never knew that it had limited minutes. I do not recommend any customer to go with them for the hardships I faced plus loosing my money.

    Mustafa Mohamed

  2. Shira Passarelli Says:

    I use it for both work and school.

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