Need a Virtual Phone Provider? Get a $75 Credit from Grasshopper!

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January 31st, 2012 - Posted by polina

Do you have a small business? Virtual phone services allow your clients to call you on a single phone number, and these calls can be forwarded to any number of your choice.

Grasshopper, a particularly feature-filled virtual phone service, is offering an exclusive deal to our readers. Now when you sign up for this service through NextAdvisor, you will get a $75 credit towards your account. Grasshopper allows an unlimited number of extensions and even has fax-receiving capabilities. You can customize each extension and call-forwarding number, organizing your business' phone system no matter how many employees, and different locations, are involved.

No coupon code is necessary, just click on any Grasshopper sign-up  link on NextAdvisor to take advantage of this sweet deal. Click here to read the full Grasshopper review.

New Grasshopper Virtual Phone Review: Get as Many Extensions as You Want!

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December 6th, 2011 - Posted by polina

Grasshopper virtual phone is a great solution for your business' communication system. With unlimited extensions and call forwarding options, each and every one of your employees can stay connected from their very own phones — no more running to the office just to pick up a call! You even have the option of choosing a toll-free number at no additional cost, making it cheaper and more convenient for your clients as well. There are various other features that are useful too, including Grasshopper's integrated fax receiving feature. Though it is a bit pricier than some of our other virtual phone services, their many features and unlimited extensions may be worth the cost. Judge for yourself — read the full review and start calling today!

Can I Use my Cellphone with VoIP and Make International Calls?

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November 17th, 2011 - Posted by polina

Q: Can I use my cellphone with VoIP? Can I use it to make international calls? 

Source: Skype

A: If you are looking to use VoIP services with your mobile phone and forget about international calling problems, Skype Unlimited World and Vonage World Mobile are wide ranging, affordable VoIP services that let you make calls from your iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, or Windows phone (with Skype).

Skype Unlimited World's $12.99 per month iPhone app allows you to make clear phone calls through WiFi to land lines in over 40 countries.  You can also make calls to other mobile phones located in the USA, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Canada. In general, we found that the Skype Unlimited World iPhone app had clearer and warmer call quality than Vonage World Mobile.

Vonage World Mobile includes calls to land lines in over 60 countries, and allows calls to mobile phones in the USA, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, San Marino, Saipan, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Macau, India, Guam, Brunei, and the Bahamas. Vonage World Mobile lets you make calls through WiFi as well as over 3G cellular (international only). It costs $24.99 per month.

In general, Skype Unlimited World is cheaper with higher call quality. See the full comparison chart and read the reviews here! 

Want more affordable virtual calling cellphone options? Virtual Phone services give you a single phone number that you can route to the phones of your choice, for cheap. Compare all of our virtual phone services here! 

Microsoft takes over Skype

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June 20th, 2011 - Posted by Sarah

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates shake hands in May at a San Francisco news conference, predicting what was to come.

Skype is famous for its computer-to-computer calling, but it also provides VoIP. However, Microsoft's takeover of Skype might change a few things within the company.

Over the weekend, the Federal Trade Commission terminated its review of the proposed acquisition early, which means that it is not believed to harm competition or impact consumers in a negative way. Microsoft has already purchased Skype for $8.5 billion, and it's shaking up the infrastructure by firing many of Skype's senior executives. But how will it change the service?

Microsoft is being coy about that aspect. It says it's going to expand Skype and operate it separately within Microsoft, and speculation is that Skype will become a part of Microsoft's digital advertising and business conferencing. Skype is also planning to integrate better with Facebook, which means users will be able to chat with Facebook fans and friends through Skype. Finally, some mobile innovations might be in the works. All this will likely result in a better business VoIP offering from Skype, but we'll be sure to update you when the changes come through.

NextAdvisor launches virtual phone service reviews

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October 6th, 2010 - Posted by Kent

We're happy today to announce the launch of our newest review category: virtual phone services. A virtual phone service allows you to set up a virtual phone number for your small business so you can receive and route calls to a variety of phone numbers without the purchase of new equipment. This way you can give out a toll-free business number separate from your personal or cell phone, but still receive business calls on those phones. Additionally, these services employee virtual PBX technology, so you can set up customer greetings, a touch-tone phone menu, multiple mailboxes, and custom call routing behaviors based on the time of day.

Virtual phone services are crucial tools for businesses with ten employees or less, and with costs of under $10.00 per month, they're pretty affordable. Give your small business the functionality and professional polish it deserves. Check out our virtual phone service reviews to find a service that suits your needs.