VoIPo Review
VOIPo specializes in providing residential and business VoIP solutions.
VOIPo Company Facts
VOIPo was founded in 2006 by executives at HostGator, a global provider of dedicated, shared, reseller and VPS web hosting. VOIPo is a privately owned, limited liability corporation that is owner managed.
With offices in Irvine, California, and Houston, Texas, the company employs between 20 and 50 employees. Timothy Dick, one of the founders of the company, serves as its CEO.
VOIPo is 100% U.S. based, including its technical support and customer service agents.
VOIPo Features
VOIPo offers more than 40 features, both phone and cloud number based. VOIPo basic phone features include keeping an existing phone number or choosing a new one, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, call blocking, call return and three way calling.
Beyond the basics, VOIPo offers advanced features, such as:
• Voice mail with SMS notifications
• Do Not Disturb option
• Distinctive ringtones
• Speed dial function
• Virtual numbers with voicemail
• Call routing
• Softphone access to software-based phones
• Web-based vPanel platform where the user can manage contact lists, call logs, etc.
Cloud number features allow for online faxing, phone number forwarding to any mobile phone number or SIP address and call routing.
What VOIPo Offers
VOIPo has a Home service plan and a Small Business service plan designed for residences and small businesses whose average phone usage is less than 5,000 minutes a month. Both plans are priced at $15 a month if paid on a monthly basis or $149 for an annual plan paid in full during enrollment.
A free, portable VoIP phone adapter is included with both plans for plugging existing telephones into it and then plugging the adapter into a broadband connection.
VOIPo charges 1.9 cents per minute whenever a month’s usage exceeds 5,000 minutes. Additional fees are also charged for international calling and premium calls, such as 411.
Prices for the Home and Small Business plans include unlimited calls to the U.S. and Canada, as well as 60 minutes of free international calling each month. Additionally, a second line is available free of charge. Both plans have a 30-day money back guarantee and free technical support.
VOIPo also offers cloud toll-free or local number plans that require no telephone equipment or adapters. Plan prices are $4.95 when paying month to month or $36 if paying in full for the year.