Question / Clarification on billing start

[usa2k]

When BroadvoxDirect.com had Residential offerings, they would start the billing date based on the first minutes used. Either Call Forwarding, Received Call, or Placed Call. Still, when comparing VoIP providers, they seem to have been the one exception to the vast majority, and no longer offer Residential service.

When an account is created, there is the monthly expense of the reserved DID, and the activation of E911. They provide an initial money-back guarantee that eats that expense plus minutes used.

Vonage used to limit you to 200 minutes usage (I don't see it anymore in their TOS now) and if longer than 30 days, they charge an extra $39.95 termination fee, that is waived with return of the device, or if you owned it for 2 years or more.

In comparison, VOIPo is very generous in what they honor.
(Can't seem to find a link to the terms of 30 day guarantee ...)

[ThorsDad]

In comparison, VOIPo is very generous in what they honor.
(Can't seem to find a link to the terms of 30 day guarantee ...)

There is a page about the 30 day guarantee in the
VOIPo Knowledgebase:
http://www.voipo.com/voipaffiliate/i...id=2747&url=84

When I used PhonePower, my service didn't start until my port date,
if they could do it I'm sure Voipo can also.

I received my ATA just a few days after signing up. I then used the service with the virtual number I was given for nearly 2 weeks before I even started the porting process. Taking full advantage of the 30 day money back guarantee I wanted to make sure that VOIP was for me before killing my landline. I used the VOIPo service quite a bit for nearly a month by the time my port date arrived. Does PhonePower give you a virtual number to use while you are porting like VOIPo? I suppose VOIPo owes me for the few days it took for my ATA to be delivered, that works out to about 75 cents. That is a small extra fee for an incredible service that is saving me a ton of money.