Unlimited local and long-distance telephone service for $199 a year

Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone services such as Vonage and Broadvoice have been around for a while, offering cheap nationwide calling using your regular telephone over your broadband internet such as DSL or Cable. I’ve been a bit reluctant to switch over, as I use my phone for work a good deal, and fax functions are also important to me. However, with major companies such Comcast and SBC joining the VoIP fray, I think the time has come for it to hit the mainstream. Now, how cheap is it?

I got a letter from SunRocket a couple months ago, advertising a whole year of unlimited nationwide calling for $199 and a free phone with promotion code ‘SRAUD3‘ (type it in the blank on the main page). You get:

Unlimited nationwide calling
Free extra phone number
Up to 100 free international minutes each month
No charge to activate - includes free shipping
No hidden fees
Taxes included in price
No cancellation fees
31 day risk-free guarantee
No termination fee. Return equipment in first month for full refund. Prorated refund of $16.58 per unused month after first month.
Free two handset Uniden phone until 3/15/05 with promotion code.

$16.58/month including all taxes ($199/yr prepaid) for all that and a 30 risk-free guarantee!? And you get to keep the phone even if you cancel?! Sold. After reading up on the reviews here, I just signed up today. It didn’t seem like there was anything to lose with the money-back guarantee and free equipment and shipping. There is also a $24.95/month option, but since you get the unused months refunded, why bother? I’ll post again when I get it.

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