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Caller ID, Number Portability Top List of Features VoIP Buyers Want
Comparison Site VoipReview.org Tracks Most Frequently Searched Features
DENVER – March 16, 2006 - Caller ID is the number one feature consumers want when searching for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, according to VoipReview.org (www.VoipReview.org), the first and most complete comparison shopping and information source for broadband phone service. Number portability, voice mail, call waiting, and network unavailability number, round out the top five features consumers desire, according to online search data collected from Dec. 13, 2005 to Feb. 13, 2006.
“The demand for traditional telephone functions such as caller ID and call waiting indicates that consumers are looking to VoIP as a replacement service for their analog phone lines, rather than a complement to their current service,” said Eric Laughlin, chief operating officer of VoipReview.org. “This data is one more sign that VoIP is entering the mainstream, and will become the primary phone service in millions of U.S. households in the next few years.”
Gartner, the world’s largest information technology research company, along with VoIP industry leaders expect VoIP adoption rates to skyrocket this year, eventually growing to more than 22 million users in the United States by 2010. Most consumers switching to VoIP are doing so for significant cost savings on their phone service, long distance calls and international calls. Other attractive features are free voice mail, caller ID, call conferencing, call waiting and call forwarding many VoIP providers offer, and the convenience and mobility VoIP technology allows its users.
Based on VoipReview.org’s online search data, nearly 57 percent of consumers searched for caller ID when looking for a VoIP service provider. Nearly 52 percent of consumers searched for number portability, or the ability to keep their current phone number. Approximately 43 percent searched for voice mail, nearly 38 percent searched for call waiting, and 35 percent of consumers searched for a network unavailability number, which allows calls to be transferred to a working phone number in the case of Internet service failure or a power outage.
VoipReview.org helps consumers and businesses find, compare and purchase VoIP phone service based on price, features, local availability and VoIP plan ratings.VoipReview.org features an interactive online search tool which helps consumers find the best VoIP service from the industry’s leading providers, including Packet8, SpeakEasy, SunRocket, Voip.net and Vonage. For more information, visit www.VoipReview.org.
“The demand for traditional telephone functions such as caller ID and call waiting indicates that consumers are looking to VoIP as a replacement service for their analog phone lines, rather than a complement to their current service,” said Eric Laughlin, chief operating officer of VoipReview.org. “This data is one more sign that VoIP is entering the mainstream, and will become the primary phone service in millions of U.S. households in the next few years.”
Gartner, the world’s largest information technology research company, along with VoIP industry leaders expect VoIP adoption rates to skyrocket this year, eventually growing to more than 22 million users in the United States by 2010. Most consumers switching to VoIP are doing so for significant cost savings on their phone service, long distance calls and international calls. Other attractive features are free voice mail, caller ID, call conferencing, call waiting and call forwarding many VoIP providers offer, and the convenience and mobility VoIP technology allows its users.
Based on VoipReview.org’s online search data, nearly 57 percent of consumers searched for caller ID when looking for a VoIP service provider. Nearly 52 percent of consumers searched for number portability, or the ability to keep their current phone number. Approximately 43 percent searched for voice mail, nearly 38 percent searched for call waiting, and 35 percent of consumers searched for a network unavailability number, which allows calls to be transferred to a working phone number in the case of Internet service failure or a power outage.
VoipReview.org helps consumers and businesses find, compare and purchase VoIP phone service based on price, features, local availability and VoIP plan ratings.VoipReview.org features an interactive online search tool which helps consumers find the best VoIP service from the industry’s leading providers, including Packet8, SpeakEasy, SunRocket, Voip.net and Vonage. For more information, visit www.VoipReview.org.
About VoipReview.org:
VoipReview.org is the first and most complete comparison shopping and information source for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or broadband phone service. The site helps more than 100,000 visitors each month find, compare and purchase broadband phone service based on VoIP plan ratings, availability, features and prices. For more information, visit www.VoipReview.org.