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Mar 15, 2024
ITP vs Windstream
Compare ITP vs Windstream. Find out whether ITP or Windstream is better for your VoIP business or home needs. The experts at VoipReview have analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of ITP and Windstream and detailed analysis of the comparison can be found below.
User Ratings & Reviews
- 82 Reviews
- 7 Reviews
Overview:
ITP provides reliable residential VoIP solutions to customers seeking affordable plans. Offering feature-rich service plans with strong customer support, ITP has carved its name as one of the leading home VoIP providers. Individuals and families...
Windstream is one of the industry leaders: a full-service communications service provider for the Midwest, South, and East Coast in the United States. Windstream provides not only VoIP phone service, but also offers Internet and cable television...
Provider Info
- Website: itpvoip.com
- Headquarters Country: United States
- Founder Year: 2007
- Website: windstream.com
- Headquarters Country: United States
- Founder Year: 1997
Plans Available*
- ITP Basic Residential Plan - $18.99
- ITP Global Residential Plan - $48.99
- ITP Home Office Plan - $49.99
- ITP Premium Residential Plan - $8.32
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Users Average Rating
Recent User Reviews
I'd like to start by saying that no one likes spam emails, or purchasing things online that may put you on the list for those spam emails and mailings. So I found a way to avoid that. Even with my credit cards purchases, I'm able to use an alias name that keeps my actual name private unless I wish to use it. My online purchases, continue to use that name, but unfortunately I used that name to sign up for my home phone service with ITP. I've asked for my refund I've already paid out for their hardware which is $100. They have sent me a refund check using my alias. But even though my bank is familiar with that name, and I have many transactions under that name, they deny my plea to deposit that check my account. So after many many many calls to ITP, they understand that I didn't use my real name signing up, so they denied re-issuing a new check in my actual name. So to negotiate with them I said, "well you can always cancel check in the alias name and reissue it in my actual name". But they won't meet me halfway on this. I said well if you won't send me the refund check after canceling the one you sent me already in my Internet name, just send me back the Modem. It seems to be too reasonable for them. No matter how many times I call. So that's why I'm on this platform to make some kind of an impact against this cheap company. Cheap in so many ways can make an impact. Little under a year already, I've been paying for that cheap phone service from ITP. I didn't expect much from this cheap service, but just little things like voicemail, caller ID, call waiting and being able to press, the flash button to transfer to my next phone line and see who's calling. All of those features were deficient in what you could expect in a cheap phone company. After many calls I moved my complaints to this forum. So I asked them to refund the money I paid or my 'paid in full modem instead, that's fair! They are not! That's the Truth...
You would assume what you read in the advertisement would be accurate and the pricing would be what the tell you it will be. What they don't say is that you cant get a hold of them, and they will not call back, and most of all there is no way to cancel without talking to someone - which is imposible because no one calls back or answers the phone. Short of stealing or robbery - which is illegal - this company is not the one you want to start a business relationship with. Listen to me ==== Realize this process is for you to see, hear and be witness to the lack of integrity and the natural way the ITP VOIP firm will in fact take your money, steal from your account and not even respond to your calls. But wait here is the reason why you can't do business with this firm: THE ARE NOT LISTED ANYWHERE. They are based in New York with no address, no way to speak to a supervisor, no one calls back. You can't cancel unless you close your bank account. And then they want to you send back the equipment you paid for and they will charge your credit card if you don't send it back by a certain date. These are not serious folks my friend. They kept on charging me for 5 months until I got a hold of a supervisor after Verizon requested with me on the phone to cancel the account. Five months later ITP was still charging my account. When I finally got a hold of a live person they never refunded my account. DON'T USE ITP VoIP for any type of business they are not a real company. Don't take a chance. There is no positive experience on the internet about this firm that is real. NONE. Don't use ITP Vo IP
If you have a problem with Windstream's internet or telephone service expect to be on the phone for at least thirty minutes. It takes a least five minutes to even talk to a person while you are forced to listen to all their advertisements and other garbage that you are not interested in and don’t want to hear. Then after forcing you to give your name and the last 4 digits of your SSN three times, you ask your question and they put you on hold for ten to thirty minutes. The last time I called to report that my service wasn't working, I was on the phone, mostly on hold for almost an hour on a call that shouldn't have taken more than two minutes. If your internet or phone is not working, and they have to send out a technician it takes about ten days to two weeks. I called Thursday and was on the phone for an hour waiting on hold, time after time, I was told it would be fixed on Friday the next day. They lied. I called again on Monday and was told it would be the following Monday, (another 7 days) before they would send a technician. In the meantime, I am being charged for the time I am without service. His excuse was, I can call Windstream and they credit those ten days. However, because they will put you on hold, that takes at least another thirty-minute phone call. And, far worse, you are without your internet or landline telephone service. Needless, to I canceled the service and went with a different provider. Even after I finally got to talk to a person, to punish me for canceling, she put me on hold for over thirty minutes when it should have taken about sixty seconds. Naturally, she is polite and doesn’t tell you she is putting you on hold to punish you. Anyone that values their time, should never get service from Windstream. Now if you are a new customer, you quickly get to talk to a person and they will not put you on hold because if they did, you might hang up and they wouldn’t get your money.
We have an office with about 12-15 users (some are part-time so it depends on who is in). We are a legacy Broadview user. Though they merger went through a couple of years ago, The only recently turned off the BroadviewOfficesuite product. I learned this from a Windstream employee when I called for technical support. This technicial told me that the Broadview product was replaced with a newer and better Windstream Officesuite product. When I asked if the 50 to 75 external numbers that I had entered into the Broadview product would port over to the Windstream product, he claimed that it should. After installing the new product the external contacts did not port over. The technician escallated the question and reported back that with the new Windstream Officesuite product not only can you not transfer external contact from the older appplication, YOU CANNOT EVEN MANUALLY ENTER EXTERNAL CONTACT IN THEIR NEW SYSTEM! After again checking with his supervisor, he confirmed this and confirmed that they cannot return me to the older Broadview Officesuite. Separately, a Windstream sales person recently tried to conn us into a five-year contract. We are looking for a new provider right now!
*Plan pricing displayed here has been sourced directly from the provider's website or via the provider's sales team. Pricing is subject to change without notice. Check provider's website for most current pricing.Plan pricing may differ based on the country for which you are requesting service.
