Taking a Hard Look: VOIP Service Provider Offerings

Almost every time you turn around, somebody else is trying to pitch VOIP to you, and with all the VOIP service providers out there, how do you know which one is right for you? If you read the marketing literature and flyers that they put out to get your attention, you would think they are all the best invention since sliced bread and canned beer.

First of all, you need to realize that at the basic fundamental level, almost all of them, at least the major ones, do perform the services as advertised. In more than 90% of the cases where a problem is reported, studies have shown that the problem is not with the VOIP service provider, but rather the problem is with the residential high speed Internet connection.

You see, the VOIP service provider does not guarantee squat about the quality of your high speed Internet connection. They make the ASSUMPTION that it is reliable and stable, with sufficient bandwidth to perform VOIP functionality. But with the extremely large variations in residential DSL and cable connections, and yes even FIOS, reliability and stability of that connection cannot be assumed. And if you only have satellite for your high speed Internet connection, don’t even think about implementing VOIP at your home, as it will be a source of grief and frustration on a continual basis.

But if you do have a stable and reliable high speed Internet connection, then how do you decide which one is best for you? The feature set that they have is pretty much the same – unlimited calling in the continental United States, voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, three way calling. For residential VOIP service, what else do you really need?

So if all the features are pretty much the same, let’s look at how they are priced. Now this sheds entirely new light on the subject. Vonage charges $24.99 per month. Packet8 and Earthlink VOIP charge $24.99 per month. Comcast and Charter charge $29.99 per month.

There is a better and more cost effective option for you, and the price is only $19.95 per month for even more features than the others offer. For example, in addition to unlimited calls in the continental US, they also include unlimited calls to Canada and Puerto Rico. They also offer a soft phone option where you can use your computer and a high speed Internet connection to make and receive calls. And if you want to sign up for a year at a time, the price drops to under $17.00 per month.

They don’t advertise at Circuit City or Best Buy, and they don’t include circulars with your Visa and MasterCard statements. Instead of wasting money on that, they pass those savings on to you in the form of a cheaper rate and more service.

When you are ready to implement VOIP at your house, be sure to consider this option and you can see your savings grow even faster with this VOIP service provider. There is little sense in spending more than you need to for anything, and VOIP is certainly no exception to that rule.

Master Colors Teams Up with FocusSpeed.com to Offer Their Customers Stock Images at an Affordable Price.

Master Colors LLC a Boulder ,Colorado www.master-colors.com, based company that developed the HVC Color Composer, plug-in for Adobe products teams up with FocusSpeed.com a stock image site to give their customers discounted pricing. Master Colors customers will be able to have 50% off downloads from FocusSpeed.com for the entire year of 2008.

The HVC Color Composer, Master Colors’ award-winning plug-ins for Photoshop and InDesign, offers designers ,photographers and digital artists in every field the satisfaction of having control of all colors in their work, whether it is a graphic design involving several colors or a highly complex work involving hundreds or even thousands of color choices.

Due to Master Colors graphical focus their customers often use stock photos for layout and creative content “Joining up with FocusSpeed.com to give our customers a place they can find quality stock photos at an affordable price is one more step to be customer orientated and help our customers achieve their business needs” says Seth Cohen COO

About COMPANY

Founded in 2000, Master Colors is the leader in color quantification technology. Our patented technology produces true harmonic color palettes organized at the fundamental level of combined HVC (hue, value, chroma) contrast. Master Colors’ HVC Color Composition System™ has revolutionized the field of color composition for designers, illustrators, artists, photographers and pre-press operators as well as producing more accurate color for final output on press.

For more information please visit www.master-colors.com

About FocusSpeed
Started in 2004 FocusSpeed is owned by Phaze-9 Corporation, this company is a stock photo agency with the ability to purchase individual pictures or as subscription based member. Simply sign up for an affordable subscription plan and download unlimited images everyday with no hidden costs. Our collection of premium, royalty-free images contains photographs you won’t find anywhere else. Combined with our user-friendly model, FocusSpeed is your resource for quality stock photos on the web.

For more information please visit www.focusspeed.com