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(My colleague Preston Gralla recently reviewed the Ooma device for Computerworld). Ooma -Ooma offers 'free' VoIP services when you buy a hardware device from the company for $200.While I hope to I never have to spend 83 hours on the phone in any given month (even teenagers these days would rather text than gab), technically speaking this is not an unlimited plan. I suspect this condition is in place because Vonage also offers a higher priced business plan.

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After that Vonage may enforce a mandatory upgrade to a higher priced plan, or suspend or discontinue your service. For the record, 'normal use' is defined as less than 5,000 minutes per line per month. At the bottom of the screen a terms and conditions summary defined 'unlimited' as 'normal use.' To find out what that meant I had to go to the terms and conditions page and scroll down through some rather dense passages to find what I was looking for. Then I noticed an asterisk on the Web site after the $24.99 price. I was assured by Vonage's call center sales rep that there were no limits to usage when I called to sign up. It offers unlimited residential calling for $24.99 per month.

Vonage - I'm also testing Vonage's voice over IP service.

He says there are no terms and conditions because there's no contract commitment for service. Really? I couldn't find any terms and conditions on the Web site so I called customer support and reached Brad.

Comcast - As part of a triple-play package I have Digital Voice on one line, which is unlimited.

You can stay on the phone 24 x 7 all month and call anyone in the U.S.

Is there a limit to the number of minutes? No, a customer service rep says. Is there a time limit? Magic Jack says no. Two users reported that they had calls terminate after about one hour. Magic Jack has some pros and cons you need to know about but the biggest limitation is that it's tethered to a computer that must remain on at all times.

Magic Jack - Magic Jack, a USB-based adapter that plugs into a personal computer with broadband access, costs $40 to get started and $20 a year thereafter for unlimited calling in the U.S.

Better to know before you sign up than after you receive your first bill, right? I asked each: If I call using your service and use the line 24 x 7 x 30 days per month, is that still included under 'unlimited' or 'free' service? Here's what they said. Is there a catch in the fine print stating that you can't go over a certain number of minutes per month? I checked on that with four vendors. As Bill Clinton, might say, it depends on what you mean by 'unlimited.' Make sure you read the fine print. So I was curious as to whether 'unlimited' and 'free' calling plans from VoIP providers really have any sort of hidden caps. One thing I've learned in this business is that all you can eat pricing plans often have limits.

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