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Will A Price War Run VoIP Out of Business?

Posted by timothy on from the could-you-hear-me-then dept.

ElCheapo writes "News.com looks at the recent price war that has erupted amongst VoIP providers. How much lower can costs for unlimited long distance go before next-generation phone services run themselves out of business? How does this compare with free services that don't offer connectivity to the PSTN? Packet8 offers service for $19.99/month, a level analysts say is unsustainable. Vonage recently dropped their rates to $35/month to match VoicePulse. VoicePulse is known to use a softswitch based on the Asterisk open source PBX. Will open source allow startups to compete with the traditional LECs?"

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  1. Could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Did I just happen to hit the front page just in time for a fr0sty pr1st?

    GO RAMS!

    I hate all of you. Fuck you all!

    Love Always,
    News For Turds

    1. Re:Could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Hey, fool, the Rams suck. The Seahawks own the NFC West.

      Now get back to work you pathetic attempt at a troll.

      Love,
      CmdrTaco (troll)

  2. crazIE? as in not paying into murderous felons'.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    hostage scams? then so be it.

  3. VOIP? Not for long! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hopefully they put heavy regulations and taxes on this VoIP service and equipment or just ban it outright. People in this country are not taxed nearly enough as it is. Taxes need to be at least doubled and a VAT is needed badly to pay for more and to expand social programsand, enforce drug and gun laws, and to send more money to Israel. If you don't support socialism then you are clearly not patriotic.

  4. FUCKING GAY HOMO COCKSUCKERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    CMDRTACO AND HOMOSEXUAL CHOCLATE

    now suberting the lameness filter...fuck off.