COMPARATIVE  STUDY  OF  COMPETING  PROVIDERS   OF  VOIP
(EXCEPT TELFUND NO COMPETITOR PAYS RESIDUAL COMMISSION, BONUSES & OTHER COMPENSATION)
(Based upon  Competitor’s  Website  AS  OF  SEPTEMBER 6, 2009)
 

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COMPETITOR

ITEM CHARGE

PROBLEM & LIMITATIONS,  DISADVANTAGES  &  GENERAL  FEATURES

 OUR  COMPANY  UNBEATABLE
FEATURES  &  BENEFITS

 
Magic Jack

 
$19/annual +
$60 USB Phone

 
1)  Requires a computer to be ON to Call and
     Receive call.  Limited to calling to USA only.
     Requires 2 Jacks between 2 countries
     outside of USA & 2 account payments
     between 2 users.

2)  Call from Philippines to countries other than USA is per minute & price at 25% to 50% higher than our Company. High wear and tear  on Computer  +  electricity  

3)  Inconvenient and bulky for travel use. Won’t work on wireless internet. No privacy talk.  No  Customer support

4)  Call from cellular phone from USA eats up cell air time minutes.  Call from Cell from Philippines. Burns expensive  airtime

5)  No feature  for Business  applications

 
1)  This is our “softphone” feature which is
     “No Charge” in our calling plans. Call
     destination need no device & no
     secondary account charges. Great buy
     at $10/Mo. for USA calling only.

2)  Requires only an internet connection & 24/7 ready. No PC needed, saves electricity. Calls to Landline numbers to 44 countries is ZERO int’l rate.  Call to Cell@wholesale

3)  Only need a portable USB port, a notebook on wireless internet & head phone for privacy talk. 24/7  Customer Support

4)  Call from cellular phone from USA or call from cellular phone from Philippines.  Can be  “frozen”  with  Globe Duo &  Sun Cellular

5)  Very rich in all Business applications

 

Skype

 

Public Free 

 

1)  Same features and disadvantages as Magic
    Jack.

2)  User can make only outgoing calls to another
     with Skype.

3)  As Skype user, No permission granted to receive calls from Non-Skype or pay approximately $40/Mo.

4)  Zero  Customer  Support

5)  Breaks  the  Firewall  security of your computer  for  hackers to  steal  data

 

1)  Skype is  a  replica  of  our  “Free”  soft phone that  has  unlimited  call benefits

2)  Customer can call to both cellular and landline @ Zero int’l rate to landline numbers to 44  countries 

4)  Our customer is privileged to place and receive call to and from any number, internationally.  Unbeatable for travelers.

4)  24/7  Tech & Customer Support  

5)  Our  system  preserves  the security setting  of  customers’  computer system

 

Globe,  Sun &  Smart Cellulars (Philippines)

 

Per minute,
Pre-paid  plans  only

 

1)  All 3 cellular companies charge between $0.30 to $ 0.40 per minute call to USA including PLDT.  While calls to other countries (non-USA) are per minute as well (no unlimited calling). Rates of Philippines Cellular companies work on “Promo”.  It  cannot  compete with  the  discounted  pricing  of  our  Company  at  any given time  and from any  phone provider .

 

1)  We have a state-of-the art telephony equipment in the Philippines. Working on  world class  platform  that  “freezes”  Cellular Air time  of  Globe and  Sun  Communications. We  provide  ZERO  Int’l  rate  to  USA Cell/Land Phones, & to  landline phone numbers to 44 member  network  countries. We have highly-discounted competitive wholesale rate to cell  # , globally. See “rates” at  www.celltechmagic.com.  We are making available direct cell2cell calling from USA to Philippines & vice versa at 50% better than the cheapest phone providers in PI.

 

 

Boost Mobile

 

$50 /Mo

 

1)  Limited to USA2USA calling only, but includes Text, Web.

2)  Requires  a  web enabled  cell phone

3)  No International  calling

4)  Walkie-Talkie features  is limited to same
     account  only 

 

1)  A comparable  plan  is  our  “Best Buy”, Air Time Freezing  Tech Plan for USA calling plan  at cheaper  rate  of  $25.00 . The Text and Web is subsidized by the underlying Wireless Provider.

2)  Customer uses his  own cellular phone

3)  Global calling OK at wholesale rate, very
     competitive rate.

4)  Phone-to-any Phone talking.

 

Metro PCS

 

$45/Mo. Unlimited +
$5.00 for 100 specified foreign country  landline calls

 

1)  Unlimited within specified Metro only.  There is no phone signal outside of pre-determined sections of city.  Only 3 major states are included. In the west, only parts of CA, some in Texas and Florida.

2)  Call quality is bad and signal is spotty. No  option to add Landline #

3)  $50/Mo. with international plan is non-competitive. No Foreign number forwarding.  Provides  no  means  for  foreign  relatives  to call back  to USA  or  make  a call  to any other  foreign  countries.  No Softphone feature. No foreign country # registration.

 

1)  Our  service  is  good  to call  from  any 50 US states including  Hawaii and  Alaska  at  similar  unlimited  @$25.99/Mo. This charge is still competitive added with lowest minimum plan from AT & T, Verizon, T-mobile, & Sprint.

2)  Crispy-clear communication cell2cell or cell to landline. Cell or Landline plans, OK.

3)  Our Silver Plan is only $30/Mo. for 44 foreign country calling. “Zero” charge for forwarding to int’l. # of member network. No  extra charge  to call ALL countries  in the world  with a  Magic Box option which extends  unlimited  one country to the  other  country  calling.  Foreign # available

 

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-mobile

 

Cost  varies  subject to No. of minutes . $99.00 for  unlimited  min plan, available

 

1)  No “unlimited” minute plan available for a family. Rates up to  $300./Mo. For 7K to 8K plan for US/Canada calling.  Our Company  utilizes  Wireless  providers’ “Friends & Family”, My Faves  & Sprint to Home (for Sprint  Telecomm)

2)  Provides access to international calls at quadruple rates per minute   higher than our Company.  No unlimited international calling.

3)  No back2back to country  calling  available 
     whatsoever.

 

1)  Extends unlimited minutes for a family plan up to 5+ for local USA/Canada calling.  Our plan is generally 25% better than any U.S.  Cell provider when added together  that  includes  “unlimited”  minutes  for one user  or  family plan

2)  Our customer  can call  ANY FOREIGN country   up to  90%  better  than  AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-Mob  rates  from their  cell phone  while cell minutes are frozen

3)  Our Magic Box is ZERO international rate with back 2back country calling.

 

www.americacalls.us

 

$75/Mo.

$225 Activation Fee

6 Mo contract

 

 

1)  From USA, calling Philippines is limited to ONE PERSON /PHONE # with PLDT and BayanTel landlines. 

2)  Extends call to  BayanTel Cellphones limited to  Metro Manila only

3)  No calls allowed to Globe, Smart, and Sun
     cellulars.

4)  For a  Philippine Customer,  an expensive  IP  Phone is available  to call USA/ Can  only.

 

1)  From USA, our customer can call to any Landline or Cell ANYWHERE in the PI starting from $30/Mo. with a Magic Box installed in PI.  Box host is Free call to US & 44 foreign countries’ landline numbers.

2)  Calls allowed to Smart, Globe Or  Sun  including  PLDT and BayanTel  at  ZERO  international rate  via  our  Magic Box.   Only local Phils2Phils  long distance  applies   charged to  the Magic Box  host person who pays ZERO  international call  to  USA + 44 Foreign countries

3)  No IP phone needed, just regular phone

 

 

www.infinicom.usa

 

$45/Mo.

 

1)  One-Way Calling - From Philippines, it is Limited to a Philippine subscriber of Globe Telecom only.  Limited to one party destination in USA only.

2)  Two way Calling available.  Both party must have an ATA box like Vonage.

3)  Strictly a  landline VOIP from USA. No access using  Cell from USA

4)  Does not “Freeze”  Phil. Cell air time

 

1)  From Philippines, all Cell/Landline Phones , are  OK by calling  our  Magic Box installed  anywhere in PI  at $30.99/Mo.  Both  party has Added feature like  “SoftPhone”

2)  No Box needed in USA for 2 way calling.  US  customer can call any phone number  in  PI &  landline FREE  to 44 countries.

3)  USA caller can use their Cell , even will freeze air time  as well

5)  Globe and Sun Cell minutes are frozen

 

Vonage

 

$24.99/Mo

$49.99 for Biz

$34.99 Pro-Plan

 

1)  Requires Internet & Adapter in U.S.

2)  $49.99 for Business Address.  No Unified landline and Cellular plan service or any other business related offspring. Even  with a free dedicated  Fax  Line,  Vonage at  $49.99  is  still uncompetitive  vs. Vonage  $39.99 Small Business,  Plan is limited  to 1,500 Min to U.S./Puerto Rico & No  int’l.

3)  Has  only  One-Way  communication between U.S. to 60  foreign countries  to Landline No. or pay  double  accounts

4)  Plan  is  basic USA  calling with  a  Softphone  feature , but One-Way Com.  It adds up to  $70/Mo for two way com.

4)  Sampled  rates
     Paraguay
     $0.11 - $0.21
     $0.11 - $0.21
     Peru
     FREE*
     $0.07 - $0.33
     Philippines
     $0.13
     $0.18 - $0.23

 

1)  Only $14.69  and No Adapter Needed

2)  Only $14.69 and be  a part  of  our  Calling Plan  for  enterprise grade  including Cellular  phones  with  an extensive  business features.  Silver Int’l. plan is our  matching  product @  only  $30.99 that  already  includes  “unlimited” Calling  to  44  foreign countries .Dedicated Fax Ok@ additional $14.69, a $20 savings vs. $49.99

3)  Silver, Gold or  Diamond  plan  all offers 2 way –talk  TO AND FROM ALL  FOREIGN countries ‘  Cell/Land  using our  Magic  Box

4)  Silver Plan is a matching product at competitive pricing of $30.99, two-way communication @$40/mo. savings.

5)  Sampled  Rates  for  Comparison    
     Paraguay
     $0.05 - $0.08
     $0.13  Cellphone
     Peru
     FREE* Landline
     $0.02 - $0.30 to Cellphone
     Philippines :
     $0.11  or  No Charge  via  Magic Box
     $0.13 Cellphone
     $0.00 Call via   Magic Box

 

TelFund International  (TFI)

 

Only Metered rate  calling

 

1)  Plan is a CallBack . You pay  a fee  for a  call back to you,  and  again  pay another  fee for calls to your  destination   Free call to  24  countries  only  for  Premium Members who must pay  a  monthly membership fees at that

2)  Business model discriminates between a monthly paying member and John Q Public customer.  Only Monthly paying members call   “Free” to only 24 countries.  Outside of this parameter, their per minute rates ARE NON-COMPETITIVE.  TFI's commissions is a Unilevel, a seven level over-riding system that pays out 10% on  1st level.  From there, as  their  distributors grow their business, they earn 5% on their second level, 10% on their  third level and 5%  all  the way down to seven levels. Critically important to all TFI distributors is the fact that commissions are calculated on every revenue item in real-time.

 

1)  No Need for Callback.  Ours is direct call to Access # and our system terminates call to your destination in one call shot.  We have unlimited, No minute Plan and our wholesale rate is over 100% cheaper than TFI giving higher savings.

2)  We have a better compensation model. There is NO  Mo. Membership Fees  and  everybody ,  Reps  or  their  Customer,  can benefit  on  ZERO  Int’l.  Long Distance to 45 Foreign Member Countries that will be up to 60+ countries soon.  We are a  full-service  Residential ,  Enterprise Grade, Premised-Based & International   phone  provider.   Via our  JCC  Alliance, Reps  receives compensation  on all  products , options and  services that doubles  towards  full-payoff  of  Mortgages,  Credit  Card Bills in  ¾ record  time while  building  Cash Equities  buffeting   up  to  $4 Million individually  in 5 years under  a  quantum formulation.     

 

Vontastick

 

$14.99
$24.99

 

1)  Any phone Unlimited  Savings Plan  allows  2 customers number  to register,

2)  5 Auto Dials

3)  2 Extra Inbound Calls

4)  Unlimited calling to USA/Can + Hong Kong & Taiwan.  This is  the same  as  1) above  except that  it  includes  “Certain”   Western European Countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)  Our $14.69  Mo.  plan  will be  included in  the implementation   of our  “Call Back” upgrade  just like   the  “Best Buy, Freezing  Tech”, Silver, Gold  & Diamond .  This feature will allow our subscriber to call his assigned “ACCESS NO.”  The phone ring stops on the 2nd time.   Our  Network  System   calls  him  back  in  a  second  prompting him  to  press his  4 digit  Pin Code.  A dial tone comes in and he call his Destination No.  This is our Virtual Phone Card.  Calling from countries outside of USA, our   100+ Foreign Country Registration becomes a powerful saving tool.

2)  Our  Network  allows  over  100  auto dials  using  customer’s phone  SPEED DIAL

3)  Our system allows incorporating ONE INBOUND CALL No.  up to  10  different quasar codes  relayed  to  10 different  in bound receivers.   It is tied up with our  “Unlimited  minute Family Plan”

4)  Our plan is globally international.  Our  44 member  network country “Free” Calling  includes USA/Can,  Hong Kong,  Taiwan  and 40 more  “FREE”  landline  calling that includes  all  of  Europe,  many  Central & South American  and most  ASIAN  countries  for as low as $30./Mo. 

 

Save  More  than What Vonage Advertised Offer of up to $300  a Year on Your Phone Bill – 
Vonage $24.99 vs.  JCC Voice Tel of $14.69  is  $423.00

 Do you want to start  saving up to $423 a year on your phone bill?  Check out the chart below to see how JCC  stacks up against Vonage & other phone companies,  maybe even the one you currently use. You'll see  ours  is the clear winner, offering a lowest monthly rate and tons of great features not available  from  competing  companies at no additional cost. 

 

AT&T

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$57.00

$24.99

$32.01

PER YEAR

$684.00

$299.88

$384

ONE TIME FEES

$7.50

$0

$7.50

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$691.50

$299.88

$391.62

  AT&T's Plan Includes: Basic Home Phone Service + 11 features ($26/mo.), Voicemail ($6/mo.) & Unlimited Nationwide Calling One LD plan ($25/mo.)
  AT&T Also offers an online only plan that is    comparable, for $40/mo, with a one-time setup fee of $7.50. Markets checked: California, Hartford, CT, Chicago, IL

 

VERIZON

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$44.99

$24.99

$20.00

PER YEAR

$539.88

$299.88

$240

ONE TIME FEES

$55.00

$0

$55.00

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$594.88

$299.88

$295.00

  Verizon Freedom Unlimited plan includes: Unlimited local, regional toll and long distance calling, including Home Voice Mail, Caller ID, and Call Waiting.
  Markets checked: Pasadena, CA, New York, NY, Chicago, IL 

 

COMCAST

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$44.95

$24.99

$19.96

PER YEAR

$539.40

$299.88

$240

ONE TIME FEES

$74.40

$0

$74.40

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$613.80

$299.88

$313.92

  Comcast's Plan Includes: Unlimited local & long distance calling features.  Markets checked: California, Connecticut, Illinois

 

TIME WARNER

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$43.90

$24.99

$18.91

PER YEAR

$526.80

$299.88

$227

ONE TIME FEES

$62.00

$0

$62.00

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$588.80

$299.88

$288.92

 Time Warner's Plan Includes: Unlimited local & long distance calling w/ calling. Markets checked: San Diego, CA, New York, NY, Kansas City, MO

 

COX

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$39.95

$24.99

$14.96

PER YEAR

$479.40

$299.88

$180

ONE TIME FEES

$0.00

$0

$0

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$479.40

$299.88

$179.52

  Cox's Plan Includes: Unlimited local & long distance calling w/ features (voicemail, caller ID, etc.)  Markets checked: San Diego, CA, Providence, RI, Arizona, Connecticut

 

MCI

VONAGE

SAVINGS - $

PER MONTH

$59.99

$24.99

$35.00

PER YEAR

$719.88

$299.88

$420

ONE TIME FEES

$25.70

$0

$25.70

FIRST YEAR TOTAL

$745.58

$299.88

$445.70

  MCI's Plan Includes: Unlimited local & long distance calling w calling features (voicemail, caller ID, etc.).  Markets checked: San Diego, CA, New York, NY, Cincinnati, OH

 

COMPARE
For your convenience we have provided a geographic sampling (that was conducted by Vonage on March 25 - March 28, 2008) below of the lowest unlimited local and long distance rates (excluding fees and taxes), both during and after the promotional period, offered by some of our competitors. Take a look below and compare their rates with ours.

COMCAST

 

Phone
Bundle Price

Phone Price
After Bundle

Vonage Price

CALIFORNIA

$33.00

$39.95

$24.99

TEXAS

no longer avail

no longer avail

$24.99

FLORIDA

$33.00

$39.95

$24.99

PENNSYLVANIA

$33.00

$39.95

$24.99

NEW JERSEY

$33.00

$39.95

$24.99

ILLINOIS

$33.00

$39.95

$24.99

 VERIZON

 

Phone
Bundle Price

Phone Price
After Bundle

Vonage Price

NEW YORK

$41.99

$51.99

$24.99

CALIFORNIA

$40.33

$51.99

$24.99

OHIO

$43.49

$51.99

$24.99

TEXAS

$43.49

$51.99

$24.99

NOTE: Ohio and Texas, Verizon is only in smaller cities.

QWEST

 

Phone
Bundle Price

Phone Price
After Bundle

Vonage Price

ARIZONA

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

COLORADO

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

IDAHO

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

IOWA

$44.99

$44.99

$24.99

MINNESOTA

$34.99

$34.99

$24.99

MONTANA

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

NEBRASKA

$40.99

$40.99

$24.99

NEW MEXICO

$40.99

$40.99

$24.99

NORTH DAKOTA

$40.99

$40.99

$24.99

OREGON

$45.99

$45.99

$24.99

UTAH

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

WASHINGTON

$34.99

$44.99

$24.99

WYOMING

$44.99

$44.99

$24.99

The rates shown above were gathered from the publicly available websites of each of the named carriers in December 2007.  Prices are for services only and do not include charges for equipment, taxes, regulatory fees, activation, termination, etc.  Vonage service requires broadband internet service.