comparison between iTalkBB and Vopcon

Compared to big-corporation-voip-providers such as Vonage (AT&T) or VoiceWing (Verizon), iTalkBB has clear advantage both in terms of the offered features and the prices. Today I take a look at how does iTalkBB compare with mid-sized players in voip domain. I picked Vopcon as a representative since I learned that some of my friends had switched to Vopcon after SunRocket's crash.

Vopcon was founded in early 2004 and is based in Indiana, Indianapolis. Its features and prices are quite comparable to iTalkBB: both have great features such as call forwarding, caller ID, 3-way call, 911 support etc and both got good call-quality based on recent reviews on the Internet.

Here is the highlight of the differences:

*Dual phone number: iTalkBB binds both a China phone number and a US/Canada local number to your phone, hence avoiding long distance charge for folks in China to call you -- great for people having family or business in China. Vopcon doesn't. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 1:0]

* Cell phone feature: Vopcon binds your voip service to your cell phones at the rate of $18.99 for the first line and $9.99 for the additional line with unlimited calling. iTalkBB charges 2 cents per minute purely on usage basis. In addition, iTalkBB offers 200 free minutes per month to two phones for users in the $299/14-month global unlimited plan. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 2:0]

* Economic plan: Vopcon offers $9.99/month plan with 500 minute in US/Canada included. iTalkBB offers $4.99/month and $0.02/minute usage charge. The better plan of the two depends on the usage. Tie. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 3:1]

* Global unlimited plan: Both offers $24.99/month global unlimited plan but iTalkBB offers $299/14-month package. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 4:1]

* Device: Vopcon has one model of Voip adapter that has build-in wireless access point for $39.99 . iTalkBB does not have a such a model. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 4:2]

* Promotion code: Code 953110 saves you $10 at sign-up with iTalkBB (free activation, free adapter, need $10 shipping). Code sunrocket gives you free activation, free adapter and free shipping at sign-up with Vopcon. Tie. [iTalkBB:Vopcon = 5:3]

Well, my vote goes to iTalkBB.