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Plan NameBusiness Virtual Office
User Rating: 1.4
Plan TypeResidential Only
Monthly Fee$39.99
Activation Fee$39.99
Equipment CostNone
Nationwide MinutesUnlimited
Billing Increment6 seconds
Cust Service RatingGood
Cust Service Hrs.Mon-Sat 5AM to 7PM PDT
Payment OptionsOnline billing and credit card payment required
International Rates
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REVIEW - Designed with both residential and business customers in mind,  Virtual Office, is a hosted Internet PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features and unlimited calling plans to the United States and Canada for $39.95 + taxes and fees.  Virtual Office allows Packet8 subscribers anywhere in the world to employ a hosted PBX that permits an unlimited number of extensions for staff located in the same building or spread far and wide around the world.  Packet8 is a fast rising VoIP provider and offers a very competetive Unlimited Business plan.  Like most other VoIP providers, you can choose an area code of your choice regardless of your physical location.

IN-NETWORK CALLING - 8x8 Inc. subscribers get worldwide unlimited In-Network calling to other Packet8 subscribers at no extra charge.

KEEP YOUR NUMBER - 8x8 Inc. offers local phone number portability so you can keep your existing home phone number in most cases. 

ADDITIONAL MINUTES - 8x8 Inc. offers additional minutes at a low rate of $0.029 a minute after 2000 minutes is reached.

TOLL FREE SERVICES - 8x8 Inc. offers toll-free number service for your business or for your personal use. Toll-free number service provides your callers the ability to phone you for no charge regardless of their location inside the US or your location worldwide. Toll free service plan offers you a flat monthly $4.95 fee that includes 100 minutes of inbound toll-free calls and 4.5 cents a minute thereafter for inbound calls plus a $9.95 activation charge.

TAXES AND FEES - 8x8 Inc. charges a 3% Federal Excise Tax (FET) on the total amount of your bill, so if you make no international (non-8x8 Inc. calls outside the U.S. or Canada), your total monthly bill will be $20.55 on the $19.95 plan.

TERMINATION FEE - 8x8 offers a thirty day trial period to new customers that open their first Packet8 account.  If you are not satisfied with the services during the Trial Period, you may obtain a refund of the Equipment cost, activation fee, and monthly service fee.  After the Trial Period, if you request to terminate your Voice services within twelve months of the initial purchase, 8x8 shall charge $59.00.  For Video Service plan subscribers who terminate service within 24 months, 8x8 shall charge a disconnect fee of $299.00.    

ENHANCED 911 - 911 services for an additional fee of $1.50 per month plus a $9.95 activation fee.

PACKET 8 PHONE ADAPTER - 8x8 Inc. provides the DTA-310 and virtual office speakerphone device for $99.00. Each additional line You can also take your ATA device with you anywhere in the world and connect to any high-speed internet connection while using the same phone number.

 

Other Available Services
Toll Free # Monthly ChargeN/A
Toll Free (Calls to you)N/A
Toll Free Setup FeeN/A
International Plan Monthly FeeNone
Intl. Billing Increment6 seconds
Payphone SurchargeN/A
 
Offshore Rates
Alaska ¢/min
Guam3 ¢/min
Hawaii ¢/min
Puerto rico3 ¢/min
US Virgin Islands4 ¢/min


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