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Internode, an Australian provider of broadband, recently announced it is now offering availability of its NodePhone2 VoIP service across the entire country.
Previously available in only some parts of the country, Internode expanded its service to 2,100 zones. Internode claims it is the only VoIP provider to offer service in remote areas.
“Most VoIP services only offer in-dial numbers for metropolitan centres or, at best, large regional towns,” said NodePhone product manager, Jim Kellett. “While that suits some people, it is frustrating for potential regional customers whose next door neighbour may have to pay for a ‘long distance’ call to reach them by phone.”
Internode has also added 121 zones of additional coverage in its MultiLine service, quadrupling the coverage.
NodePhone customers must have broadband service of 512kbps or more, and can use third-party Internet service as well as Internode’s own service.
Internode also has plans to offer VoIP bundled with its Naked ADSL2+ broadband following an agreement with Optus Wholesale. The “naked” service does not support fax machines, monitored security alarms and phone calls during a power failure due to the lack of a dial tone, but it will be fast (up to 20 Mbps download, 820 Mbps upload) and low-cost. However, NodePhone’s rates for calls made to landlines, international numbers and mobile phones are higher than other providers.
NodePhone1 customers can only receive incoming calls from other NodePhone users.
Every other company has come up with voip services. Because if they dont introduce then as they have lots of competitors, they cant survive in the market.