Q: Is there a maximum number of monthly minutes with VOIPo
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a: This is a great question! While many VoIP providers offer plans with "unlimited calling" each month, most also have provisions in their terms of use that say their plans apply only to those with an "average" or use "typical". These restrictions are designed to prevent people from running call centers or other super-large-volume operations call on regular VoIP networks, hogging bandwidth and reduce service to everyone while paying same price.
For VOIPo, the company defines the typical use as a number of calls totaling less than 5,000 minutes per month. To put this in perspective, hitting 5000 minutes per month on average, you would have to spend nearly 3 full hours on the phone every day. For most individuals and even small businesses, 5000 minutes per month should be more than enough.
After a brief look at the fine print behind the unlimited plans of our other recommended services, we found that nearly 3,000 minutes per month is a fairly common cut for providers to begin considering whether the use a user is typical or reasonable. If you call a lot, it is probably worthwhile for you to read the terms and conditions carefully when you sign up for an unlimited plan and go with a VoIP provider with a relatively high monthly ceiling as VOIPo.