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Compare Residential Digital Phone Providers
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Costs/Fees	Mconnect	Vonage	Packet8	Broadvoice	AT&T Call Vantage
*Unlimited Calling Plan**	$24.95	$24.99	$24.99	$18.95	$24.99
Activation Fee	$29.95	$29.99	$39.99	$39.95	$29.99
First Month Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Activation Free	No	Yes	No	No	No
Early Termination Fees	$59.00 if canceling within 1 year without returning device	$39.99 per line if canceling within 2 years	$59.00 if canceling within 1 year	$39.95 per line	$29.99 if canceling within 1 year without returning device



Equipment Cost	Free ATA device but charge $10.00 for ATA/Router	Free ATA/Router device	Free Phone/ Adapter/ Router Combo	Free ATA device but will have purchase a router	Free ATA device but will have to purchase a router



Regulatory Recovery Fee	None	$0.99	Varies	$2.50 per primary line	Varies


Universal Service Fee (USF)	Varies	Varies	Varies	$1.97	Varies
USF Payment Recoupment	None	None	None	None	Varies
State and Local Taxes	None	Varies	None	None	Varies
E911 Fees	None	$.99	Varies	$1.00	Varies
Equalization Surcharge	None	None	None	None	Varies
Shipping Cost	$9.95 Per ATA or ATA/Router	$9.95 Per Device	$12.95 Per Device	$14.95 Per Adapter	$9.95 Per ATA Device
Shipping Cost	$9.95 Per ATA or ATA/Router	$9.95 Per Device	$12.95 Per Device	$14.95 Per Adapter	$9.95 Per ATA Device

Features	Mconnect	Vonage	Packet8	Broadvoice	AT&T Call Vantage
Basic Web Portal	√	√	√	√	√
Anonymous Call Rejection	√	√	√	√
Call Forwarding	√	√	√	√	√
Call Hold	√
Call Notify				√
Call Return	√	√	√	√
Call Transfer				√
Call Waiting	√	√	√	√	√
Calling Name Delivery	√	√	√		√
Calling Line ID Blocking Per Call	√	√	√	√
Calling Line ID Delivery	√	√	√	√	√
Cancel Call Waiting Per Call	√		√
Click to Call		√
Do Not Disturb	√	√	√		√
Last Number Redial	√	√		√
Simultaneous Ring		√
Speed Dial 8 & 100	√			√	√
Three Way Calling	√	√	√	√	√
Voice Mailbox	√	√	√	√	√
Voice Message Management	√	√	√	√	√
Voice Message Call Back	√	√		√
Web Portal Call Logs	√		√		√
Total Feature Package	18	16	14	15	11

Compare Business Digital Phone Providers
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Costs/Fees	Mconnect	Vonage	Packet8	Broadvoice	AT&T Call Vantage
*Unlimited Calling Plan**	$34.95	$49.99	$49.99	$29.95	$50.00
Activation Fee	$29.95	$29.99	$39.99	$39.95	$29.99
Free Fax	No	Yes-250 Min.	No	No	No
First Month Free	No	No	No	No	Yes
Activation Free	Yes	No	No	No	No
Early Termination Fees	None	$39.99 per line if canceling within 2 years	$59.00 if canceling within 1 year	$39.95 per line	$29.99 if canceling within 1 year without returning device
Equipment Cost	$59.00 for ATA and $89.00 for ATA/Router	Free ATA/Router device	Free Phone/ Adapter/ Router Combo	Free ATA device but will have to purchase a router	Free ATA device but will have to purchase a router
Regulatory Recovery Fee	None	$0.99	Varies	$2.50 per primary line	Varies
Universal Service Fee (USF)	Varies	Varies	Varies	$1.97	Varies
USF Payment Recoupment	None	None	None	None	Varies
State and Local Taxes	None	Varies	None	None	Varies
E911 Fees	None	$.99	Varies	$1.00	Varies
Equalization Surcharge	None	None	None	None	Varies
Shipping Cost	$9.95 Per ATA or ATA/Router	$9.95 Per Device	$12.95 Per Device	$14.95 Per Device	$9.95 Per Device
Features	Mconnect	Vonage	Packet8	Broadvoice	AT&T Call Vantage
Basic Web Portal	√	√	√	√	√
Anonymous Call Rejection	√	√	√	√
Auto Attendant			√
Call Forwarding	√	√	√	√	√
Call Hold	√		√	√
Call Hunt (Hunt Groups)	√	√	√		√
Call Manager				√
Call Notify	√			√
Call Park			√
Call Pickup			√
Call Return	√	√		√
Call Transfer	√	√	√	√
Call Waiting	√	√	√	√	√
Calling Name Delivery	√	√	√	√	√
Calling Line ID Blocking Per Call	√	√	√	√
Calling Line ID Delivery	√	√	√	√	√
Cancel Call Waiting Per Call	√
Do Not Disturb	√	√	√	√	√
Last Number Redial	√	√		√
Locate Me					√
Record and Send					√
Simultaneous Ring				√
Speed Dial 8 & 100	√			√	√
Three Way Calling	√	√	√	√
Voice Mailbox	√	√	√	√	√
Voice Message Management	√	√	√	√	√
Voice Message Call Back	√	√		√	√
Voice Portal Dialing					√
Web Portal Call Logs	√		√		√
Total Feature Package	21	16	18	20	15

*Restrictions apply to unlimited plans
Information current as of August 2008

A division of Multicom

Mconnect, Inc.
1076 Florida Central Pkwy.
Longwood, FL 32750

Telephone 407-331-0406
Toll Free 877-744-8647
Fax 407-992-8574

*Restrictions apply to unlimited plans. Read the Terms and Conditions for more information.

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Mconnect^® - Next Level VoIP phone service allows residential and business customers to utilize their high speed, broadband internet connection to make and receive phone calls by using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. This is accomplished by connecting their cable or DSL modem to our ATA/Router and then using an ordinary telephone or softphone. Mconnect takes pride in it's ability to offer affordable, full-featured, unlimited* calling nationwide due to it's fully redundant, private, fiber optic network. This network transports signals across POP's (Points of Presence) located strategically across the United States. Visit www.multicominc.com to find out more about Mconnect's parent company, Multicom, Inc.