| Service | Monthly fee (before tax) | US calls/min. | International calling/min. | Wireless phones | Preprogrammed networks†† | Broadband requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belkin/Skype/ | $8 | Same as Skype | Same as Skype | Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype, | Boingo Wireless (8,000 | Works with home |
| Boingo | $200 | US, 60,000 worldwide) | networks, Boingo | |||
| Devicescape | Separate hotspot accounts required | Same as Gizmo (can work with other services) | Same as Gizmo (can work with other services) | Linksys Wireless-G phone; more coming | AT&T FreedomLink, Fon, Google Mountain View, T-Mobile USA HotSpot | Wi-Fi |
| The Gizmo Project | None* | Free to registered | Landlines in most of industrialized | None | None | Dial-up, broadband |
| Gizmo users; $.01 to | world: $.01 to $.02; $.03 to $.30 | |||||
| others | most other countries | |||||
| Skype | None** | Free until Dec. 31†; | Landlines in most of industrialized | Several Wi-Fi phones costing | None | Dial-up (33.6 Kbps), |
| $30/year, unlimited | world: $.02; $.03 to $.30 most other | about $150 to $200 | broadband, Wi-Fi | |||
| starting Jan. 1 | countries | |||||
| Speakeasy Voice | $23.95 | Included | Landlines in 22 countries (including | Any corded phone via adapter | None | Speakeasy broadband |
| (Home VoIP) | China, most Western European | line | ||||
| nations): free | ||||||
| $.04 to $.60 most other countries | ||||||
| T-Mobile HotSpot@ | $20 first line, $5 | Included | $.40 Canada/Mexico, $1.50 most | Two UMA handsets: Nokia | T-Mobile USA HotSpot | Broadband, Wi-Fi |
| Home | additional lines | other countries | 6136, Samsung SGH-T709 | (7,000 US) | ||
| ($30 after rebate) | ||||||
| Vonage Premium Unlimited | $24.99 | Included | Canada: free; Mexico: $.07 to $.09 Landlines in France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, UK: free Most industrialized nations: $.04 | Any corded phone via adapter; several cordless phones; UTStarcom Wi-Fi ($90 after rebate) | None | Broadband with Ethernet connection (90 Kbps or faster) |
| to $.40 |
* $35 to $100 per year for incoming phone number.
** €10/3 months or €30/year for incoming phone number.
† Includes Canada in free promotion.
†† All Wi-Fi phones can support entirely open networks (no click-through for access), and networks for which you have a WEP or WPA/WPA2 Personal key. None of the phones support WPA/WPA2 Enterprise or any browser-based login methods.