April 07, 2005

AOL Says You Got VOIP

AOL announced today it will launch Internet VOIP phone service in more than 40 cities for as low as $13.99 a month to current AOL subscribers. The $29.99 plan gives you unlimited calling to North America, however the price will increase $5 after three months. If you're not an AOL subscriber, you can get AOL and VOIP for $29.99 a month for the first six months, then the price goes to $39.99 a month after that.

This still isn't as good a deal as Vonage which offers $15 to $25 a month plans, but AOL users aren't known to be the brightest bunch. Vonage is the VOIP leader with over 500,000 subscribers.