Telasip is an ITSP – Internet Telephone Service Provider – that offers Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Internet telephone service to residential and business customers. With an SIP plan, the provider replaces the phone company’s twisted-copper wires with the Internet, where it is much cheaper to send data.
The company offers three residential plans:
VoIP Plus – $14.95 per month for unlimited incoming plus 500 minutes to the US and CanadaVoIP Premium – $24.95 per month for unlimited incoming plus 1500 minutes o the US48 and CanadaVoIP World – $34.95 per month for unlimited incoming plus 1500 minutes to the US48, Canada and selected international locations.All residential programs include the ability to have 2 concurrent calls, and include call waiting, caller ID, three-way calling, voicemail, anonymous call rejection and caller-ID block plus emergency calling services. Virtual numbers and enhanced 911 are available as options for additional fees, as is international calling, with rates depending on the country called (a full list is available on the company website).
There are various ways you can purchase business VoIP services from Telasip. While the company website is very short on details (they are planing on re-designing it this year), a customer service representative was very helpful in filing in the blanks. Available plans include:
A by-the-minute plan (1.1¢/minute for incoming and 2.5¢/minute for outgoing) with a minimum of $40.
A basic 3,000-outgoing-minutes plan with unlimited incoming calls, voice-mail to e-mail and fax-to-e-mail features for $44.95 per month. Additional minutes cost 2.5¢ each.
Hosted flat-rate plans with 12 or 25 extensions for $249.94 and $399.95 per month respectively
Enterprise plans beginning at 24 ports with up to 60,000 minutes starting at $699.95 per month
Business plans include such features as call waiting and forwarding and caller ID.
The company also offers per minute, per port and carrier-level wholesale pricing on both inbound and outbound calling services.
As described in the company website, the company is as expanding its network to improve service levels and call quality. It has plans top build new facilities in Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Boston tp supplement the eight gateways it currently operates.
Telasip, which also does business as Epraxys, Inc., is a privately-held company based in Montgomery Village, Maryland. They can be reached at 240-396-1450.
