I looked at a number of call alert features
to create this grid. Basically, to decide on the right Internet
call alert or online caller id service, you need to know which
caller alert services are available, how much each service costs,
and which features each has. Here I list ten services from some
of the major folks in Internet Call Alerts and Internet answering
machines. This also includes free call alerts services which
might fit the bill, but lack a number of the important enhancements
of paid plans that could make your life even easier by turning
one phone line into two.
| Name
of Call Alert Service Provider |
Cost
/ Month |
Additional
Fees |
Caller
ID Alert |
Call
Forwarding |
Take
Messages |
Home
Voicemail Services |
Our
Rating |
| Call
Wave Alert |
Free |
Phone Co. |
Yes |
-- |
-- |
-- |
 |
| Call
Wave Messenger |
$3.95 |
Phone Co. |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
-- |
|
Call
Wave Connect
|
$7.95 |
Phone Co. |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
-- |
 |
| AOL
Call Alert |
$3.95 |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
-- |
|
| AOL
Call Alert plus Answer |
$5.95 |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
|
| AOL
Call Alert plus Voicemail |
$7.95 |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Pagoo |
$5.95 |
-- |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
-- |
1/2 |
| BuzMe
Free |
Free |
-- |
Yes |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1/2 |
| BuzMe
Online |
$5.99
|
Phone Co. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
|
| BuzMe
Plus |
$7.95 |
Phone Co. & Airtime |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Call Alert Important features
to consider are:
- Whether the call alert provides basic functionality --
whether it provides a Caller ID alert on your PC when someone
calls.
- Whether the Internet answering machine lets you forward
calls to another device, like a mobile phone.
- Whether a Caller Alert lets you send a caller into voicemail.
- Whether the product can serve as a replacement for your
home answering machine or voicemail service. In other words,
whether it can answer calls for you even when you're not
online.
- And finally, we have my all-important HOT
PEPPER ranking. It's my way of summing up how it all
fits together, and how you can get the most bang from the
buck from an Internet call alert service.
Once you're done looking at the rankings, be sure to read the
individual reviews.
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