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kall8 Review
- #3 Choice for the Simplest Plan
- #2 Choice for the Best Plan for Personal Use
I've been looking at kall8 for a long time, but I haven't completed the review until now. Part of the delay was that kall8 doesn't fit into the typical model for a virtual pbx system and every time I went to do the review it was like comparing apples and oranges. My biggest challenge was creating a review for kall8 that provided useful information for a group of users that I think will be interested in their service.
While kall8 offers many features you would expect in a virtual pbx company, you'll have to pay extra for many of those features that come standard with other companies such as RingCentral and VirtualPBX. However, if you're looking for a simple virtual pbx plan kall8 might be the plan for you!
kall8 Pricing
With kall8 you select the type of phone number you want. Your monthly fee includes a few features like voicemail, inbound faxing, call forwarding.
Here is the pricing:
| Number Type | Setup | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 888, 877, 866 | $2 |
$2 |
| 800 | $5 |
$5 |
| Repeater | $5 |
$5 |
| Vanity | $15+ |
$15+ |
| Premium | $25+ |
$25+ |
| National Database Search | $10 |
$10 |
Prices with a + sign indicate that some numbers cost more than the price listed.
| Number Type | Setup | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Local Numbers | $5 | $5 |
| Number Type | Setup | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Toll Free - International | $50 | $28 |
| Local - International | $50 | $28 |
None of the fees include calling minutes, those are all extra and they will typically cost 6.9¢ per minute. International fees are usually higher.
While kall8 only charges for one leg of the phone calls, I'm very dissapointed to see that they charge setup fees on EVERYTING! They even charge setup fees for each advanced feature you add to your account.
Looking for more features?
If you're interested in more features, especially virtual pbx standard features, then I do NOT recommend kall8. Anyone in the market for more robust features should look at RingCentral, GotVMail or VirtualPBX. Adding more advanced features to your kall8 plan is going to cost you a lot of money and to be honest, you can get those features included with your plan with the other virtual pbx companies. kall8 allows for a virtual pbx system; however, there is a setup fee of $50 and a monthly fee of $25 - ouch!
kall8 Pros:
- kall8 is a good option if you are looking for a simple, inexpensive plan.
- kall8 offers toll-free, local and international numbers.
- 1 leg billing.
kall8 Cons:
- Messages will only stay in your mailbox for only 30 days.
- You have to pay extra for any "enhanced" feature.
- No included minutes.
kall8 - Things to be aware of:
- Transferring of existing toll-free numbers can take up to 45 business days to complete. It took about a week when I transfered my number to RingCentral
- Special pricing is available for annual payments vs. monthly payments.
kall8 Special Features
- Call recording - Need to record your conversation? For an additional fee you can record all of your conversations.
- Address lookup - you can get the addresses of your customers who call from published land-lines. There is a 50¢ per address fee for this feature.
kall8 Contract Length
- Month to Month - no charges to cancel
