8x8 Broadband VOIP Phone Service 8x8, previously known as Packet8, Internet phone service was established in 2002. 8x8 is committed to provide you high quality, consistent, premium voice and video Internet phone services for both home and business users. 8x8 Internet Phone Service accurately works which you expect from any high-quality service. 8x8 Virtual Office is a complete Business Phone System. It has high quality digital voice services attached with powerful features. It is an ideal for small businesses and call centers alike. It is very simple to install it, it is a flexible and very powerful. The P8x8 Complete Contact Center gives strong call center functionality with a ground-breaking person User Interface. It supports numerous geographic places. If you have Virtual Office, you have no hardware requirements.

To start enjoying 8x8 Digital Phone Service, you will need:

• A broadband Internet connection such as cable or DSL
• A 8x8 service plan and hardware (a 8X8 Broadband Phone Adapter, all-in-one VoIP phone or VideoPhone)
  

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is VoIP? »
VoIP is a technology that enables voice communications over the Internet through the compression of voice into data packets that can be efficiently transmitted over data networks and then converted back into voice at the other end.

What is 8x8? »
8x8 is an affordable and easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service. Designed with both residential and business customers in mind, 8x8 allows anyone with broadband (high-speed) Internet access to use their regular phone to make UNLIMITED calls to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for as little as $24.99 per month.

What is Fax over IP? »
8x8 Fax Plans are real time VoIP Fax services which utilize the T.38 standard Fax protocol to deliver a more reliable IP Fax service. T.38 is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) recommendation for the transfer of real-time Fax communications between two terminal endpoints via an IP network.

What is a Virtual Number? »
A Virtual Phone Number is a second number that when called, rings to a primary 8x8 line. Virtual Phone Numbers can be from most area codes in the U.S., thereby providing enormous savings to people phoning you from that selected area code.

What is a Softphone? »
8x8 Softalk™ is a PC-based application that allows subscribers to make and receive voice and video phone calls directly from their personal computers without the need for a regular analog phone. All that is required is a desktop or laptop personal computer running Microsoft Windows with built-in or external speakers and microphones or a computer headset.

E911 Service »
E911 service delivers address-specific (versus phone number-only) call-back information to public service answering points (PSAPs) whenever someone makes an emergency call. This enables emergency personnel to be dispatched to the scene even if the caller is unable to speak or if the call is suddenly disconnected.

Number Transfer »
With 8x8 Internet Phone Service, you can request that your number be "ported" free of charge at anytime during the initial order process or even after you have become a 8x8 subscriber, as long as you maintain phone service for the number you want to transfer.