To join VoiParty, you need to have high speed internet access and unlimited local service through another phone company. VoiParty then gives you unlimited phone service in the US and Canada, and uses your high speed internet service and local phone connection to sell call termination using Least Cost Routing for their client companies. They do this with a proprietary box that plugs into your phone service and high speed internet service, and routes long distance phone calls that terminate in your area though your local phone connection.

It looks like a really cool idea, except for a couple of things. I’m pretty sure your local phone company wouldn’t agree to terminate long distance calls for other companies without getting paid for them. That’s one of the ways that local companies make their money, by using their network to terminate long distance calls in their area. If all the calls start terminating through their network, but they’re not getting paid for the traffic, it may hasten their demise.

The second problem is that Google Voice is going to put all other VoIP companies out of business. When Google starts to give phone service away for free, why would anyone pay for it? If you want to take a look at VoiParty, check out their website: VoiParty.com