Well, I've been living the VoIP experience now for a couple of months (see below). Oddly, I've settled in on a hybrid approach that includes the wildly popular Skype along with SunRocket and even newcomer Stanaphone. Why all the confusion, you ask? Well, my SunRocket service has become my primary business phone when I'm in my SOHO office; Skype is great for making calls when I'm on the road; Stanaphone allows (free) incoming faxes, which then get delivered as .JPG files to your email address. I forward my 2nd SunRocket phone number to my Stanaphone number, which enables me to receive faxes anywhere via email. (I'm trying to phase out my eFax service, as it costs me almost as much as I'm paying for SunRocket.) So, there's a reason for each of the services.

The verdict? For me, I'm really happy with SunRocket. If/when they come out with a "soft phone" service, I'll phase out Skype. Likewise, if they offer a fax service, I'll phase out Stanaphone. If you're looking for good VoIP, check out SunRocket before making your decision, IMHO.

My only service-related issue on SunRocket is that the voice quality sounds choppy if I'm really moving a bunch of data through the cable modem while I'm on a phone call. Even though the SunRocket "gizmo" does QoS, there's still some chop in the audio quality. Note that I do have my gizmo connected inside my new MIMO (802.11(pre)n) router, but the router supports QoS; and, in any case, I had the same problem with the gizmo outside of the firewall.

Speaking of MIMO, my new Belkin MIMO router that I bought at Buy.com is fabulous! (Buy.com's price was better than anyone else that I could find--I'm a fan.) Anyway, with a compatible MIMO card, I get 108 Mbps wireless speed anywhere in my house. Even on a standard 802.11g card, I get 40-56 Mbps anywhere in the house. Just don't do the AES encryption--it's horrendously slow.