what Is VOIP?
Confused about VOIP? Join the crowd. It's not as difficult as it sounds and we are going to make VOIP simple for the average person. VOIP simply means Voice Over Internet Protocol. Now you don't need to know anything about the protocol so basically it is using the Internet to make phone calls.All you need is a high speed internet connection to make a VOIP call. There are many companies that offer VOIP service and offer the telephone with it.
Many will even set it up for you. Even local cable companies are offering to set you up. Once it is set up, you don't need to worry about anything. You can simply make telephone calls just like normal. Now you will be making calls through an internet company and not your phone company.Why should I use VOIP and are there any disadvantages?AdvantagesThe main reason most will want to use it is to lower their phone bills.
You will normally pay a flat fee and you will get long distance to the US and Canada with it at no extra charge. You can keep you phone number that you have now.No matter where you move you can take your phone number with you even if you move to a different area code. My daughter moved to Bermuda and she kept her home phone number.When you move and your phone moves with you there are no extra setup charges as there is with your local phone If you are travelling you can set it up to use your laptop or wireless connection, as long as it is high speed. Most hotels these days accomodate this. No longer will you have to pay for extra features.
With VOIP service providers these usually come as standard. Features such as:1. Caller ID2. Call Waiting3. Call Transfer4.
Repeat Dialling5. Return Call6. Three-Way DiallingAdvanced call filtering features. These features allow you to decide how calls to a specific number are handled by using caller ID information. They allow you to:1.
Forward the call to a particular number2. Send the call directly to voicemail3. Give the caller a busy signal4. Play a "not-in-service" messageDisadvantagesSometimes the quality is not as good as phone lines. It's close and will continue to get better.
I suspect that within a year you will not be able to tell the difference.Set up can be very challenging. If you are not a techie, there is always someone you can hire to do it for you. With the financial savings you will get from it, it's worth it to pay someone if you are at all squimish about it.It does not work well with fax machines and alarm systems. It works and in short time this will also improve.If your internet access goes down then your phone will also go down. For most with high speed access this rarely happens.If the power goes off the phone will not work.
For most of us, this is also a rare occurrance. You can get backup batteries to resolve this issue if you are in a rural area and it happens often.Currently the government does not apply taxes to the service. If that changes VOIP may not be price effective anymore. VOIP is the future and more and more people are coming online with it every day. This may also effect a lowering of the cost in time.That is it in a nutshell.
It's not nearly as scary as you thought..
Jean Sutherland is a technical writer for the popular website http://www.voip-place.com/ where everything VOIP is discussed. She is also the owner of the successful website The Company Newsletter at http://www.thecompanynewsletter.com where you will find loads of free software, articles on marketing and common computer questions.VoIP Review Site Offers New Comparison Chart to Compare Vonage with other VoIP
(ContentDesk) May 15, 2006 -- The internet phone has put the traditional landline phones on the endangered species list. Within a decade, most Americans will be using an internet phone. The average savings to the American family by switching to VoIP is nearly $1,000 a year. Prices can vary anywhere from leader Vonage and their $25 a month, or SunRocket and their $199 a year plans.With such a demand for VoIP products, and little information regarding their services, the owner of a VoIP review site decided to create a simple comparison chart for all to see. I thought it was really inconvenient that there was no simple way to compare VoIP , says founder Jonathan Baldwin.
"I decided to put the facts for everyone to see." The chart strips away all the deceptive marketing, and lets the consumer see straight to the naked facts. Price, activation fees, contract terms, and customer service glaring straight for all to see. This has been such a direct hit measure, that even some major VoIP...
VoIP Review Site Offers New Comparison Chart to Compare Vonage with other VoIP
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VoEx, Inc. Selected by SunRocket to Enable VoIP Services
Grand Rapids, MI (ContentDesk) March 14, 2006 -- VoEx, Inc. today announced that it has been selected by SunRocket, one of the nation's fastest-growing Internet phone service providers, to provide underlying telecommunications services for SunRockets Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service.
Under the terms of the agreement, VoEx, Inc. provides SunRocket with domestic and international termination services.
VoEx is excited to enter into this agreement with SunRocket and is looking forward to providing the best quality service at a substantial savings over traditional TDM interconnections, said John Belanger, VoExs Senior Vice President of Sales.
With the combined strengths of the VoEx network platform and SunRockets VoIP subscriber base, the opportunities for growth are endless. About VoExOperating one of the largest intelligent VoIP service platforms, VoEx, Inc. is a provider of mission critical core network VoIP services to large communications...
VoEx, Inc. Selected by SunRocket to Enable VoIP Services
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10 Ways Voip Can Save Consumers Money on Their Phone Bills
Boca Raton, FL (ContentDesk) July 10, 2006 -- Switching from traditional phone service to a voip internet phone saves consumers an average of 50% off their monthly phone bill. Voice over IP service provider voip.com wants customers to know why.1.????Voip service has an average monthly rate of around 25, however regular phone lines usually set consumers back somewhere in the vicinity of 51 for a month's worth of service.2.????Most voip internet phone providers offer unlimited long distance in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico as a standard feature of their basic plan.3.????International long distance rates are substantially cheaper. For instance, if you call Germany to get an on-the-spot update of World Cup action, Bell South will charge you 0.14/min, where voip.com only charges 0.014/min. That's one-tenth of what the phone company charges.4.????Voip.com offers subscribers two free months of core services for each new...
10 Ways Voip Can Save Consumers Money on Their Phone Bills
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