Getting Started with a VoIP Service

Getting Started with a VoIP Service

by H Conklin

VoIP is a great new technology that is bound to replace traditional phone services. Unlike traditional telephone service, VoIP phone services route phone calls over the Internet. Using a public network like the Internet significantly reduces the cost of phone service.

Anybody with a high-speed Internet connection is eligible for VoIP phone service. The first step in utilizing VoIP phone service is selecting a VoIP service provider. This can be a daunting task because the VoIP field has become crowded. Unlike traditional phone services, VoIP is made up of many smaller companies rather than a handful of large companies. Once this step is out of the way, everything else is easy.

Once you choose a VoIP service provider, you will receive a VoIP gateway or analog telephone adapter in the mail. Once you have this device, all you need to do is plug it into your existing network. The next step to take is plugging a phone into the adapter. After the phone is plugged in, you can simply pick it up and begin making phone calls like you always have. The whole process usually takes between 5 and 10 minutes.

If you are looking to lower your costs, you should definitely consider going with a VoIP phone. Along with saving money, you will also gain many features that typical phone companies do not include in their packages. These features include call waiting, call forwarding, call rejection, virtual numbers, voicemail, and call handling profiles. All of these features are typically included in VoIP plans. Generally, VoIP service with all the features mentioned above will cost as little as $24.95 per month.

VoIP - The Technology That Keeps You Talking

VoIP - The Technology That Keeps You Talking

by Dennis Jaylon

For quite some time since its inception, the Internet was nothing more than a virtual platform for people to meet and communicate with each other in a non-verbal fashion. Apart from bringing the whole world closer through chat rooms and emails, there wasn't much that the Internet could do to connect users verbally. This scenario changed with the entry of the VoIP technology that gave users a much needed verbal communication platform.

As far as the development is concerned from a manufacturer's point of view, it is just another usual turn of events. However, users have a different story to tell about the VoIP technology, which has actually narrowed the distance between them and their friends to a great extent. Internet users can now talk to their friends and relatives over Internet telephones or VoIP phones, to be precise through this technology.

The VoIP technology works on the calculation of transmitting voice calls over the Internet or through an IP based network. Through this technology, two kinds of phone services are available in the form of regular telephone adapter based VoIP phones and software based VoIP phones. The former can be used to make and receive calls to and from any phone, while the software based VoIP phones need a computer to transmit the voice signals.

To enjoy the benefits of the VoIPtechnology, all you need is a broadband Internet connection or your regular telephone that is connected to an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) given by the provider to get going. With several impressive options laid out through this technology in the form of voice mails, caller ID, call forwarding, etc., VoIP phone users stand to gain a lot.