Making Cheap and Free Phone Calls
VoIP
stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. It is also referred to as IP
Telephony or Internet Telephony. It is another way of making phone
calls, with the difference of making the calls cheaper or completely
free. The ‘phone’ part is not always present anymore, as you can
communicate without a telephone set.
Voice over IP (VoIP)is abbreviation of voice over Internet Protocol,
commonly refers to the communication protocols, technologies,
methodologies, and transmission techniques involved in the delivery of
voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP)
networks, such as the Internet. Other terms commonly associated with
VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, voice over broadband (VoBB),
broadband telephony, IP communications, and broadband phone.VoIP has a
lot of advantages over the traditional phone system. The main reason for
which people are so massively turning to VoIP technology is the cost.
VoIP is said to be cheap, but most people use it for free. Yes, if you
have a computer with a microphone and speakers, and a good Internet
connection, you can communicate using VoIP for free. This can also be
possible with your mobile and home phone.
There are many ways of using VoIP technology. It all depends on where
and how you will be making the calls. It could be at home, at work, in
your corporate network, during a travel and even on the beach. The way
you make calls varies with the VoIP service you use. VoIP is a
relatively new technology and it has already achieved wide acceptance
and use. There is still a lot to improve and it is expected to have
major technological advances in VoIP in the future. It has so far proved
to be a good candidate for replacing the POTS (Plain Old Telephone
System). It, of course, has drawbacks along with the numerous advantages
it brings; and its increasing use worldwide is creating new
considerations surrounding its regulations and security.
