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Voip- Introduction to Voice Over Internet Protocol

January 4th, 2010

Voice Over Internet Protocol is a relatively new method of sending and receiving telephone calls. Sometimes called IP telephony, internet telephony, broadband telephony broadband phone, or voice over broadband, VOIP technology allows you to make voice calls using a broadband internet connection, rather than a regular (analog) traditional phone line. Basically, it is the routing of voice conversations over the internet or through any other IP-based network.

The main benefit of using VOIP technology is that you can use your internet connection, which you are already paying for, to place long distance calls, completely circumventing local phone companies and their charges. Voice Over Internet Protocol does not carry the same taxes and other fees that local phone companies do.

How does VOIP work?

Traditional analog phone connections use analog technology. Simply put, the technology used in Voice Over Internet Protocol works by converting your voice from this analog signal into a digital signal, which can then be sent over the internet. If you are calling a regular phone, the digital signal is converted back into a traditional analog signal before it reaches the destination.

There are three main methods in which Voice Over Internet Protocol is used:

The most common way in which VOIP is used is with an ATA, or Analog Telephone Adaptor. This adaptor allows your existing phone to be used. The phone is connected to the adaptor, which is then routed through your computer and connected to the internet.

Another common way VOIP technology is being used is through the use of IP phones. These phones are specially designed to be used with a VOIP connection. In most ways, they are very similar to traditional house phones, except that rather than having a traditional phone line connector, the IP phones have an Ethernet connector. These IP phones plug directly into your internet router, bypassing the actual PC itself. The actual computer is then not required to be used with the phone. The necessary technologies are self-contained in the actual phone, and connected to the internet directly through the router.

The third most common method of using VOIP technology is called computer to computer, or PC to PC, calling. This method is entirely free and is not subject to any taxes or fees found with local telephone companies. The only things you need are an internet connection, any necessary VOIP software, a computer, and a microphone and speakers.

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VoIP – Saves You Money on Long Distance

December 21st, 2009

VoIP – SAVES YOU MONEY ON LONG DISTANCE
 
Long distance phone calls and their costs are no long a concern for many people who have discovered the power of the VoIP technology and what it can do for telephone calls today.  
 
It is now possible to save money on long distance fees when calling family and friends who live half way around the world, thanks to the latest technology from VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol.
 
Innovative, cost effective and simple are the VoIP devices that anyone can use them and save money on their long distance bills. First, one must realize that the analog audio travels over the Internet after being converted into digital data. Someone can use the largest application of VoIP technology, especially over their computer, to make long distance phone calls and not worry about the bill. There are free VoIP networks available on the Internet and all you have to do is download the software and begin making calls on your computer. There may, however, be some restrictions on who you can call, for example, the person you are calling must have the same downloaded VoIP software. Other companies have no restrictions at all.
 
One way to make phone calls from your computer is with the ATA, the analog telephone adaptor which you simply plug your regular telephone into and you are ready to make long distance phone calls. The software will take care of the rest. It structures a modem between the computer and the telephone so that the calls can be made through the computer; however, you are talking on a regular telephone.
 
Another way to connect to the VoIP technology is through a VoIP Internet Protocol telephone. These phones are exactly like traditional phones except they have an Ethernet connection for routing the calls through the computer. In all other respects, the phones can look like the ones in vogue today.
 
Finally, calls can be made from computer to computer. You would need special software, a microphone and sound card to be able to make your long distance phone calls. There are several free VoIP networks available on the Internet as well as fee based VoIP networks, both that will make sure your call gets through, whether you are calling across town or across the nation. However, with the fee based VoIP network, it will still be less than you are paying with a long distance carrier to call your friends and family in another country.    
 
There are a few drawbacks choosing to go with the VoIP technology and that is it isn’t available for directory assistance or 9-1-1 emergency calls. This is important to many people and should be checked into before entering into a contract with a company to provide you with the VoIP connection.
 
Another disadvantage to the VoIP technology is that when the power goes down, the phone goes with it. Normally when the power goes out, you still have a dial tone and a working phone, but with the VoIP technology going through the broadband Internet connection, it goes out when the power goes out.
 
 
 

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Can VOIP Technology-Voice Over Internet Protocol Globalize Your Home Business?

December 20th, 2009

As you work your business on a daily basis, you are probably wondering how yo can expand the reach of your business. Usually this means you need to build up the infrastructure of your business and you will need to increase your marketing efforts. One of services we will recommend you look at is the unlikely voice over internet protocol or VOIP Technology.

To increase your business expansion capabilities one of the first things you probably have completed is to determine how your product or service meets the needs of a particular market. That market being in a defined area means the people and or prospective customers have a particular set of biases and familiar ways of doing business. This usually means that you have to do the first rule of sales which is meeting the customer on familiar terms.

One of the ways to establish a presence in a remote area is creating a local presence in your targeted area. This would mean acquiring physical office space and a local address, etc. However In this day of the internet moving real people and equipment may not make sense. As this type of office expansion move can be expensive or impossible to do for the solo business owner, a business owner needs to look at the latest VOIP technology called voice over internet protocol or VOIP.

.Available as voice over internet protocol or voice over cable generically termed broadband phone service; VOIP services are dramatically different from the traditional services of the past. A detailed explanation of VOIP is more then we can cover here but one of the primary advantages of using VoIP services is that you can order up additional services without needing a person deployed to install service. A second advantage is that you also don’t need regulatory body or local VOIP service provider to approve you entry into this remote area of your goals.

With VOIP you can obtain a local telephone number in almost any where because this type of mobility is allowed to occur no matter where you are because the VoIP adapter that you receive from the service provider is specially coded with your VoIP phone number. Alternately you cn also get a software driven type VOIP service right from your computer. Regardless of the type of service you get, this now means no matter where you go, your number goes with you.

Establishing business offices at multiple locations – VoIP Virtual Numbers allow multiple inbound telephone access numbers in different cities. With this feature, it is possible to establish your business in multiple locations by creating a “Virtual Presence” using virtual numbers.

These virtual numbers can be routed to any number that you specify. If you live in Chicago, you can have access numbers in New York, Houston and San Francisco all routing through to your number in Chicago.

With this feature, business addresses can be established in different cities and even countries. You can set up these virtual numbers based on the locations from where you expect to receive many phone calls.

Besides enhancing the image of your business, customers get the benefit of calling a local number which is less costly for them. You get to expand your business without physically entering a remote market and you do it at a low cost.

As you can see this is how to globalize a business and as you can see with VOIP software there are many possibilities when you take a different look at what seems to be a regular IOVC VOIP technology component. But as demonstrated, voice over internet protocol has many additional benefits including helping you globalize your business.




By: Gregory Burrus

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