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1ST FILIPINO VOIP SOLUTION RELEASED: Libreng Tawag Gamit Ang Internet
Union City, California (BUZZFON) July 8, 2004 - A small but emerging Filipino VoIP company, Bonusfon, answers to the clamor of the market today by launching, BuzzfonP2P , a free, compact and convenient soft phone that allow users makes clear pc to...
Choosing A VOIP Provider
There are 2 basic VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) provider options: free services or paid providers that charge a monthly fee. Making that choice depends on how you plan to use VOIP.
If you just want to chat with friends and family over the...
Is Skype Taking Over VoIP In North America??
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Is VoIP Good For The Home?
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Traveling with VoIP
The vast array of features that VoIP has to offer allows the technology to be used in a myriad of ways. One advantage VoIP telephony has over traditional phone service is its ability to travel with you.
By this, we mean that with VoIP you can...
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Free VoIP Services: Not Necessarily Free
Though not a new technology, VOIP, or Voice Over Internet
Protocol, has recently begun gaining ground on the traditional
long distance telephone industry. Simply put, VOIP is the
ability for a person to talk on the telephone over an Internet
connection. Using a variety of types of equipment to switch
analog sound bits into digital data packets, VOIP has made
placing long distance phone calls more efficient, more
convenient, and much less expensive. Because there is no phone
company or long distance provider involved, there are no monthly
fees, long distance toll charges, or other charges associated
with a traditional telephone bill. There are many VOIP service
providers out there, and more cropping up on a regular basis.
That means there is a demand for these providers to offer even
lower cost services than they already do. In an effort to
increase customers, some providers are now offering what they
call "free" VOIP services. It is important to be aware that this
type of service is not truly free.
A primary problem with so-called free VOIP services is the
limitations that are often placed on the service subscriber.
Many "free" providers limit the people you can call to only just
users of the service you are yourself subscribing to. Sometimes
you can call members of other "free" VOIP services. Because the
commercial VOIP service providers, such as Vonage, connect to a
traditional phone network, paying subscribers can call anyone
with a telephone, whether it is connected to the Internet or
not. As a subscriber to a "free" service, you can't place calls
into the public telephone network, and those on a public network
can't call you. This restriction negates the potential
convenience that VOIP offers.
There are some "free" VOIP service providers that now offer
customers the opportunity to call anyone, whether members of the
service or not. This, of course, comes at a price. Service
providers can offer this possibility to their customers at
arguably lower rates than conventional long-distance providers,
both domestically and Internationally, covering most of the
globe. Though this is still cheaper (and probably a lot more
convenient) than traditional long distance phone
service, it is
not free, and should not be advertised as such.
Subscribing to any of the free VOIP services are not truly free
of cost. Chances are if you are interested in VOIP, you already
have a home computer equipped with a soundcard and speakers. But
if you want to subscribe to a VOIP service, you are required to
have a broadband Internet connection, as dial-up just won't cut
it anymore. Though prices for broadband Internet have come down,
it is still a little more costly than dial-up, averaging $30-$40
per month. In addition, you will probably have to invest in a
microphone that is specially equipped with an analog-to-digital
converter and a USB connector. This will allow you to talk
through your home computer when you place calls. Or, you can
purchase an IP phone or headset that plugs directly into your
home computer. This allows you to talk into a handset or
headset, and have a dialing mechanism, much like a traditional
telephone. Many IP phones come with a number of added features.
Though these are one-time start-up purchases, it is important to
note that service providers claiming to offer totally free VOIP
services can't really fulfill their claims.
VOIP isn't too good to be true. It has the potential to forever
alter the course of telephone communications. It is flexible
(you can travel with your phone and phone number around the
world), it is more than reasonably priced for the services you
receive (services often include Call Waiting and Caller ID as
part of standard service - features you pay extra monthly
charges for with a traditional phone company), and it is
convenient (you can check your voice mail from your email
account, the voice reception is often clearer, and you don't get
dropped calls like you do with a mobile phone). But, as with
many other products and services, you get what you pay for. So,
beware of "free" VOIP services. They are not always free, and if
they are, they are most likely very limited in what they can
offer their customers.
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| Voice over IP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| Encyclopedia article with background information, technical details, and the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP. |
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| Voice-Over-Internet Protocol |
| An overview of VoIP from the Federal Communications Commission. With news, FAQs, factsheets, and findings. |
| www.fcc.gov |
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| voip-info.org - voip-info.org |
| A wiki that covers VoIP software, hardware, service providers, reviews, configurations, and standards. |
| www.voip-info.org |
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| Howstuffworks "How VoIP Works" |
| Voice over Internet Protocol lets you make free long-distance phone calls using your computer. It’s essentially a phone network that uses the Internet ... |
| www.howstuffworks.com |
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| VOIP.ORG.UK - The UK resource for IP telephony |
| UK resource with the emphasis on small businesses and home users. Includes news, reviews, and forums. |
| www.voip.org.uk |
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| Packet8: VoIP Internet Phone Service Provider and Voice Over IP ... |
| Packet8 offers VoIP Internet Phone Service and Voice Over IP Telephony phone systems. |
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| Voip |
| 1-800-TRY-VOIP; Voip.com: do more, pay less. Use a broadband connection and your voip.com adapter to make and receive calls using a regular phone. |
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| Vonage - Leading the Internet Phone Revolution |
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| VoipBuster - The Free* Calls Company |
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| The VoIP Weblog |
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| VoIP - Internet Telephony |
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| Convergence & VoIP - Network World |
| The Convergence & VoIP research center is your source for the latest convergence and VoIP news, analysis and research links from Network World. |
| www.networkworld.com |
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| VoIP News - Enterprise, Carrier, Small Business VoIP Information |
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| www.voip-news.com |
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| O'Reilly Network -- What Is VoIP |
| Ted Wallingford looks at why the VoIP technology, the key ingredient in Vonage, Skype, Cisco CallManager, and a host of other technology products, ... |
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| What is VoIP? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer ... |
| This page describes the term VoIP and lists other pages on the Web where you can find additional information. |
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