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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...
MatchVoIP.com - reorganize the VOIP industry
1st/Aug/2005 is a special day for the VoIP industry. The launch of www.matchvoip.com finally solved the most headache process of the industry - finding deals on wholesale VoIP traffic.
Matchvoip.com is an online interactive VoIP marketplace...
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...
....VoIP Phone Advantages & Drawbacks....
VoIP phone service providers offer many advantages to the residential and small office/home office user. If you have a high speed internet connection then choosing a VoIP phone service might be right for you. But before you run out & buy the 1st...
VoIP - Saving on the Bundle
The use of VoIP services is really in it's infancy at the present time, and like an infant will grow as time moves forward.
While the business community has been on the forefront of the use of VoIP and broadband phone services, it's use is...
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How To Set Up A Business VoIP System
To set up a business VoIP system, you need several components. A
central device to manage the calls, the way a private branch
exchange (PBX) or key system unit (KSU) does in traditional
phone systems is one of them.
This can be a dedicated piece of hardware such as an IP PBX, a
regular PBX that has been IP-enabled, or a server running
specialized software. You will also need phones and a data
network. In many cases, you may be able to use your existing
digital phones and computer network, although you may need to
upgrade some of your network hardware.
VoIP Benefit
The most prominent benefit of an IP PBX is for businesses with
multiple locations. With the advantage of VoIP, all the offices
on a LAN or WAN can get the profits of having a common office
phone system. The profits are - extension dialing, seamless call
transfers, and other features.
In addition to making it easier to communicate, this sharing of
features can enhance collaboration as employees at different
locations can truly feel like they are part of the same
organization. Plus, if they are on the company network, the
phone calls are free - even if your offices are located
thousands of miles apart. It is an advantage in saving money
expended on calling between two branches of the same office.
VoIP Conversations
Computer networks are designed to handle messy data: packets
arrive out of order and some are even lost, but in most cases
the data being sent can easily be reconstructed when it is
needed. Voice conversations, though, are not as tolerant of
these kinds of disturbances. Each packet of sound has to arrive
in the correct order because they are being sent in real time -
if packets are lost; the conversation sounds distorted, choppy,
or falls off all together. This is why VoIP services that rely
on the Internet to transmit calls can have uneven phone quality.
The selection of a business VoIP solution is a major decision.
Voice service is critical to the operation of the business, so
no one wants to
implement a technology that will compromise call
quality or reliability in any way. On the other hand, the cost
savings and value-added functionality available with VoIP makes
it a compelling investment.
LANs & WANs
The VoIP phone system is beneficial for companies having
multiple locations branches, telecommuters and remote sales
offices. And the locations are connected with a company's Local
Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). In that case the
companies are suitable for using a VoIP system.
You can share the full features of your phone system across all
your locations. In addition, even if you have one office in one
place and one in different place, VoIP allows calls between them
via extension dialing, making it a zero cost call. For
businesses with hefty monthly long distance charges due to calls
between far off locations, is an attractive reason to upgrade.
VoIP Process
A VoIP phoning process requires a regular phone, an adapter,
broadband Internet service, and a subscription to a VoIP
service. When you place a call, it is sent over the Internet as
data until it nears the recipient's destination.
Then the call is translated back into a more traditional format
and completes the trip over standard phone lines. Also known as
Internet telephony, this allows for extremely cheap
long-distance and international calls.
VoIP Drawbacks
The main drawback of VoIP systems is the network requirements.
In VoIP telephony the greatest challenge is the bandwidth. It
requires high bandwidth for clear messaging.
About the author:
Michael is the owner of FreedomFire Communications....including
Business-Vo
IP-Solution.com and DS3-Bandwidth.com. Michael
also authors Broadband Nation
where you're always welcome to drop in and catch up on the
latest BroadBand news, tips, resources, and insights.
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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. |
| en.wikipedia.org |
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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. |
| www.packet8.net |
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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. |
| www.voip.com |
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| Vonage - Leading the Internet Phone Revolution |
| Use your high-speed Internet connection to make all of your phone calls with Vonage digital phone service. Plans start at $14.99 per month. |
| www.vonage.com |
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| VoipBuster - The Free* Calls Company |
| Free* phone calls with the VoipBuster. Call your online friends for free as well as a special selection of popular international destinations. |
| www.voipbuster.com |
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| The VoIP Weblog |
| OK, VoIP customers, the $24.99 a month party is just about over. ... The issue definitely kept me from switching to a VoIP service for over a year because I ... |
| voip.weblogsinc.com |
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| IVR Platforms / IVR Hosting / IVR Development |
| Get to market quickly with our A to Z VoIP platforms and services >> ... Our IVR and VOIP hosting, turnkey platforms, and developer services - powered by ... |
| www.voxeo.com |
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| VoIP |
| Connecting a business to a VoIP network doesn’t require a big, expensive integration overhaul. Quintum’s VoIP access solutions are designed with “integrated ... |
| www.tmcnet.com |
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| VoIP - Internet Telephony |
| voip, Internet Telephony Magazine. ... Internet Telephony is the leading VoIP magazine in the world covering all topics VoIP. ... |
| www.tmcnet.com |
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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 |
| VoIP news, trends, experts, product reviews. Carrier and enterprise-class voice over ip. |
| 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, ... |
| www.oreillynet.com |
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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. |
| www.webopedia.com |
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| Access >> VoIP | CNET News.com |
| EarthLink expands VoIP service. Eight more cities will get access to Net phone service that requires no ... Verizon sues Vonage for VoIP patent infringement ... |
| news.com.com |
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| Pages tagged with "voip" on del.icio.us |
| All items tagged voip ??? view popular ... SunRocket Internet Phone Service · save this. by dbrogdon to VOIP ... saved by 18 other people ... 3 hours ago ... |
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| VoIP (Voice Over IP) Solutions - AudioCodes |
| VoIP, VoP Chip Processors and Voice over IP packets solutions developed by AudioCodes, leaders in the VoIP market for VoIP equipment and VoIP technology. |
| www.audiocodes.com |
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