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How Does VoIP Work?
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be the technology of the future because it allows us to do
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VoIP and local phone service
With VoIP technology entering the mainstream, it brings the
possibilities or huge profits for the companies that provide the
service. The current promise of cost savings is driving more and
more residential and business users to investigate this
technology. But the local telephone companies are not going to
give up customers without a fight.
There is a current mandate by the US federal government that all
VoIP providers offer E911 service. The initial blocking of this
information was with the public switched telephone network
maintained by the major telephone companies
The next stumbling block is 'naked DSL' or DSL access without
local phone service. This service is rare, but without it a
residence would not be able to use VoIP as their primary phone
service mechanism. You see, DSL is running over your existing
phone line provided by your local telephone company. Drop your
local phone service and you'll probably drop your broadband DSL
access as well. (Cable broadband access is a viable solution
here and the increased cost in cable access should be offset by
the reduction on your monthly phone bill)
These are just two fronts in the battle over VoIP. Should
companies be compensated for the infrastructures they build?
Should E911 service be 'free' and offered as a public service?
What about the existing phone service run into our homes? Who
pays for those lines to be laid and hooked into the public
switched telephone network?
There really are no easy answers to the questions above. The
phone companies are not about to give up customers without a
fight. They have years and billions of dollars spent in building
one of the most reliable communications networks 'currently'
known
to us.
Is VoIP the next step in the evolving communications industry?
How will this play out with phone companies offering internet
and TV services and cable providers offering phone and internet
service? The line is being blurred and yet the technology pushes
forward.
I don't have the answers, only questions. I know how I'd like to
see it all play out, but alas, there is no Nirvana and no, it
would seem we all cannot get along. Not when there's literally
billions of dollars at stake. There will be winners and losers
as this war rages on, but it is my hope that we, the end users,
will, in the end, be better for it. After all, we've been down
this path many times before and it's turned out ok.
Remember the advent of the PC and where we've gone since then?
Remember the first bulky cellular phones vs. what's available
today? Yes, TV's, radios, computers, phones the list goes on.
Technology advances will continue to push us into new
directions. I'm sure that in the end, VoIP will be as
commonplace as the home computer.
We can leverage this technology today in a cost effective
manner. Like any technology how you implement VoIP will make the
difference. Whether you're a residential or business user, there
can be an immediate benefit. Check with your communications
broker to find out if your existing phone needs can be met cost
effectively with VoIP.
About the author:
The full
service broadband provider is a service offered by Try Right
Technology, Inc. This service provides unbiased informative
information on broadband technology as well as local/long
distance and cellular service. Copyright 2005
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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 |
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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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