From the moment Voice-Over-Internet Protocol or VoIP was launched in the market, we bid farewell to exorbitant long distances charges for good. With VoIP you can call your family and friends who lived thousands of miles away from you at anytime without worrying about your phone charges. This phenomenal technology has indeed altered the telecommunications industry forever.

In case you’re wondering, VoIP works by translating your voice into data and then sending it over via the internet. And since it’s the VoIP devices and software that is responsible for this process and not the phone companies there are no- long distances charges! What a cool way to keep in touch with your love ones.

So what are these devices and how do they work you ask? Well, the market has several types of these miraculous gadgets available. Not only are these devices user-friendly but very affordable as well. Each one is widely used by the public and offers a slight advantage over the other.

First on the list of VoIP devices, is the Analog Telephone Adapter or simply “ATA”. This allows you to connect a regular phone to your computer and Internet connection in order to make a VoIP call.