VoIP, end of home phone: For more than century we are using telephones. Initially there were only landline connections which helped people to stay connected. That time, there wasn’t anything like phone feature because a phone is meant only for communication, where you can only make and receive calls. You must have seen a lot of change in modern world so telephony also changed its features and style. But, home...

VoIP for Beginners For all of you who haven’t ever heard about the works of VoIP then hold your breath. Here I will be telling you the advent of fast technology, a technology that can surely change your life. If you make long distance calls and are sick of the bills then here is a solution for you. Here is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) which is simple and easy for anybody to understand. This is a simple...

When we think of VoIP, most of us automatically think of a headset with a built in microphone. It is, after all, the most commonly used tools of internet callers. They are easy to acquire and are inexpensive. All you need to do to complete your equipment is download the necessary VoIP software. There is another alternative that is gaining popularity. This is the IP phones. Those of our community who love technology...

Of course with the big players you’ll generally pay about 5 or 10 dollars more, just for the assurance of having a well-known brand name like AT&T or Vonage ( the current largest VoIP providers in the market). But then more and more companies are spreading its wings, so again, it’s all up to you. However, keep in mind that if a service has less than 100,000 subscribers you might want to think twice before...

An analog gateway consistently has the same number of voice channels as the number of interfaces. For instance, if there are 16 interfaces then it can handle 16 concurrent calls — not so for digital gateways. A digital gateway may have a particular number of digital trunk interfaces and each holds a specific number of voice channels inside. Take T1 (which is used in the USA) for example. It has 24 channels...

ATA is actually an analog to digital converter, meaning it translate the analog audio signal from your phone and to digital data then allowing it to travel over the Internet to perform the call. ATA is quite easy to use. You simply plug the cord from your home phone, which normally goes into the wall jack into the ATA then you’re ready to make that call! The Internet Protocol or IP phone is the next device...

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...

What motivated most companies to move their voice traffic to the enterprise IP wide area network (WAN) is mainly due to the fact that there was a slight possibility of it being more cost effective than any other network. Although later most of them found out that Voice over IP (VoIP) quality are not always suitable to business use. Furthermore, as VoIP is launched to the network, the performance of other business-critical...

A limited use phone line would costs you about $15 a month (or even less). But this can easily be offset by the savings that you can make on your long distance bill. Cellular communicators are also available, which can make your alarm call over any available cellular network. However, this option may very well make you shell more money rather than save since the device may cost about $200 to $500. Not to mention...

More and more people are dropping their traditional telephony system in favor of the latest trends in phone service, VoIP. The draw to such a change is most often cost related. Traditional phone companies charge use fees and by the minute charges, coupled with long distance fees. VoIP companies are charging a flat fee somewhere between $15.00 to $30.00 US per month, for unlimited calls to anywhere in the US...