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As highspeed and the use of internet connections are becoming more commonplace in homes across the United States, people are asking themselves can Voice Over IP calling save me cash on my phone debt? To answer this catechism you should probably take a further look at voip and broadband calling and the expenses related to switching to voice over IP.

Before we get started, you should get an idea of how voice over IP works. When you place a Voice Over IP call it works by converting the voice signal from your hand set into a digital signal and sending it over the internet. This signal is then converted back into a voice signal (or digital /anaglogue voice signal) and comes out of the earpiece on the other side. By sending the signal over the internet it doesnt matter how far it has to go, a call to your neighbour will cost the same as call to another country. For people who have telephone bills that are over thirty or so dollars, Voice Over IP calling may be able to save your a fortune!..

When evaluating Voice Over IP services you should have an idea of your monthly calling volume. The best thing to do is investigate your phone bill for the past 3 to four months and calculate how many minutes you are using. If you use less then about 7 hours a month you will find Voice Over IP calling plans that are probably much less than your normal telephone bill. If you use over 16 hours per month youll probably find you might be better off with unlimited call plans or a voip service. If you have relatives or business contacts that you call overseas, check to see if international calls are included in the plans you are considering.

Voice Over IP Equipment and Getting started

Some Voice Over IP providers require that you update your current telephone or equipment. Nearly all voip services will require you to purchasea voip router. The router will connect directly to your existing internet/modem and give you access to your new telephone system. Easy you say? We'll it's not all the time... A lot of new routers only interface more recent Voice Over IP phones, meaning you will have to buy new phone equipment. Equipment requirements like this become an important consideration if you have more than one telephone or phone line.

Actually, there are a few different ways you can get started with Voice Over IP. The method above (commonly referred to as ATA) is probably the most widely used technique. I use this way myself and a lot of the residential and business providers out there today use this as well. However, there are few other ways you can connect with Voice Over IP:

Computer to Computer VOIP

This is the oldest and possibly the easiest way to get plugged into Voice Over IP. As the name would suggest, instead of using your regular home telephone or IP phone to make calls through your broad band connection, you use your computer itself! (If you have a lot of spare time you could do this over dial-up, but broadband is certainly better). There are a number of services, for instance, skype.com that offer a no cost services where you can talk for free with an existing connection. To get started you'll need the software (or client) and a microphone to speak into, and speakers (or headphones) and of course your computer and a high-speed internet connection. Some voip providers offer this service for free when their software can only be used by people running the same platform.

IP Phone Internet Protocol Phones

As the heading might suggest, these are special phones. You wouldn't know it just by looking at them. What is different about Internet Protocol phones is the electronics inside them and the fact they dont take a regular phone - an RJ-11connection. Instead ip phones plug into an Ethernet cable connection (RJ-45) and also come equipped with the required electronics to plug directly into modem/router.

So start saving money on your phone bills... Search for providers below:

VOIP providers in the USA: CONNECT CORP, Applied Telephone and Networking Solutions, LLC..

VOIP providers in the UK: Aurora Com Limited, DUAL Talk.

VOIP providers in Australia: BlueComm, extremeDSL.

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