The Appeal of Using VOIP at home

The Appeal of Using VOIP at home

The promise of voip is hugely enticing to the home consumer. The allure of extremely low cost or completely free phone calls across an IP network is a god send in these money tight times.

The promise of voip is hugely enticing to the home consumer. The allure of extremely low cost or completely free phone calls across an IP network is a god send in these money tight times.

I have often wondered if the hype surrounding the voip revolution was just that, hype. It seemed as if the initial buzz that surrounded the first general availability of voip systems wasn’t matched by the technology. I guess the initial problem was that the majority of home network connections were not fast enough to get the system to work effectively. The rapid growth in home broadband means that this hurdle has been removed.

Now with a decent PC some voip software, a set of speaker and a microphone the world of voip phone calls is at the finger tips of most consumers.

What are the advantages of VOIP over the traditional route of landline and mobile phones?

• Cost – Making calls using a voip system dramatically reduces or completely removes the cost of making calls between two PCs. If you are using the same system between you then the calls could be completely free. Long distance and internet calls are also greatly reduced.

• Video – Many voip providers allow you to send moving images at the same time. This means with a webcam attached you can have video calling for less than a mobile phone call. Image the calling you parents on the other side of the world to show them their new grandchild. Voip could open up a completely new vista for personal communication.

• Portability – As the voip connection is via the software on your computer it is as portable as the device it is installed on. With a laptop you can take you cheap phone calls with you as long as you can get access to a decent fast internet network. It sure beats the cost of mobile phone call abroad.

• Value Added Service – Most voip providers offer voice mail, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, caller ID and more advance telephone services. You can make your voip experience as bespoke as you need. You can set the system up to email you or send an SMS when you miss a call.

If you have a fast ethernet network connection and a degree of understanding about technology then it is now so easy to install voip. For the cost of headset and a webcam you could be talking with family members and friends in different cities and countries for a fraction of the cost that you currently incur. Seek out a good voip provider that won’t tie you into a long contract and will allow you to upgrade your system to a voip phone system at a later date.

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Tony Heywood

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