Wednesday, August 19, 2009

VoIP Phone Service: Residential, Business, Telephony

Are you looking to make the switch to VoIP phone service or interested in seeing what this new technology is all about? Do you want to know how much it costs and if it is a good idea to switch from your traditional land line to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

If so then you have found the right place. Below you will find several links that will provide you with the information that you are looking for regarding VoIP technology, the best VoIP providers, VoIP service reviews, and more. However, before we get to the links here is a quick word regarding VoIP telephone services.

VoIP phone service has become increasingly popular over the past several years. VoIP service is a technology that allows voice communications to be routed over an IP network such as the Internet, through a gateway of sorts. It has been providing clients with service since 2004 and its popularity has increased rapidly primarily because it is a cheap alternative to traditional land line telephoney services.

Some advantages of VoIP services include its cost and portability. If you subscribe to a VoIP service you generally pay a small monthly fee and then get unlimited free calls. These calls usually include both local and long distance calls at no extra charge and only a small fee for international calls. As far as portability goes, with a VoIP system you can make calls anywhere as long as you have your internet phone or headset and can login to your VoIP account. Besides these advantages VoIP software also allows for most of the basic features that people are use to getting with a traditional land line.

Some of the disadvantages of VoIP service include service during power outages, emergency call capabilities, sound quality. With a traditional land line you can continue to use your phone during a power outage but with VoIP service this can't be done. You can continue to use your VoIP service as long as you have an Internet connection to your computer (if you are making direct computer calls) but once your modem dies you will be out of luck and not be able to make calls. As far as emergency calls go, with a VoIP service, there currently isn't a reliable way to trace calls to their immediate location in case the caller wasn't able to talk. This problem is currently being addressed and providers or hopeful that some sort of technology will be develop soon in order to eliminate this issue. The sound quality of most VoIP services is lower than that of an old school landline but sound quality is rapidly improving on VoIP networks as technological advances are made.

All of the VoIP service providers that we have reviewed are nationwide companies and are considered to be the best service providers out there. When trying to decide on a provider for your VoIP phone we highly recommend that you read our reviews and educate yourself on the quality of service, customer service, and sound quality of each provider in order to be sure you choose on that you will be happy with. Prices vary widely so it is also important to choose a provider that charges a reasonable price.

Some of the VoIP telephony service providers we will be taking a look at include magic Jack, Vonage, vocalocity, 8x8, Lingo, PhonePower, ITP, inTalk, Net2Phone, and many more.

If you have any questions about the VoIP information that we have provided please leave us a comment and we will do our best to answer your questions.

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