If there’s one thing the internet has successfully done, it has been making communication with the global community easier. Technologies have evolved from basic text transmission through BBS to instant messaging. Now, audio communication is now possible through the Internet with a VoIP phone. A VoIP phone can enable anyone with a broadband Internet connection to call and receive calls from any number worldwide.
VoIP stands for “Voice over IP,” IP being the Internet protocol used to send data throughout the Web. The technology of VoIP simply enables voice communication through the already-established supernetwork of the Internet. It is often a much cheaper alternative to conventional landline phones, and has soared in popularity over the course of the past decade.
In order to make VoIP work, engineers had to create a VoIP phone to allow telephone calling to be compatible with Internet technology. Consumers interested in using VoIP have two choices for a phone: a “hard” phone or a “soft” phone.
A hard VoIP phone is just like a normal landline telephone. Consumers connect the phone to the VoIP network and dial a number. The call is then transmitted through the network and they are then connected to the call recipient.
A soft VoIP phone, however, is nothing more than a software application that runs on a computer. There are many companies, such as Skype and Sipgate, that offer soft VoIP service without having to add any additional devices to a LAN. Depending on the service, users may have to purchase a subscription or buy minutes to make calls. Users must also purchase a phone number to receive calls through a soft VoIP phone. Once everything is created, a soft VoIP phone user just has to plug his or her microphone into the computer, dial a number, and connect.
For many homes and businesses, the use of a VoIP phone has replaced their conventional landline. Whether a consumer selects a hard or soft VoIP phone, he or she will see that VoIP offers a much more convenient method of telecommunication.
Depends on your Nigerian network if it allows you to call out, but bare in mind that it cost way to expensive so better use a local landlines or phone cards. Hope this helps.
Vonage are specialized in international calls, using the Voice Over IP calling technique. The fees vary depending on the country that is being dialed and also on the fact that the recipient phone number is from landlines or a mobile. The fees start from 1 cent per minute from US to Canada calls on landlines and can be up to 20 cents for US to Brazil on mobile phone numbers.
Landlines are 99.9999% reliable, while cell phones haven't achieved that yet. Also, you may not be able to get cell service everywhere.
Many companies offer a house phone which allow you to make a cheap call by using broadband instead of typical landlines. One such example is available on the website of the company Vonage UK. They offer handsets and they also sell broadband plans.
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With more people cutting off their landline phone service from their home and using cell phones, phone companies are offering their lowest rates ever. Landline phone services now include bundle packaging that benefits homeowners who make long distance calls and who like to know who is calling their home. Older individuals are still keeping their landlines, as well as business owners who need a way to communicate with customers. Landlines are often more reliable in service than cell phones that lose signal in the home.
yes, but it depends if you buy it from your phone company so that you are bound to be using them as a provider for 6months - then you can get it cheaper
For landlines, it is extremely easy to trace the phone as a specific number is registered to a specific address. As for mobile phones, most modern cell phones have embedded GPS tracking devices (installed primarily for the purpose of using GPS navigation), and those that don't can be traced by tracking which transmission towers the cell phone is receiving a signal from.
You need to join something like skype.com, where you can use a microphone and headset on your computer to make free calls to other computer users who are using skype. For a small charge you can phone landlines and cellphones all over the world. This is called VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
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