| One of the latest advances in telephone service is | | | | computers in your home. Next, you'll want to set |
| wireless internet phones. VoIP, or voice over | | | | up the phone system that you'll be using. You can |
| internet protocol, allow users to communicate | | | | use a regular telephone, but if you want to go |
| over the internet, rather than through traditional | | | | completely wireless there are companies that use |
| phone lines. | | | | a telephone keypad that is displayed right on your |
| VoIP service often allows you to save a lot of | | | | computer screen. |
| money on your phone bill. If you have subscribed | | | | You'll then need to subscribe to an Internet phone |
| to VoIP phone service, your phone can travel | | | | provider. There are some companies, such as |
| with you. This allows you to make local calls based | | | | Vonage, which allow you to make calls to mobile |
| on the number of your phone service. For | | | | phones and regular landlines. You can also find |
| instance, you could have a California phone | | | | services that just allow calls from computer to |
| number but be in London. Your phone calls would | | | | computer. |
| be routed to your location in London, but you | | | | All you will need in order to make calls once you |
| would be able to call California numbers from | | | | have been set up with a provider is headphones |
| London and not pay international rates. Because | | | | and a microphone. You can often find these |
| of this, you can make cheap international calls | | | | combined into a comfortable headset. Another |
| while traveling. Many people prefer to use a VoIP | | | | option is to use a regular telephone. You will simply |
| phone instead of a mobile phone because they do | | | | plug the telephone into the computer router and |
| not have to worry about roaming charges. | | | | then you can dial phone numbers just as you |
| In order to use a wireless internet phone, you | | | | would normally. Most VoIP services come with |
| would need to have a broadband wireless system | | | | features such as caller ID, three way calling and |
| set up in your home or office. To do this, you | | | | call waiting, which make it an even more |
| would have one computer into which the | | | | attractive option when you are deciding what |
| broadband signal was sent. You would then set up | | | | phone service to use. It is not difficult to set up a |
| a wireless router, which allowed the signal to be | | | | wirless VoIP phone system and the benefits of |
| sent from the base computer to other | | | | this type of service are tremendous. |