| VoIP phones have created a kind of revolution in | | | | instantly (within a span of three to five minutes). |
| long distance calling. The use of these phones has | | | | There are various ways of placing a call using |
| reduced call charges to a large extent. While | | | | VoIP solutions. |
| earlier, long distance calling, both national and | | | | 1.ATA: It is the simplest and most commonly |
| international used to result in exorbitant phone bills, | | | | used way of using VoIP phones. ATA stands for |
| use of VoIP solutions has provided callers with an | | | | Analogue Telephone Adaptor. Using ATA, the |
| extremely cheap and cost-effective calling option. | | | | caller can connect an ordinary phone to the |
| VoIP phones only require a broadband Internet | | | | computer or the Internet in order to use it with |
| connection to function. The call charges are very | | | | VoIP software. |
| nominal or entirely free, depending upon the way | | | | 2.IP Phones: These phones look like ordinary |
| the user is placing his call. The user only has to | | | | phones, but for the fact that they have a RJ-45 |
| pay the charges to the Internet service provider. | | | | Ethernet connector. They are already equipped |
| The role of the phone company and payment of | | | | with all the necessary hardware and software |
| any kind of charges to it is completely ruled out. | | | | needed to place a VoIP call and can connect |
| VoIP phone basically convert the analogue signals | | | | directly to the router. |
| of the phone into a digital format and transport | | | | 3.Computer-to-Computer: This again is the easiest |
| them over the Internet. In order to use VoIP | | | | and the cheapest way to use VoIP technology. All |
| solutions, the person who is calling as well as the | | | | it requires is a headset with speakers and a sound |
| person who is receiving the call needs to have a | | | | card along with a fast Internet connection. The |
| VoIP phone instrument that includes a headset | | | | only charge is that of the Internet connection. |
| and a speaker. Both the people who are | | | | Now, you do not have to worry about huge |
| communicating need to bear one very important | | | | phone bills, and neither do you have to resist |
| fact in mind, that is, in order to communicate | | | | talking to your loved ones who are separated |
| using VoIP phones, both of them need to have | | | | from you because of distance. VoIP phones have |
| the VoIP software downloaded on their computer | | | | made it much easier for people to place long |
| systems to which their VoIP instruments are | | | | distance calls, thereby cutting across the distance |
| connected. | | | | barrier and keeping aside the worry of mounting |
| VoIP software is easily available on the Internet | | | | bills. |
| and can be downloaded and set up almost | | | | |