VoIP Benefits

• A VoIP provider, which is like your traditional telecommunications provider but provides a service that allows you to send and receive phone calls over your broadband internet connection. Most providers offer a range of plans with varying features and costs. A quick internet search for providers in your area will show you lots of options. Try forums and review sites to find out which providers people are having positive experiences with.

• A VoIP box, which will work with your existing modem to handle incoming calls and route outgoing calls over the internet. Most providers sell VoIP boxes pre-configured to work with their systems.

And here are five good reasons to make the change:

1. The best thing about VoIP is the cost savings. Most providers offer untimed long distance calls for a very small fee (I pay 10 cents per call, untimed, anywhere in the country). In addition, most providers offer free calls between other users with the same provider - that's right, free calls!

2. You can use your existing telephones and keep your existing phone number, so it's really easy to get set up. Look for a VoIP box that enables you to receive incoming calls from your standard phone line and allows you to plug in your standard telephones.

3. Call quality is now excellent. When it was first introduced, VoIP was plagued by drop-outs and voice distortion. With bandwidth increases and technology improvements these problems have largely been resolved. Indeed, when making VoIP to VoIP calls, the quality is now often better than that on a standard phone call.

4. Contrary to popular opinion, your computer does NOT have to be turned on to use VoIP. Just make sure your modem and VoIP box are switched on all the time and the VoIP box will do the rest.

5. Most providers allow you to have DID numbers (sometimes at additional cost) in another location. Do you want a number in another city on which friends, family or customers can contact you for the cost of a local call? Set up a DID in that location and they will dial a local number and their call will be routed to you over the internet.

So stop paying too much for your calls, and investigate VoIP today!

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