What is VoIP
What is VoIP?
VOIP is an acronym for for "Voice over Internet Protocol".More importantly (and without the jargon) VoIP refers to a standard for voice transmissions travelling over ADSL or Broadband connections. This standard holds the key to cheaper communications: Telephone over the Internet.
Who can use VoIP?
VoIP Telephone Services are available to anyone who has a Broadband Internet Access (ADSL or Cable).
VoIP explained
- You make a phone call
- The Adapter (Fritzbox!Fon, Grandstream ATA) connected to your phone turns your analogue voice into digital data.
- The Adapter sends the data out over the Internet. With an ATA unit a Modem has to be used.
- If you're calling another VoIP Phone, the data reaches that other phone directly via the Internet. With Gateway VoIP you can reach most common VoIP Providers in the world.
- If you're calling an analogue or ISDN Phone, the data travels over the Internet until it reaches the nearest Gate to the local fixed phone or mobile phone company of the person you are calling, where it's convered back to analogue and sent out over the normal phone lines.
Advantages of VoIP
Of course, it all boils down to one question: how does all this new technology benefit you, the customer? The answer is simple and good: VoIP costs less
VoIP has many more features, and they are virtually free of charge
In addition you don't have to change your existing phones and you can keep your current phone number when you choose Gateway VoIP. |
