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Why You Should Use VOIP Telephone Service

VOIP technology is bringing forth a significant advance in telecommunications. This technology represents a new and much less expensive avenue for people to send and receive telephone calls. While the technology behind VOIP is new, people are switching to using it for one main reason - it saves them a ton of money on their telephone bills.

Voice Over IP technology is built upon Internet technology. Internet systems operate by sending so-called packets of data over several possible transmission media, including cables, wires, fiber optics, or even over the air using wireless technology. At the other end of the transmission, the packets of data are pieced together to recreate the original message. Voice Over IP works by sending packets of data that represent telephone voice information. Special Voice Over IP modems handleTake care of the process of sending and receiving these packets, so what users say and hear is the sameidentical telephone voice signal they are used to saying and hearing.

A pleasant feature of Voice Over IP is that the signal quality tends to be much better than old fashioned telephone systems because of the use of these digital Internet packets. The line is often so clear that people sometime think the line is disconnected because the familiar buzz of static is not there.

So what do you need to make VOIP work for you? The main requirement is a high speed Internet connection. Luckily high speed Internet is available almost everywhere in the United States, so most people can get and benefit from Voice Over IP. Regardless of whether the high speed Internet service is DSL or cable, Voice Over IP service should work well as long as the connection is fast enough. And with the increasing presence of high speed Internet even in small towns, VOIP will soon be available to everyone.

So which companies provide Voice Over IP service? The most common VOIP service providers are as follows:

- Vonage. Vonage is the biggest and most well known of the Internet companies that provide Voice Over IP service. However, they are one of the more expensive options for getting Voice Over IP service. An unlimited calling plan costs around 25 dollars per month. But many people use Vonage, primarily because of their agressive advertising over the past year or two.

-Sunrocket. Sunrocket is a more recent competitor in the VOIP world, but they are very reliable and offer very low cost plans. An unlimited calling plan at Sunrocket will cost less than 17 dollars per month. Because of this, Sunrocket is growing significantly as a major player in the VOIP world.

-Phone Carriers. Several of the tradional phone service providers also provide Voice Over IP plans. For Instance Verizon now offers their own version of VOIP service costing about 25 dollars per month. At this price, Verizon goes up against with Vonage, although it still needs a lower price to be able to compete with Sunrocket on the basis of cost.

-Small Startup Companies. As a new technology, Voice Over IP is attracting several small companies into the business. Sometimes these companies can offer good service at a low cost. However, the VOIP business environment is changing rapidly so it pays to shop around carefully when looking at small companies.

Regardless of which option you choose for getting Voice Over IP service, the end result is that you will save money. Your typical telephone service charges significantly more for basic phone service than VOIP companies charge for advanced service with all the extras like call waiting, three way calling, and so on. In other words, you get more for your money with VOIP, plain and simple.

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Marc Ilgen is a computer scientist and entrepreneur in telecommunications technology. His website <a href="http://www.best-voip-plan">http://www.best-voip-plan.com</a> compares a number of VOIP service plans.

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