| There are many situations in which a person may | | | | works, basically a person logs in the VoIP service and |
| need to make long distance calls. The most common | | | | enters the number they want to call either from their |
| is when one wants to communicate with loved ones | | | | computer or through their VoIP phone. Voice |
| who have moved out of the state or even out of | | | | communication then proceeds. If the computer is |
| the country. The other situation is when a person | | | | being used, voice is recorded by a microphone. If a |
| wants to make long distance calls for their business | | | | VoIP phone is used, communication is expressed |
| or line of employment. However, regardless of what | | | | through that, working in a manner no different than a |
| leads people to need long distance, if they make | | | | land line. |
| these calls through a traditional telephone service, | | | | In terms of long distance calls, it is possible to get |
| they risk getting a very high bill at the end of the | | | | them 100 percent free if the person uses the right |
| month. And if the calls are done internationally, it is | | | | VoIP service and/or combination. For example, it has |
| not impossible to have a bill that is in the thousands. | | | | already been noted computer-to-computer VoIP |
| Cell phones are not much better either. In fact, their | | | | communication is free. This is both national and |
| costs can be worse, since most plans do not allow | | | | international communication with both types being |
| for as many minutes during the day. The only | | | | done through Instant Messengers such as Yahoo, |
| exception is if calls are made between cell phones, | | | | AOL or MSN. But it is also possible to get free calls |
| which can be free if both phones are using the same | | | | through a free VoIP service such as Yet, there is a |
| company. But if a person is calling in an area that has | | | | downside to using a service like this, and it's in the |
| bad reception, even this cannot be relied on. So what | | | | area of quality. Free VoIP services tend to not have |
| does a person do if they want to make affordable | | | | as clear a sound as paid ones, since they tend to |
| long distance calls? The answer involves getting a | | | | have a very static-filled background. So, if this is an |
| VoIP service. | | | | issue it's best to get a paid service like Skype.com, |
| VoIP, (which stands for Voice over Internet | | | | which allows for unlimited long distance calls for a |
| Protocol), is a revolutionary technology that allows | | | | nominal annual fee. |
| for voice communication through the Internet. It can | | | | In conclusion, with VoIP a person no longer has to be |
| be expressed in the following ways: | | | | shocked at the price of their land line telephone bill or |
| computer-to-computer, computer-to-phone, or VoIP | | | | even their cell phone bill. Granted, VoIP is not good |
| phone to a computer, another VoIP phone or a | | | | enough to completely replace one's telephone |
| regular phone. It is usually free if it's | | | | service, but it is an excellent alternative when one |
| computer-to-computer, but the other combinations | | | | needs to be able to unlimited long distance calls. |
| typically involve payment. In terms of how VoIP | | | | |