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If you choose the hardware solution instead, you’ll be using a converter box called an ATA that will be attached to your high-speed internet connection. Your telephone can then be plugged into the ATA. The converter box takes the analog signal from your phone and converts it to a digital signal to be sent over the internet in data packets, which are then reassembled on the other end of the telephone connection. By using a hardware VoIP (Broadband Phone) solution, you computer does not have to be on in order for you to make and receive telephone calls, although your Internet connection will have to be active. Many VoIP (Broadband Phone) service providers are including the ATA at very low cost or even for free in some cases.
In order to make use of VoIP (Broadband Phone) technology for placing internet telephone calls, you will need to subscribe to a service plan provided by one of the major VoIP (Broadband Phone) companies in business today. The service plans are usually very inexpensive, often providing for unlimited long-distance telephone calling for as little as $25 per month. You can even save more by choosing a calling plan that places a limit on the amount of minutes used each month, bringing your total cost down to as low as $15 a month.
In addition to domestic long-distance phone calling, many VoIP (Broadband Phone) providers also allow you to make international telephone calls to persons outside of their subscriber base for a per minute fee, sometimes as low as $.10 to $.15 per minute. Some providers even allow free long-distance telephone calling as long as it is carried out between individuals in their own subscriber base.
If you choose to use a hardware VoIP
(Broadband Phone)
solution, you can expect to spend some time
on the phone with customer support in order
to get your system up and running correctly,
but most likely you’ll be able to experience
uninterrupted service from that point on.
Also you can expect voice quality to be
excellent in most cases, often rivaling that
of land line telephones.
When you consider all the advantages of
using VoIP (Broadband Phone) technology to place telephone
calls over the internet, it’s no wonder that
so many consumers are turning to VoIP
(Broadband Phone) for
their long-distance telephone calling needs.
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