| The pros and cons of using VoIP | | | | you an internet phone number and you can carry |
| The VoIP is an abbreviated form of Voice over | | | | your IP phone and plug it in any broadband |
| Internet Protocol. The VoIP is gaining impetus and | | | | connection and proceed with making your call. IP |
| is becoming the favorite of the telecoms. People | | | | phones can be carried everywhere as they are |
| are ready to jump on to the internet phone as it | | | | light in weight. All the features expected in a |
| is more promising and much cheaper with | | | | traditional or cell phone service is obtainable with |
| efficiency of service. However, identical to all | | | | VoIP service. Services such as call waiting, |
| other emerging technologies, the excitement and | | | | voicemail, call forwarding, caller ID, three ways |
| publicity exceeds the reality. But VoIP is a | | | | calling, and many more facilities are offered. |
| promising novel technology that will transform our | | | | Disadvantages of VoIP: |
| opinions about telephones. There is no doubt that | | | | The disadvantages of VoIP are emergency calls |
| VoIP is an attractive substitute to the | | | | and power interruptions. The emergency calls can |
| conventional phone service, though there are few | | | | quickly trace the traditional phone call, but tracing |
| things to be set and to make it freely available | | | | a VoIP call is highly impossible. Even without |
| for one and all. | | | | power, you can attend the normal phone, but an |
| Advantages of VoIP | | | | IP phone, depends on the internet connection and |
| People possessing broadband connection with | | | | stops working when there is no power. There are |
| cable or DSL can make use of VoIP and can avail | | | | issues regarding VoIP reliability and sound quality. |
| the benefit of VoIP telephone service at low cost. | | | | Similarly, like other data forwarded over the |
| The cost of connecting PC to phone is normally | | | | internet, email and various other documents are |
| lesser than a conventional long distance call and a | | | | mailed on the internet through some scrambled |
| PC-to-PC call involves no cost to any other | | | | network. Many times the data is dropped as they |
| computer in the world. VoIP service providers | | | | do not reach in time and becomes silent in the |
| charge a monthly fee and facilitate unlimited calls | | | | audio stream. To reduce the voice connection |
| within a specified area, and with a reasonable | | | | delay the data packets are dropped and this |
| additional charge for calls made outside the area. | | | | dropped data depends on the speed and distance |
| VoIP offers the benefit of portability to a traveler. | | | | of the connection. Similarly, if the networks have |
| If you have access to broadband connection and | | | | high traffic you may find more dropouts, |
| if they are omnipresent, you can easily continue | | | | especially during peak times. |
| to keep in touch with your friends, family | | | | However, with the growing popularity, VoIP will |
| members and business associates. Your VoIP | | | | overcome the disadvantages in due course of |
| service takes care of your phone coverage, | | | | time as they are constantly working to clear the |
| roaming and long distance charges. | | | | bugs and very soon it can anticipate a warm |
| The facility of portability is facilitated for phone to | | | | response from the customers. |
| phone VoIP services. Your VoIP provider will give | | | | |