Introduction to VoIP
What is VoIP?
First things first, VoIP stands for Voice over Internet
Protocol. At a base level that means phone calls over your
broadband connection. You really do need a high-speed connection
to take advantage of VoIP to get phone calls comparable to a
normal landline phone. Traditional "dial-up" connections are not
really sufficient.
VoIP works in a different way to your home phone. Your home
phone is based on an analogue network, whereas VoIP is based on
a digital one. Essentially when you speak into a VoIP enabled
phone or headset your voice is converted into digital packets;
it is then compressed to help your Internet connection run more
efficiently and then it is transferred down the connection much
like an email. Once it reaches its destination the process is
reversed.
Why might I want to switch to VoIP?
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