| What you are about to read... will reveal
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| | normal phone company features such as
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| to you what you should know about a new
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| | call waiting, etc., you need a VoIP
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| telephone communication technology called
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| | service provider. There are a number of
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| Internet Phone or Voice Over Internet
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| | them competing for your business so you
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| Protocol (VoIP).
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| | need to do some research to find one that
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| VoIP came about in 1995 when some
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| computer programmers made voice
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| | If you sign up with an Internet Phone
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| connections between computers. Later that
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| | service provider you can get unlimited
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| year, a software package was developed,
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| | calls within the country for a small
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| and using the modem, speakers, microphone
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| | monthly fee! International calls can also
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| and sound card, one computer user was
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| | be made for a lot less than the cost of
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| able to speak to another.
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| | regular service. Features like call
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| The process used involves converting the
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| | forwarding, call waiting, voicemail,
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| analog voice to digitized form. That
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| | caller ID and 3way-calling, are included
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| involves breaking the voice down into
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| | with Internet Phone at no extra charge.
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| steps that are then assigned numeric
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| | While you're talking on the phone, you
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| values. Then the data is compressed.
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| | can send pictures and documents at the
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| After compression, the data is divided
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| | same time.
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| into packets that are transmitted over
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| | Like all new technologies, VoIP had some
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| the Internet. Identifying information
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| | problems at first, but is now becoming
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| such as origin, destination, etc., are
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| | more reliable and receiving wider
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| added that allows for reconstruction at
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| | acceptance. One thing it has done for you
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| the receiving end. At this point the
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| | already is that phone companies are
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| packets are converted back to analog and
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| | beginning to use the technology to
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| the person on the other end of the line
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| | provide cheaper long distance rates.
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| can hear the caller's voice.
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| | At this time there are several
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| As Internet Phone technology improved, by
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| | disadvantages to using Internet Phone.
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| 1998, gateways had been established
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| | Unlike telephone company service, you
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| allowing a PC to connect to a phone.
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| | will lose your connection during a power
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| Later that year, it was possible to make
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| | outage. The solution to this problem is
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| phone-to-phone connections using the
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| | to have battery backups installed.
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| Internet. Phone-to-phone connections
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| | There is also a problem calling 911. But,
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| still required a computer to initiate the
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| | there is a system in development to
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| call, but once the connection was
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| | overcome this problem. There are also
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| established, callers could use a standard
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| | call quality and reliability problems
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| phone set. Today, the computer is no
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| | with VOIP. The two biggest issues that
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| longer needed. All one needs is a
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| | affect call quality are the distance of
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| telephone (your regular telephone will
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| | the call and the speed of the Internet
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| do), an adapter, and an Internet
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| | connection. However, as the system
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| connection either broadband or DSL, and a
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| | matures, these are becoming less and less
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| service provider. The telephone is
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| | of a problem.
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| connected to the adapter, which is
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| | In the future, VoIP will probably become
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| connected to the Internet connection
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| | the standard for telephone service. So,
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| without the need to connect to a
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| | go out and get hooked up with Internet
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| computer. For the best quality and to get
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| | Phone and save yourself some money.
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