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Getting Started With VoIP - What You Need

By Nadeem Unuth, About.com

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Get A Phone Number

If you want to extend your VoIP to beyond the PC, you will need to have a phone number. This number is given to you once you subscribe with a paid service, whether software or hardware-based. This number will then be used to make or receive calls to and from fixed or mobile phones. A burning issue for most people shifting from PSTN to VoIP is the possibility of keeping their existing number. Read more:

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