What You Need to Know to Get Started With VoIP
By Nadeem Unuth, About.com Guide
Voice over IP is revolutionizing the world of communications. It allows you to make and receive phone calls over the Internet and IP networks for much cheaper than with the traditional landline phone network. It also makes your communication experience much richer and nicer with a series of enhanced features and extended possibilities. Here is what you need to know to get started.
Introduction to VoIP
The following are essentials for anyone who wants to know what VoIP is. Get introduced to the technology and see what it brings to you.
How VoIP Works
If you have a curious mind and wonder how on earth VoIP gets your voice through at so low cost, here are pieces of content that will illuminate you.
- The Internet Protocol - The IP Behind The Voice
- How Does VoIP Allow Calls Between IP Networks And PSTN?
- Voice Compression in VoIP
Glossary of Some Important VoIP Terms
Knowing the VoIP jargon is part of being successful in using the technology. VoIP shares most of its technical terms with other communication technologies, since it diffuses in most of them.