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VoIP Software and Tools

VoIP software include service-backed applications Skype and other PC-to-PC applications. Tiis page speaks about VoIP software applications and tools present on the market - comparisons and reviews, prices, features, compatibility, tutorials, tips and tricks and more.
Skype Mobile Phone Service
Your mobile communication cost can be cut down using Skype's new mobile phone service. You can just download and install the softphone application on your 3G or WiFi mobile phone or handset and register for free. You can communicate for free with other Skype users or pay cheap international rates for users of landline or mobile phone networks.
Integrating Skype Into Mozilla Thunderbird
The concept of presence in unified communications aims at putting your contacts at reach, wherever you might be. It is very convenient to just click on a contact's name or any personal information about them in their email messages or contact details to call them, without actually requiring to launch a Integrating Skype Into MS Outlook
The concept of presence in unified communications aims at putting your contacts at reach, wherever you might be. It is very convenient to just click on a contact's name or any personal information about them in their email messages or contact details to call them, without actually requiring to launch a Yeigo - Free VoIP For Mobile Phones
Yeigo is a free VoIP application for mobile phones, allowing voice calls, chat, instant message and SMS using your mobile phone, while cutting down the usual cost down to as low as 20 %. No need for complex, expensive and bulky hardware. With this, it sets a new paradigm that can revolutionize the communications world. One of the strong points of Yeigo is that it can be installed on a vast range of mobile phones. It also comes with many new features.
iChat - Mac OS X Leopard VoIP Application
The lastest Mac OS X, Leopard, has brought around an enhanced version of iChat, its embedded voice and video VoIP application. Apple has bundled new features with with this new version of iChat that Mac chatters used to look for in third party applications.
Fring - Free Mobile VoIP Calls
Fring is a VoIP application and service that allows free mobile phone calls, chat and instant messaging. It is a softphone that can be directly installed on a smart phone and works on 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi network.
PeerMe - Free VoIP Softphone and Service
PeerMe - PeerMe is a free communication tool and service that is quite easy to setup and use through its softphone client. PeerMe's softphone is enriched with many other features that make it more than a softphone: instant messaging, video conferencing etc. You can also use their web interface or download the special versions for WAP and mobile phones. PeerMe is shaping its future by constantly innovating with features.
Software-Based VoIP Services And Applications
VoIP Software - Software-based VoIP providers often provide softphones, which are applications software that act as a phone on your computer, along with their service. Skype is an example. Here is a list of the common softphones and services, with lots of alternative to Skype
Gizmo - Free VoIP Calls to 60 Countries
Gizmo allows you to make free calls to landline and mobiles phones to 60 countries, and offers free voicemail service. It presents itself as a serious competitor to Skype.
VoIPStunt
VoipStunt is an international VoIP service based in Germany. It works in a manner similar to Skype, in that it has a application installable on a computer, and a service which can be obtained online. VoIPStunt has gained some popularity lately among softphone users due to its free calls to PSTN (landline) phones over some common destinations. There is a list of countries to which you can call free, according to www.voipstunt.com, but how free is free? Can it be better than Skype?
What is Skype?
What is Skype? With more than 100 million registered users, Skype is the most popular voice communication service in the world. The number of people using skype outnumbers that of all other VoIP service providers together. The Skype service comes with an application software, which is why many people think of Skype as being only a software, overlooking the great service behind.
Skype’s Major Features
This article will help you figure out quickly what you can get out of Skype and maybe change the way you use it, or even start using it. Here is a brief overview of Skype’s features, categorized in several groups, each containing numerous features
The SkypeIn Service
Skype In is the service you should have if you want to receive a call from a PSTN or cell phone on your computer using Skype. This is a very interesting option, especially if you want to be reachable from anywhere locally as well as internationally while on the move.
The SkypeOut Service
If you want to phone someone from your Skype softphone using your computer, you can do so using SkypeOut, which allows you to make phone calls to just anyone with a PSTN phone or cell phone, and not just a Skype softphone user.
Test Your Skype Setup With Kerli
Before using Skype, you can test whether you have well configured the software and whether your hardware is working properly with it. Skype offers an automatic user called echo123, which you can use to test that. Here is how.
VoIP Codecs - What is a Codec?
Here is a list of the most common codecs used in VoIP for encoding and compressing voice, with comments.
Microsoft Readies VoIP for Office
Microsoft acquires a Swiss software company that specializes in voice-over-IP applications with a view to adding such a function to its Office products.
VoIp Software For Your Business
Offers free advice on VoIP software purchase, based on price, performance and quality.

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