What is voip?

Added: 05-06-2004
Author: Raichel Ronayne
Category: VoIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is also known as IP telephony is a technology that provides telephone service via the internet. Kuugeuza VOIP voice signal from your phone or computer microphone to a small data packet, then sends them via the Internet.

VOIP debuted in 1995 as a network service similar to the chat room but mikrofoner and headset. The first is the type of service for Internet computer. VOIP customers interested because it is a good way to avoid long distance fees. The caller uses two services that can talk to each other for free anywhere in the world. In recent years, VOIP service providers and improved technology, including mobile phone calls as the lines (analogue) phone service.

The ADAPTER for telephone and telephone service is low enough to enable VOIP services for no access to high speed portable internet connection. VOIP technology to better understand, help explain how to work the analog phone service than the Internet.

Analog Telephone Service

Analog phone when it is connected, and the cycle on the phone is opened and remain open during the relationship when the voice signals travel over the line. (Wilson) As tens of thousands of open circuit at the same phone line more than one may be noisy and affect the speed and quality of relationships. A dial-up Internet connection using a phone line but the data transfer is much slower and less effective than high-speed broadband or DSL Internet connection, which uses a different path.

The Internet

Internet uses more lines of position (Bandwidth) available than analog phone lines. Cable television and the Internet can use the line for television signals and Internet data compressed into data packets that take little space.

When the packet of data sent over the Internet, and open circuit, the packet is sent, and then close. End of the cycle until the package is open only on the destination. This process requires less bandwidth lines and did not become crowded, leading to more effective, high-speed data transfer.

Required Equipment

VOIP services all require high-speed internet connection (dial-up does not work). Many service providers will use the Internet anywhere, however, requires some customers to use their Internet services. Computer communications and computer headset microphone (built-in or separate) and the necessary computer and to phone and phone service and phone call only ADAPTER needed.

Savings

VOIP services popular with consumers because of over-all cost savings compared to analog telephone service. Most VOIP services offer similar (if not more) features such as analog telephone service and low cost long distance calls between users of the service is usually free.

Many VOIP providers will not advertise their services as analogue telephone service is not. However, consumers should know that if their Internet service interrupted or the power went out, VOIP will not work and not all VOIP providers equipped to handle 911 calls.

References:

Wilson, Tracy V. How WiFi Phones Work. HowStuffWorks. Accessed June 18, 2006,
from http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/wifi-phone.htm/printable

Answer 24-7.com. (2005). Accessed June 19, 2006, from

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