subject: Configuring Voip - A Step By Step Guide [print this page] Perhaps you are stuck in a technological rut, and you have heard of something called voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). If you have, you probably wanted to hear more because you have heard about how much this service cheaper than traditional phone service. Considering time, the prospect of saving money on your utilities is an appealing one.
As job market fails, food prices skyrocketing, and wages for those lucky enough to still have a means of support stagnate, any effort to stretch your dollar further is well-spent specifically when you are spending too much for a telephone bills.
Welcome to VoIP phone service. With this unbelievable technology, you can call anyone you want for a fraction of what you used to. But possibly you are not so good with new technologies, and the thought of spending a fortune in equipment, and a lot of time isn't worth it to you.
Read on, and you will see your fears disappear. What you just need, is a small portion of your time, and you can be making your first phone call with nothing more than the cost of your computer and your Internet connection as startup.
To get your VoIP phone service off the ground, follow those easy steps:
Own a computer
Make sure you connected to the internet
Sign up with free Callcentric account (see link below)
Install provided software to make phone calls
Call someone you know who uses Callcentric
Enjoy free conversation
This is VoIP at its most basic. There are many more other advanced features. If you wanted to know how to start with VoIP, its that easy.
Once you get used to this basic functionality, you can think about another options. You can obtain phone adapter, so you can make calls without help of your computer. Those phones are available for as low as $30-$50. Of course, these require broadband and an ordinary telephone device instead of your computer.
By keeping it simple, you can enjoy the possibility to receive calls, and placing calls from home or from any place in the world with internet connection for a nominal fee through your VoIP phone service provider. And all you will need is your computer or adaptor and the Internet.
The only drawback to VoIP phone service is that you have waited this long to try it. I always feel a little silly when I let my fear of unknown keep me from moving to the technological future, especially when money is involved. Try not to think about the saving you could achieved, and enjoy the moment, and those to come, by staying connected to those you love for a fraction of the cost.
