subject: Telephone Empowered By The Internet [print this page] Communication is the most vital ingredient to develop our well-being as a person. Inventors saw the need of the individuals to communicate. With the desire of bridging the distance between two or more people such as a family, brilliant inventions were made to make communication possible. Telephones were one of the first communication tools invented that gained credibility in the early years of its invention. A lot of communication technologies followed and now a new way to make and receive a call has invaded the highly technological society.
Research shows that majority of the people count on the internet upon seeking for important information, business transactions, and employment opportunities. Internet is now part of the system of this generation. As a result, telephones are transformed by the power of the internet.
Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is now a phenomenon all over the world especially in the business world. VoIP is a phone which uses the power of a high speed internet connection (broadband) to make and receive phone calls without any empirical changes. One significant difference is that it saves money on telephone bills.
Some best features of VoIP beneficial to the user:
1.Anonymous Call Rejection It prevents inbound calls from callers who block display of the caller ID. Residents dont have to worry themselves over telemarketers who keep on calling them any time of the day.
2.Do Not Disturb blocks any inbound calls except from callers on your priority call list.
3.Keep Your Existing Phone Number There is no need to switch to a different phone number so that your name and number will still be in the telephone directory. In fact, people dont need to dial a different number to reach someone using VoIP overseas. The dialing remains the same no matter where the person is in the presence of an internet connection.
4.Find Me Follow Me It allows you to have your calls ring simultaneously on your office, mobile, and home phones. It ensures that an important call reaches you wherever you may be with a Telephone Adapter or Video Applications. Connect them to a broadband connection and you are ready to go.
5.Low Priced International Rate Some VoIP services offer unlimited landline calls to 75 countries and unlimited local and long distance call for those who share the same VoIP service.
Some added features vary according to the different VoIP service provider. The only similarities among VoIP service providers, is the inexpensive price they offer for phone calls than the standard phone calls. With VoIP, you can save as much as $50 on your telephone bill. Nothing is more important than connecting with our loved ones all over the world. High paying telephone bills must not hamper the essentiality of communication.