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VoIP - How It Works
What does VoIP stand for?
What is
VoIP?
How does it work?
What are its advantages?
What
does VoIP stand for?
VoIP means Voice
Over Internet Protocol, also known as IP Telephony, or Voice Over
the Internet (VIO).
What is VoIP?
VoIP is a new way to make and receive
calls over the Internet much like sending and receiving
emails. Phone calls are transferred into data and
sent through high-speed Internet. There are four
different methods of communication which VoIP offers:
computer to computer, computer to telephone, telephone
to computer, and telephone to telephone.
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How does VoIP
work?
First let's define the difference between
circuit switching and patch switching. Circuit
switching routes your call through the switch at your local
carrier to the person you are calling - we use this when
making a phone call with a normal telephone. VoIP uses
patch switching, which is more efficient since it transmits
compressed data called a packet. The packet of data is
then sent from one system to another.
Patch switching allows several telephone calls to the same
space that only one call would inhabit in a circuit switched
network - a key reason why VoIP is much cheaper.
What are its advantages?
VoIP allows you to make calls virtually for free anywhere in
the world.
The rates are significantly less than direct telephone
connections. This is how we can offer you free
employee-to-employee and office-to-office calls.
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Why choose VoIP?
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