Internet Phone

If you have heard the term "internet phone" and did not know what it was, there is no need to feel alone – most people are ignorant when it comes to this new application for data networks. Internet telephony or VoIP solutions as it is also called uses the internet networks that are generally used for data processes for voice applications, thereby turning your internet into a telephone.

You might ask yourself why an internet phone is necessary when we already have regular telephone service. An internet phone provides a much more stable operating platform and much better service than a regular telephone because of the system that it uses. It is also a much more cost effective telephone service – especially for long distance users. If you have lots of family and friends all over the country and in other parts of the world you will be happy to know that an internet phone will allow you to make long distance calls free of charge! How is this possible you may ask? Well, since long distance is not charged on the internet, when you call long distance over the internet, it is not charged either. The other way in which an internet phone is cost effective is that instead of having to pay both an internet and a telephone bill every month, you can effectively eliminate your telephone bill. Hence, you would only have one bill to pay every month that would cover all of your telephone and internet needs.

Although internet phones are still quite new and not very well known beyond a certain circle, they are sure to catch on quickly once more people begin understanding their worth and their potential. There are already dozens of companies offering internet phone services at a fraction of the cost of regular phone service. In the very near future people will wake up to the realization that there is no need for them to be paying the high fees, hidden charges and long distance rates that they are currently forced to cover through their regular telephone bill. Instead, they will look to internet phones to give them the same, if not better, service and a cheaper rate.