VoIP 101: Voice Over Internet Protocols
If you still haven’t heard about the potential benefits of VoIP, prepare to change the way you think about your current long-distance calling plan!
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), simply put, is a method for taking ordinary analog audio signals and converting them to digital signals that can be sent over the internet.
What does this mean? Well, it means that if you’re already paying a monthly bill for your internet usage, you can also use that connection to place free long distance phone calls!
The process works by utilizing VoIP technology to bypass the phone companies who charge for their services, and make calls directly online.
VoIP is not new technology by any means. Several companies have been providing it as a solution for many years! With the boom of high speed internet however, VoIP has received a windfall of attention and implementation. Now you’ll find the major telephone carriers setting up their own VoIP networks, which speaks to the success and potential of the technology.
In this introduction to VoIP, we will explain what the technology is, and how it works. Our goal is for you to have a baseline understanding of this communications solution, and to see how it could save you money and grow your business.
What is VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)?
VoIP allows you to make phone calls over the internet, rather than with an analog phone line. With VoIP, a single phone is capable of managing multiple calls, and …