| Voice Over Internet Protocol is a
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| | The most common way in which VOIP is used
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| relatively new method of sending and
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| | is with an ATA, or Analog Telephone
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| receiving telephone calls. Sometimes
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| | Adaptor. This adaptor allows your
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| called IP telephony, internet telephony,
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| | existing phone to be used. The phone is
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| broadband telephony broadband phone, or
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| | connected to the adaptor, which is then
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| voice over broadband, VOIP technology
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| | routed through your computer and
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| allows you to make voice calls using a
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| | connected to the internet.
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| broadband internet connection, rather
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| | Another common way VOIP technology is
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| than a regular (analog) traditional phone
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| | being used is through the use of IP
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| line. Basically, it is the routing of
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| | phones. These phones are specially
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| voice conversations over the internet or
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| | designed to be used with a VOIP
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| through any other IP-based network.
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| | connection. In most ways, they are very
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| The main benefit of using VOIP technology
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| | similar to traditional house phones,
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| is that you can use your internet
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| | except that rather than having a
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| connection, which you are already paying
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| | traditional phone line connector, the IP
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| for, to place long distance calls,
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| | phones have an Ethernet connector. These
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| completely circumventing local phone
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| | IP phones plug directly into your
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| companies and their charges. Voice Over
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| | internet router, bypassing the actual PC
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| Internet Protocol does not carry the same
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| | itself. The actual computer is then not
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| taxes and other fees that local phone
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| | required to be used with the phone. The
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| companies do.
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| | necessary technologies are self-contained
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| How does VOIP work?
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| | in the actual phone, and connected to the
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| Traditional analog phone connections use
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| | internet directly through the router.
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| analog technology. Simply put, the
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| | The third most common method of using
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| technology used in Voice Over Internet
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| | VOIP technology is called computer to
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| Protocol works by converting your voice
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| | computer, or PC to PC, calling. This
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| from this analog signal into a digital
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| | method is entirely free and is not
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| signal, which can then be sent over the
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| | subject to any taxes or fees found with
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| internet. If you are calling a regular
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| | local telephone companies. The only
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| phone, the digital signal is converted
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| | things you need are an internet
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| back into a traditional analog signal
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| | connection, any necessary VOIP software,
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| before it reaches the destination.
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| | a computer, and a microphone and
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| There are three main methods in which
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| | speakers.
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| Voice Over Internet Protocol is used:
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