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Voice Over Internet Protocol
By Alan Jason Smith
With VOIP technology, you can now place a phone call to someone on the other side of the world using your broadband connection rather than a telephone. VOIP technology, in essence, takes the analog signals from your voice and converts them into digital signals able to travel over the internet. Then, at the other end, VOIP converts the digital signal back to the spoken word. Types of VOIP service vary.
Some VOIP providers only allow you to call other users of the same VOIP provider; other VOIP providers allow you to call anyone with a telephone. To break it down, there are three basic types of VOIP service: With an ATA (an analog voice adaptor), which is box that connects your computer (or your connection) to your telephone for VOIP use. With an IP phone, a special VOIP phone that is by all appearances a regular telephone but with special Ethernet connectors allowing you to hook it up to your router. Before long, WIFI VOIP phones will be on the market, allowing you to place a VOIP call from any hot-spot.With just your computer, you can install VOIP software and place, for free sometimes, VOIP phone calls anywhere in the world.
Get a sound card, speakers, a microphone, and an connection, preferably broadband, and youÕre good to go. Probably one of the most apparent benefits of VOIP is how it relieves you of the need to pay the telephone company for phone service. That's one more bill out of your life! You only need to pay your broadband bill (plus VOIP charges) to have your telephoning needs met as well, and a VOIP bill is usually much cheaper than a phone bill. If you carry an internet-enabled laptop with you wherever you go, say, on a vacation, then all you need to do is bring your VOIP adapter and/or IP telephone and you've got service
Top Ten: The week's top news and analysis, May 12-16
Sometimes, just when you think things can't get worse, they do.
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Shareholders accuse Yahoo of concealing parts of lawsuit
Shareholders suing Yahoo Inc. for its alleged mishandling of Microsoft Corp.?s acquisition offer requested a hearing Friday to address what they say are the company?s attempts to wrongfully conceal ?unflattering? details of the failed merger talks.
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Yahoo chief tells troops to prepare for proxy war
Yahoo Inc. Chief Jerry Yang sought to rally his employees, urging them to stay focused on their work as the besieged Web portal marches into a high-profile proxy war with billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
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Before the Bell: Yahoo, oil, Starbucks, department stores in the spotlight
U.S. stock futures edged up Friday, gaining some support from better-than-expected figures on housing starts, though oil prices surged on the back of Goldman Sachs' forecast that futures have further to rise.
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CORRECT: Icahn's hits and misses: a history of boardroom battles
Whether playing the role of corporate raider or white-knight activist, Carl Icahn is no stranger to pushing for change at the companies in which he holds big stakes. The experiences of Motorola, BEA, Time Warner, ImClone and others bear testimony.
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Icahn plans to unseat Yahoo's board; company disputes his view
Wealthy investor activist Carl Icahn is launching a proxy fight to replace the board of Yahoo, saying the Net bellwether acted 'irrationally' in rejecting a buyout offer from Microsoft recently.
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Goldman bankers, Icahn meet again in Yahoo battle
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The battle for Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. has brought two top Goldman Sachs technology investment bankers and billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn back together on opposite sides of the negotiating table.
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Complete text of Yahoo's reponse to Carl Icahn
A letter from Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock to Carl Icahn, released late Thursday in reponse to an earlier letter from Icahn detailing plans to mount a boardroom coup and reopen negotatiations with Microsoft.
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Hedge Funds: Jana Partners wins big as CBS buys CNet for 45% premium
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --- Jana Partners LLC, an activist hedge fund firm run by Barry Rosenstein, generated big gains after CBS Corp. agreed to buy Internet news provider CNet Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion in cash on Thursday.
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Hedge Funds: Paulson & Co. hedge fund to back Icahn's Yahoo slate
Paulson & Co., a $33 billion hedge fund firm run by John Paulson, says it will support Carl Icahn's proxy fight with Yahoo Inc., bringing another billionaire activist investor into the technology takeover standoff.
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as good as, if not sometimes better than, a cell phone.You must also consider the disadvantages before diving in and going VOIP. For one, your VOIP service may not respond well during power outages and server failures. If your is ever out, your VOIP will be out as well, and thus your ability to place phone calls.
Additionally, not all VOIP providers offer 9-1-1 or directory assistance calls. Before purchasing VOIP hardware and service, make sure the VOIP company you choose provides the services you need. Interestingly enough, you may have been placing VOIP calls for a long time now without even knowing it. Telephone companies have been using VOIP technology to make their services more efficient. You can also expect most of the same features from your VOIP service provider as you currently get from your phone company. VOIP service often includes caller ID, call waiting, call transfer, return call, and other convenient features youÕre used to.
Additionally some VOIP providers offer call-filtering services, letting you choose how calls from a designated number are dealt with. Maybe you forward the call to a different number elsewhere, maybe the caller gets a busy signal from you, or a message saying your number is Òno longer in serviceÓ. Some even allow you to check your voicemail over VOIP and add voice messages as email attachments.VOIP is a burgeoning technology with extremely promising possibilities ahead of it. Before long, Ma Bell may become obsolete.
About The Author: Alan Jason Smith is the owner of http://www.joovoip.com which is a great place to find VOIP links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.joovoip.com
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