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From West to East – How VoIP is Revolutionising Calls From Canada to India
- By Costas Kariolis
- Published February 1, 2012
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Costas Kariolis
Costas Kariolis – Senior Director Online – UK & Canada. Vonage are leading VoIP (voice over IP) internet phone service providers. VoIP enables you to use your current high speed Internet Service and Phone to make VoIP Phone Calls using VoIP, whether Local or Long Distance. For interviews, quotes, images or comments contact: Costas Kariolis Senior Director Online – UK & Canada E-mail: theteam@vonage.com
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VoIP has been growing more and more in favour, for people wanting to make calls to India. VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is known for being simple, cost effective and very efficient.
Firstly, how does it work? Well VoIP works by using an internet connection through your router combined with a conventional landline phone or personal computer and a service plan from a provider. This means you potentially already have most of what you need.
When making a phone call, the signals that are sent out are in the form of a normal voice call. These are converted into a digital format and are sent out to the desired call destination. On arrival the signals are converted back into a normal voice call signal and thus the call is made. This means that the calls that are made are very similar to a normal phone call.
This also means that you can utilise many of the modern features that are found on your everyday landline phone. For example, voice caller ID is available as well as an interesting conference call feature, allowing you to have numerous callers in one conversation.
One really interesting feature that is makes VoIP so appealing is how it has adapted its voice mail service. Now, rather than having your messages waiting for you when you get home, you can access them via your e-mail
account that is linked to your service provider plan. This means you never will miss out on that important call from India and is a brilliant tool if you lead a busy lifestyle.
Another really appealing feature of VoIP is its ability to keep a constant number with a VoIP service for the duration of its use, and wherever it is used from. You can make the call from all over the world and you would still maintain the pre-determined number. You can even chose whether to keep your original number or to change to a brand new one.
The potential for VoIP is outstanding as the access available to use this product is huge. Anywhere that has access to the internet is a potential point of call, as all you need to do is log on to the network and start making your calls straight away. This means you can keep your plan in effect even if you are on the go.
One very appealing factor to anyone that is looking to use VoIP is that there is the potential for unlimited calls to India with certain service providers. This means that you never have to worry that you are calling too much as there is no cap on the amount of calls you can make. This is also combined with other packages to make sure that you have access to anywhere that you may need to call.
This is a huge leap in terms of making India accessible and with some great deals around at the moment VoIP is looking to be the way to go for making calls abroad.
Firstly, how does it work? Well VoIP works by using an internet connection through your router combined with a conventional landline phone or personal computer and a service plan from a provider. This means you potentially already have most of what you need.
When making a phone call, the signals that are sent out are in the form of a normal voice call. These are converted into a digital format and are sent out to the desired call destination. On arrival the signals are converted back into a normal voice call signal and thus the call is made. This means that the calls that are made are very similar to a normal phone call.
This also means that you can utilise many of the modern features that are found on your everyday landline phone. For example, voice caller ID is available as well as an interesting conference call feature, allowing you to have numerous callers in one conversation.
One really interesting feature that is makes VoIP so appealing is how it has adapted its voice mail service. Now, rather than having your messages waiting for you when you get home, you can access them via your e-mail
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Another really appealing feature of VoIP is its ability to keep a constant number with a VoIP service for the duration of its use, and wherever it is used from. You can make the call from all over the world and you would still maintain the pre-determined number. You can even chose whether to keep your original number or to change to a brand new one.
The potential for VoIP is outstanding as the access available to use this product is huge. Anywhere that has access to the internet is a potential point of call, as all you need to do is log on to the network and start making your calls straight away. This means you can keep your plan in effect even if you are on the go.
One very appealing factor to anyone that is looking to use VoIP is that there is the potential for unlimited calls to India with certain service providers. This means that you never have to worry that you are calling too much as there is no cap on the amount of calls you can make. This is also combined with other packages to make sure that you have access to anywhere that you may need to call.
This is a huge leap in terms of making India accessible and with some great deals around at the moment VoIP is looking to be the way to go for making calls abroad.