| For a long time, wireless cell phones using | | | | cases and it takes around five minutes to set it |
| broadband were the only solution to | | | | up. Now, companies are developing ways to allow |
| communicating on the go. But a few years ago, | | | | people to use voIP on popular smart phones such |
| people developed a new way to communicate | | | | as the Motorola Q and the Samsung Blackjack. |
| with their phones and it's called VoIP, or voice | | | | The reason it's so cheap is that voIP costs about |
| over internet protocol. Many people may have | | | | a two thirds less than wireless to maintain. Placing |
| already heard of Vonage, the company that | | | | a call using VoIP will only cost a company like |
| pioneered the use of VoIP, but these same | | | | Vonage one third of the cost that Cingular or |
| people may not know what it is and how it | | | | T-mobile has to pay. And now that people know |
| works. People also might be wondering why it's a | | | | how to convert wireless phones to IP phones |
| lot cheaper than traditional wireless plans. | | | | using Motorola Q accessories or Samsung |
| VoIP is a new revolutionary way to make phone | | | | Blackjack Accessories, cell phone companies are |
| calls, sometimes for free. This new technology | | | | starting to lose business to VoIP providers, but |
| allows you to make phone calls through your | | | | new technology always has certain important |
| computer and an internet connection. It uses IP | | | | disadvantages. |
| addresses to connect you to whoever you're | | | | For example, when you do not have a WI-FI |
| trying to call. But voIP isn't limited to just | | | | signal, the phone will have no dial tone. Also, |
| computer to computer phone calls. It can also | | | | emergency calls to 911 will be a problem as well. |
| make calls when someone is in reach of any wi-fi | | | | These IP calls are untraceable so if you are unable |
| hotspot. All you need is a IP phone and a power | | | | to tell the 911 operator where you are, they |
| supply. Of course, with every new technology, | | | | won't be able to find you. |
| there will be up-sides and down-sides. | | | | VoIP won't be a large threat to wireless |
| When you subscribe to a service like Vonage, | | | | companies for a decade or two because of these |
| they will only charge you around thirty dollars a | | | | problems. They are not small either and it will take |
| month while other cell phone companies will | | | | companies like Cingular more than a decade to |
| charge around fifty. If you download VoIP | | | | switch to this cheaper technology. Stay with your |
| software off the internet and use it to make long | | | | expensive wireless company for now. |
| distance calls, it will cost you nothing in most | | | | |