| While there are a number of ways that
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| | some very unique possibilities. Some
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| VoIP is currently being used, most
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| | larger companies are already utilizing
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| individual callers fall into one of three
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| | the technology by conducting all
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| categories: ATA, IP Phones, and
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| | intra-office calls through a VoIP
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| Computer-to-Computer.
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| | network. Because the quality of sound is
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| ATA or Analog Telephone Adaptor, is the
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| | comparable to and in some cases surpasses
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| most common way of using VoIP. This
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| | that of analog service, some
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| adaptor actually allows you to hook up
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| | international companies are using VoIP to
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| the phone, which is already in your
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| | route international calls through the
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| house, to your computer, and then to your
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| | branch of their company, which is nearest
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| Internet connection. What the ATA does,
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| | the call's destination and then
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| is turn the analog signals your phone
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| | completing it on an analog system. This
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| sends out into digital signals that can
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| | allows them to pay local rates
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| be sent over the Internet. Setting up
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| | internationally and still utilize the
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| this system is quite simple. It simply
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| | same intra-office VoIP network, as if
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| requires that you order an ATA, plug the
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| | they are calling someone in the next
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| cable from your phone (which would
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| | cubicle.
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| normally go into the wall socket) into
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| | Advantages of VoIP
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| the ATA, and then the ATA gets plugged
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| | While your current long-distance plan
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| into your computer, which is connected to
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| | covers you for only one location, say
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| the internet. Some ATAs include software
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| | calls made from your office, you can make
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| that has to be installed on your computer
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| | a call from anywhere where you can get a
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| before it is ready to be used, but
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| | broadband connection with VoIP. That is
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| basically it is quite a simple process.
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| | because all three methods mentioned
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| The next type of VoIP usage utilizes IP
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| | above, unlike analog calls, send the call
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| Phones instead of your home phone. The IP
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| | information via the Internet. Hence, you
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| Phone looks just like a normal phone,
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| | can make calls from home, on vacation, on
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| with all the same buttons and cradle. The
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| | business trips and almost anywhere else.
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| only difference is that instead of having
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| | With VoIP, you can bring your home phone
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| a normal wall jack connector, it has an
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| | along with you anywhere you go. In the
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| Ethernet connector. So, instead of
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| | same way, computer-to-computer
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| plugging in your IP phone to the wall
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| | connections imply that as long as you
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| jack (like you would with a regular
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| | have your laptop and a broadband
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| analog phone), it is plugged directly
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| | connection, you are ready to go.
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| into your router. This option allows you
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| | There are also some nifty benefits to
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| to circumvent your personal computer. It
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| | having your calls transmitted over the
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| also means that you will not have to
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| | Internet. For example, some VoIP service
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| install any software because it is all
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| | providers allow you to check your
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| built into the handset. In addition, with
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| | voicemail via your e-mail, while others
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| the availability of Wi-Fi IP phones,
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| | allow you to attach voice messages to
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| subscribing callers can make VoIP calls
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| | your e-mails.
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| from any Wi-Fi hot spots. All these
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| | The Future of VoIP
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| features make IP Phones an extremely
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| | While most analysts believe that it will
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| exciting option.
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| | take at least another decade before
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| Lastly, the simplest and cheapest way to
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| | companies and telephone providers make
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| use VoIP is through computer-to-computer
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| | the full switch to VoIP, the potential
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| calls. These calls are entirely free,
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| | for VoIP technology's use today is
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| meaning that there is no need for any
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| | already quite astounding. A report by the
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| calling plans. The only things you need
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| | Forrester Research Group predicts that by
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| are the software (which can be found for
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| | the end of 2006, nearly 5 million U.S.
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| free on the internet), a good internet
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| | households will be using VoIP phone
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| connection, a microphone, speakers and a
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| | service. With the savings and flexibility
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| sound card. Except for your monthly
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| | that VoIP technology already offers, and
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| internet service fee, there is literally
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| | new advances just ahead on the horizon,
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| no cost for making these calls, no matter
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| | we can expect those numbers to escalate
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| how many you make.
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| | further in the future.
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| For large companies, VoIP also offers
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