Is VoIP considered a landline?
No. Most people consider a landline to be the traditional phone service that comes in over a dedicated copper wire phone line as opposed to sending voice traffic via wireless transmission or over Internet lines.
Do I have to leave my computer on all the time?
No, but your broadband modem and voip internet adapter do. If you want to make calls from your computer using a SoftPhone application, then the computer has to be on, but other than that, you can leave it off.
How is VoIP different from a regular phone? And is a VoIP phone a “real†phone?
Yes, they are different and a voip phone is every bit as real as a traditional phone. When you make a call using a regular phone, your voice travels over the telephone lines that are strewn from one end of the country to the other. It’s in a form called analog. Analog information is big and takes up a lot of resources, so you’re able to move less traffic over the lines. Also, when your voice leaves your house, the entire voice package takes the same route to its destination.Voip simply takes your analog conversation and converts it to a digital form, so it can travel more efficiently. It might go over DSL lines, cable, wireless networks, or even satellite. Instead of traveling as a single unit, your conversation is sliced up into neat little packets, which are tagged for identification. Each packet looks for the fastest route to the person you’re talking to, kind of like a race. When they arrive, they’re automatically reassembled and converted back to an analog form. It’s practically instantaneous.Â
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Will my VoIP-enabled cell phone work while traveling internationally?
That depends on your cell phone. If it’s a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) capable cell phone, then yes, it will work internationally. Unlike the United States, the rest of the world operates on the GSM standard Our mobile service providers operate under different standards, most of which can’t be used on a GSM network. Before traveling outside the US, double check with your cell phone’s manufacturer, just to be certain.
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