Internet Phone Service for Everyone

By STEFANIA VISCUSI
TMCnet Assistant Editor for Channels

Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP Service, Internet Phone Call, PC to Phone, IP Phone—call it as you wish—it's entered the world and it's benefits are not just limited to the "tech-savvy" or  professional user. By utilizing one's internet connection, a phone service that offers cheap pay calls or free internet calling is made possible. This means talking for as long as you want with out fearing a ridiculous monthly phone bill as well as the ability to connect to people in places never before possible. And just as VoIP's popularity continues to spread, its benefits are reaching out to everyone in its own ways. The introduction of the internet phone call has undeniably changed communication capabilities across the world – bringing benefits to everyone-- no matter who--or where, they are.

But your technology-savvy population isn’t the only one to benefit from the internet phone call. Expanding the use of ones internet connection for home phone service, phone systems to make business calls, or for VoIP Calls that connect you with friends, distant relatives, or simply provide benefit of reduced costs are just some of the possible usages for Internet Phone Service.

For many, using their traditional home phone service to call family and friends could mean risking a high phone bill, especially if those friends are dispersed among the world. For parents, who have teens that tie up their phone lines, or for older citizens who sometimes just enjoy the comfort of being able call and catch up with family for cheap--or for free, the use of internet phone service has a changing affect on the ways all kinds of people stay in touch.

For business users, internet phone service connects conference calls to distant associates or partners and eliminates the need to rush off the phone or incur the high costs associated with having to travel. Recognizing these advantages, business across the world have implemented IP PBX's and phone systems that allow them to utilize internet phone service for improved business practices and employee efficiency.

It's a well known fact that most teens like to socialize. After school hours usually consist of coming home and switching on the computer to start typing away with buddies from all over the world. Internet phone service lets users hear the voices on the other end and if friends subscribe to the same service, like InPhonex's free internet calling services, its possible to talk for as long as needed with friends from all over the world and without worrying about tying up the home phone service line or running up the monthly bill.

For students away at college, calling home and talking to friends and family can become costly. With internet phone service, college students are able to utilize a broadband connection to make and receive all the internet phone calls they desire.

And as more broadband services become available in desolate and remote areas across the world, internet phone services are even making it possible to reach these once "unreachable" areas. Remote villages, farms, and other places where communications are limited are no longer restricted. With internet phone services, inhabitants of these areas can call out across town, or across the world to become informed of what's happening outside of their areas, without ever having to leave their land.

Making this all possible is the fact that internet phone services utilize an internet connection, so calls are routed over the internet as opposed to traditional landline phone services that use costly methods for connecting callers. Couple these advantages with an internet phone service provider like InPhonex and the only other thing you need is any soft or hard SIP-enabled phone to begin enjoying internet phone calls.

So who doesn’t benefit from internet phone service? -- Only those who don’t utilize it.

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Stefania Viscusi is an established writer and avid reader. To see more of her articles, please visit Stefania Viscusi’s columnist page.