VOIP

 

Advantages voice over ip providers

• Most good quality VOIP software is either cheap or free.


• Free or cheap local/international call rates compared to traditional phone calls.


• VOIP is integrated with features such as chat, whiteboard, audio and video-conferencing.


• Can be used with VOIP adapters, allowing your normal home phone to be turned into a VOIP phone.


• VOIP phone adapters can be carried around with you wherever you travel.


• Computers do not have to be turned on, you can receive VOIP calls on your existing phone.

Disadvantages voice over ip providers

• VOIP does not work if your internet connection is down.


• Normal voice can become garbled or distorted because of latency, transmission errors or high number of online users


• VOIP cannot yet be relied upon to make Emergency calls