They say you can skin a cat in more than one way, but never having been concerned with such trivia I cannot confirm that this is true. But I definitely can confirm that there is more than one type of phone you can use to make calls through your internet telephone system, and I'm going to tell you about them.
Firstly, Voip phones. Voip, which stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, are digital phones which have the ability to transmit voice and audio data through the IP layer. Although their function is similar to analogue phones, the technology is a long way off.
Voip phones can be a range of things. They can utilise an IP connection to simply be a dedicated service such as an analogue phone handset, they can be a softphone, or they can be an analogue phone connected to the internet via an Analogue Telephone Adapter. (ATA)
Internet Phones are Voip phones that send audio and voice data over the internet via a standard broadband internet connection. Generally an internet phone uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). A Voip phone based on SIP is known as a SIP phone.
Are you still with me? Good, were nearly there. 'But what are softphones?' I hear you ask. Well, a Softphone is actually software that operates on a standard computer without the need for a dedicated device. Softphones require just a headset or a USB device in order to simulate the experience of a 'normal' phone.
The equipment required for a Voip phone is only marginally greater than that for a Softphone. You need an internet connection and service provider (obviously) and then simply a specialised Voip phone or an analogue phone and an ATA and you're good to go.
And that is it. You're now ready to start making cheap and free phone calls. And don't forget, you can also roam to your heart's content, safe in the knowledge that you are only ever a short distance away from your nearest internet connection point, and connection with the rest of the internet telephony world.
In the not too distant future, analogue phones will be long since forgotten and the whole world will be using internet telephony, whether Hosted Voip or IP PBX. So until that day, make the most of your trusted analogue phone system, for its time on this earth is short.
Firstly, Voip phones. Voip, which stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, are digital phones which have the ability to transmit voice and audio data through the IP layer. Although their function is similar to analogue phones, the technology is a long way off.
Voip phones can be a range of things. They can utilise an IP connection to simply be a dedicated service such as an analogue phone handset, they can be a softphone, or they can be an analogue phone connected to the internet via an Analogue Telephone Adapter. (ATA)
Internet Phones are Voip phones that send audio and voice data over the internet via a standard broadband internet connection. Generally an internet phone uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). A Voip phone based on SIP is known as a SIP phone.
Are you still with me? Good, were nearly there. 'But what are softphones?' I hear you ask. Well, a Softphone is actually software that operates on a standard computer without the need for a dedicated device. Softphones require just a headset or a USB device in order to simulate the experience of a 'normal' phone.
The equipment required for a Voip phone is only marginally greater than that for a Softphone. You need an internet connection and service provider (obviously) and then simply a specialised Voip phone or an analogue phone and an ATA and you're good to go.
And that is it. You're now ready to start making cheap and free phone calls. And don't forget, you can also roam to your heart's content, safe in the knowledge that you are only ever a short distance away from your nearest internet connection point, and connection with the rest of the internet telephony world.
In the not too distant future, analogue phones will be long since forgotten and the whole world will be using internet telephony, whether Hosted Voip or IP PBX. So until that day, make the most of your trusted analogue phone system, for its time on this earth is short.
About the Author:
Saul Saresi researches and writes regular articles regarding the world of Voip hardware and tehcnology business voip systems more examples of his work can be found on his website internet telephony
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