What Is VOIP  ... A Summary For South African VoIP Phone Users

VoIP is an Internet phone service provided by communications service providers. VoIP is coming to South Africa very soon.

VoIP is also called Voice Over IP, voice over internet, internet telephony and sometimes broadband phone service.  Quite simply VoIP lets users make phone calls using the Internet instead of the normal Telkom system. With VoIP service, users can make calls using their computer internet phone or, by adding a special adaptor that connect to the normal Telkom phone. VoIP enable massive savings in phone bills and especially long distance phone calls VoIP is as applicable to large companies as it is to individual South Africans.

Using VoIP is really easy.

You will do much better with an ADSL broadband connection to the Internet. Then you need a VoIP service provider who will provide VoIP software. After that you ca choose to connect a headset to your computer, or a Telkom phone handset with a USB connection to your computer. You can buy an adaptor for your existing telephone, or you can buy (or get free) a special VoIP phone. These VoIP phones allow the use of numerous advanced features that improve productivity compared to the normal Telkom service. Whichever way you choose to make your phone calls, the biggest difference between VoIP and regular telephone calls is the cost. International calls may cost only a few cents per minute. You can expect to save lots of moeny on yoru normal monthly Telkom phone account.