Saturday, June 21, 2008

Types of VoIP services in Australia

Types of VoIP services in Australia

Voice over IP in Australia most types of VoIP services available on the market.Great simple are the free VoIP services offered by companies such as MSN, Skype and others.Only you download and install a small application onto your PC you can to talk to other people who use the same application.

Another way to test the VoIP waters is to opt for a pay as you go service.Example, MyNetFone offers a plan with no monthly fee and untimed calls to anywhere in Australia for 12.5 cents per call. You can opt out of the plan at any time with no penalty. These plans don't have an inbound number so you will be able to make but not receive VoIP phone calls. For those who need an inbound number, there are a range of plans on offer. For example, Engin offers plans starting from AU$9.95 per month that include an inbound telephone number.

Benefits VoIP can offer are only limited by its application, in general terms these are:
Significant reduction in call costs
Exciting and practical advanced communication features
Reduced complexity, enhanced efficiency and unprecedented flexibility.

The constantly on the move but who don't want to carry a PC, there are also a number of USB stick phones on the market. These natty devices are about the same size as a USB storage device and have a plug in one end for a headset and microphone. When plugged into a spare port on any broadband VoIP connected PC, they become a VoIP telephone, allowing calls to be made and received. Because they don't require any software to be loaded onto the PC itself, they are perfect for using in Internet cafes or friends houses.

Most VoIP providers also offer a softphone option to allow calls to be made and received using a PC or Mac. These applications allow free calls between users on the same service and the same low-cost rates to other numbers.

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