Using VoIP With Your Cell Phone
By Mark Woodcock
Before many of us came to rely on cell phones to make long distance phone calls,
our only option was to commit to a long distance phone company. Long distance
carriers charged what were at times exorbitant by-the-minute fees to make calls to
friends and loved ones often living only a few hours away.
When cell phones came into prominence, they brought with them service plans
that gave us such luxuries as free night and weekend calling anywhere
domestically. Alas, even cell phones had their drawbacks, in that their reception
was often broken up, and calls could be dropped unceremoniously.
When along came VOIP, a new choice in long distance phone calling was on the
horizon. VOIP has many different options, and now it seems that we have the
choice of combining VOIP technology with cell phones. The prospect of VOIP cell
phone service brings with it the potential for even more freedom and convenience,
along with lower prices. Or does it?
Normally, VOIP service is available in three modes: ATA, IP phone, and
computer-to-computer. All of these services are common and available for use
at your home computer. ATA, or analog telephone adapter, lets you connect your
regular home telephone to your computer and use it for VOIP service by
converting analog sound bits into digital data. IP, or Internet protocol, phones are
telephones that are specially designed for use with VOIP service.
These phones look just like a standard home phone, but are wired differently to be
VOIP capable. You can have a cordless IP phone that allows you to move freely
through your home or office as you talk. Computer-to-computer VOIP is achieved
by installing software that you can get through a provider. You make long distance
calls from your computer, and talk through a microphone that is hooked up to your
machine. All of these services are convenient in their own ways, but do not have
quite the portability that cell phones offer. That is why the idea of VOIP cell phones
is so appealing. Potentially, it is the best of both worlds: portability and low cost
phone service.
Cost savings is by far the most attractive aspect of VOIP. With typical VOIP, you
can expect to pay anywhere from $19.95 to $34.99 per month for a service that
consists of many features, including free domestic calls, dirt cheap International
calling rates, Caller ID, Call Waiting, 3-way Calling, among others. This, of course,
is in addition to your current monthly ISP charge, which for broadband is usually
around $40 per month.
The combined cost for your ISP and VOIP services is likely to still be less
expensive than if you were to remain in service with a traditional telephone
company. However, this is not necessarily the case if you were to switch your cell
phone over to VOIP as well.
Providers that offer VOIP cell phone services usually charge a monthly fee in
addition to a per-minute fee. If you don't use your cell phone often enough to meet
or exceed your current allotted plan minutes, then it is simply not cost effective for
you to subscribe to VOIP cell phone service.
VOIP and cell phones go well together for those customers that regularly exceed
their plan minutes or make International calls on their cell phone on a regular
basis. And, if your Internet connection if prone to outages, you could experience
the same dropped call occurrences that you might often get with a standard cell
phone service.
There is no doubt that VOIP is a reasonably priced and convenient way to bundle
all of you communications together. VOIP service is improving all the time as
technologies moves forward, which will allow providers to offer more reliable and
even more affordable service down the line.
Currently, VOIP cell phone service is in its infancy, and the kinks are being worked
out. If you do the math, and feel that your monthly cell phone bill would benefit
from a reasonable VOIP service plan, then it is worth the switch. If you do not
make International calls on your cell phone, and you rarely or never go over your
plan's allotted monthly minutes, then you are probably better off sticking with your
traditional cell phone service for now than putting out more money for VOIP cell
phone service.
About The Author
Mark Woodcock is a director of 3 Internet Companies, is a published author and
has written many articles on a widespread number of topics. All his articles may be
reproduced provided that an active link is included to
http://www.voip-services-provider.com
By Mark Woodcock
Before many of us came to rely on cell phones to make long distance phone calls,
our only option was to commit to a long distance phone company. Long distance
carriers charged what were at times exorbitant by-the-minute fees to make calls to
friends and loved ones often living only a few hours away.
When cell phones came into prominence, they brought with them service plans
that gave us such luxuries as free night and weekend calling anywhere
domestically. Alas, even cell phones had their drawbacks, in that their reception
was often broken up, and calls could be dropped unceremoniously.
When along came VOIP, a new choice in long distance phone calling was on the
horizon. VOIP has many different options, and now it seems that we have the
choice of combining VOIP technology with cell phones. The prospect of VOIP cell
phone service brings with it the potential for even more freedom and convenience,
along with lower prices. Or does it?
Normally, VOIP service is available in three modes: ATA, IP phone, and
computer-to-computer. All of these services are common and available for use
at your home computer. ATA, or analog telephone adapter, lets you connect your
regular home telephone to your computer and use it for VOIP service by
converting analog sound bits into digital data. IP, or Internet protocol, phones are
telephones that are specially designed for use with VOIP service.
These phones look just like a standard home phone, but are wired differently to be
VOIP capable. You can have a cordless IP phone that allows you to move freely
through your home or office as you talk. Computer-to-computer VOIP is achieved
by installing software that you can get through a provider. You make long distance
calls from your computer, and talk through a microphone that is hooked up to your
machine. All of these services are convenient in their own ways, but do not have
quite the portability that cell phones offer. That is why the idea of VOIP cell phones
is so appealing. Potentially, it is the best of both worlds: portability and low cost
phone service.
Cost savings is by far the most attractive aspect of VOIP. With typical VOIP, you
can expect to pay anywhere from $19.95 to $34.99 per month for a service that
consists of many features, including free domestic calls, dirt cheap International
calling rates, Caller ID, Call Waiting, 3-way Calling, among others. This, of course,
is in addition to your current monthly ISP charge, which for broadband is usually
around $40 per month.
The combined cost for your ISP and VOIP services is likely to still be less
expensive than if you were to remain in service with a traditional telephone
company. However, this is not necessarily the case if you were to switch your cell
phone over to VOIP as well.
Providers that offer VOIP cell phone services usually charge a monthly fee in
addition to a per-minute fee. If you don't use your cell phone often enough to meet
or exceed your current allotted plan minutes, then it is simply not cost effective for
you to subscribe to VOIP cell phone service.
VOIP and cell phones go well together for those customers that regularly exceed
their plan minutes or make International calls on their cell phone on a regular
basis. And, if your Internet connection if prone to outages, you could experience
the same dropped call occurrences that you might often get with a standard cell
phone service.
There is no doubt that VOIP is a reasonably priced and convenient way to bundle
all of you communications together. VOIP service is improving all the time as
technologies moves forward, which will allow providers to offer more reliable and
even more affordable service down the line.
Currently, VOIP cell phone service is in its infancy, and the kinks are being worked
out. If you do the math, and feel that your monthly cell phone bill would benefit
from a reasonable VOIP service plan, then it is worth the switch. If you do not
make International calls on your cell phone, and you rarely or never go over your
plan's allotted monthly minutes, then you are probably better off sticking with your
traditional cell phone service for now than putting out more money for VOIP cell
phone service.
About The Author
Mark Woodcock is a director of 3 Internet Companies, is a published author and
has written many articles on a widespread number of topics. All his articles may be
reproduced provided that an active link is included to
http://www.voip-services-provider.com
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