What You Should Know About VOIP Technology
By J. Lloyd
You have heard it all-everyone is talking about the VOIP technology and how it is out
pacing the telephones companies and even the cellular companies. So what is all the talk
about?
VOIP allows you to make your entire local, long distance and international telephone calls
over your high-speed Internet connection. All of this for just one low price that can be
rolled up into your monthly Internet cable invoice. The technology is changing rapidly and
there are a lot of new features available to people savvy enough to get in on the ground
floor for this new technology.
So, what should you do? How different will your VOIP technology be over your regular
telephone company? If you listen to the advertisements, you will realize that they are a
lot alike, but there are also some benefits that VOIP technology now offers.
For your VOIP telephone phone, you can have voice mail, 3-way calling, speed dialing, call
forwarding, simultaneous ring, call waiting, caller ID, call return, caller ID block, anonymous
call rejection, do not disturb feature, and last number redial. If changing to the VOIP system
you can take your existing telephone number, get great international rates, make it possible
for people overseas to call you with it being a local call for them (gone are the long distance
rates), you get free in-calling network and can manage your account online.
Well, this sounds a lot like the other phone companies, so what really makes the VOIP
technology better? It is debatable as to whether or not this is better. It is definitely
different, however; recently, there was a press release on News.com that "A technical
review conducted by the British government has found several security flaws in products
that use VOIP and text messaging, including those from Microsoft and Cisco Systems." So,
there can be a problem with the VOIP technology.
There is also concern that the VOIP does not full support their own encryptions yet. This
means that it is easy to eavesdrop on VOIP telephones and to even change what is being
said. Experts are working on security options, but have not yet found one that is completely
reliable to take care of this problem.
If you look at it only one way, you would say, this is a major problem and I can not deal
with that. However, consider the cyber terrorists. They can and will disrupt any
communications system-all it takes is the time and patience to find a single flaw and
everything can come crashing down.
The choice is yours to decide whether or not the VOIP technology is advanced enough for
you to use this as your primary means of communicating on the telephone. Take your time
and really think about whether or not this new VOIP technology will do everything you need
it to do. If not, you might want to wait a few years until the technology has advanced more
before changing over to the new VOIP technology. You know that technology will only
change and be improved for the better.
For more VOIP information please visit http://www.voiptransmission.com - a popular
VOIP website that provides tips, advice and VOIP resources. Don't forget to check out our
page on VOIP Technology.
By J. Lloyd
You have heard it all-everyone is talking about the VOIP technology and how it is out
pacing the telephones companies and even the cellular companies. So what is all the talk
about?
VOIP allows you to make your entire local, long distance and international telephone calls
over your high-speed Internet connection. All of this for just one low price that can be
rolled up into your monthly Internet cable invoice. The technology is changing rapidly and
there are a lot of new features available to people savvy enough to get in on the ground
floor for this new technology.
So, what should you do? How different will your VOIP technology be over your regular
telephone company? If you listen to the advertisements, you will realize that they are a
lot alike, but there are also some benefits that VOIP technology now offers.
For your VOIP telephone phone, you can have voice mail, 3-way calling, speed dialing, call
forwarding, simultaneous ring, call waiting, caller ID, call return, caller ID block, anonymous
call rejection, do not disturb feature, and last number redial. If changing to the VOIP system
you can take your existing telephone number, get great international rates, make it possible
for people overseas to call you with it being a local call for them (gone are the long distance
rates), you get free in-calling network and can manage your account online.
Well, this sounds a lot like the other phone companies, so what really makes the VOIP
technology better? It is debatable as to whether or not this is better. It is definitely
different, however; recently, there was a press release on News.com that "A technical
review conducted by the British government has found several security flaws in products
that use VOIP and text messaging, including those from Microsoft and Cisco Systems." So,
there can be a problem with the VOIP technology.
There is also concern that the VOIP does not full support their own encryptions yet. This
means that it is easy to eavesdrop on VOIP telephones and to even change what is being
said. Experts are working on security options, but have not yet found one that is completely
reliable to take care of this problem.
If you look at it only one way, you would say, this is a major problem and I can not deal
with that. However, consider the cyber terrorists. They can and will disrupt any
communications system-all it takes is the time and patience to find a single flaw and
everything can come crashing down.
The choice is yours to decide whether or not the VOIP technology is advanced enough for
you to use this as your primary means of communicating on the telephone. Take your time
and really think about whether or not this new VOIP technology will do everything you need
it to do. If not, you might want to wait a few years until the technology has advanced more
before changing over to the new VOIP technology. You know that technology will only
change and be improved for the better.
For more VOIP information please visit http://www.voiptransmission.com - a popular
VOIP website that provides tips, advice and VOIP resources. Don't forget to check out our
page on VOIP Technology.
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