What are VoIP calls?

Voice Over Internet Protocol or VoIP is a method of making phone calls from a computer. If you make a VoIP call to another computer, the call is absolutely free.

You can also make a VoIP call to a landline number or a mobile number but this will cost you a bit. However, the call charges are still cheaper than standard telephone calls.

However, technically speaking, the voice is sent and received in form of packets of digital data through the system of internet.How to make VoIP calls?

First of all, along with a good-configured PC, a broadband connection of sufficient speed and stablility is essential. You also require audio equipment like microphones and headphones. For VoIP calls to another PC, you need to log in the voice based Instant Messenger services like Yahoo Messenger or Skype. There are easy steps provided by them that will guide you to make VoIP calls.

Another way to make VoIP calls is using ATA devices which connect your telephones to Internet. VoIP phones provide better mobility, sharing of files, video conferencing etc.Stand-alone VoIP phones provide you with the option of making VoIP calls even without a PC. The internet-enabled mobile phones can access the internet via Wi-fi hotspots. Truphone, the handset makers, along with the

Orange, the leading wireless broadband provider offers wireless VoIP services for the customers.

There is a growing use of VoIP services in the UK households and SME, according to survey by Ofcom. In the

UK, about 10 percent of the adults make use of the VoIP services and the usage is growing in recent years.