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Cool Things VoIP Does That Your Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Can't
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Remember how VCRs revolutionized the Home Entertainment industry? It wasn't just the luxury of watching a movie at home that had everyone so eager to sign up at their local video store. It was the part where you got to pick the movie you wanted to see. You could watch it when it was convenient and if the kids needed a bathroom break part way through all you had to do was press a little button. It was great. Everyone had one. Who could ask for more?
Then DVDs hit the market, offering extended material and more powerful features. VCRs never had a chance. voip is the DVD player of the Telecommunications industry. Here are a few of the voip internet phone options your POTS can't deliver: o Choose your area code. That's right, you can control what area code your phone number is in. If you live on the West Coast but your family is still back East, you can create a number that rings in Los Angeles, but is local to New York City. o Video teleconferencing for residential consumers means you can not only call your family when you're away from home, but also see them at the same time. Great for making those business trips seem shorter. o Take your home phone with you when you travel, literally. Your VoIP phone number isn't linked to a physical address, but to the ATA adapter that plugs into your phone. Bring it on your next trip, plug it into any available broadband connection and then use your Laptop or the hotel room phone to make and receive calls as if you'd never left home. People calling your home number will reach you wherever you are… Paris, Ensenada, Hong Kong, it's all the same. o Set up a virtual number that will forward calls to your residence. Similar to choosing your area code, virtual numbers allow you to establish local numbers outside of your area, so friends and family don't have to pay expensive long distance rates to keep in touch. p.s. Don't forget to check out Why voip!
