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How does VoIP work?
VoIP converts the voice signal from your telephone into a digital signal that travels over the Internet. If you are calling a regular phone number, the signal is then converted back at the other end. Internet Voice can allow you to make a call directly from your traditional phone, a computer, or a special VoIP phone. You’ll be able to dial just as you always have, complete with a dial tone and everything. You’ll have a regular phone number, and a person can call you from his or her regular phone without using special equipment.
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