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What About VoIP Land Lines?

Traditionally, a "landline" is the telephone line that runs from your house, often underground, to the local telephone company office. It consists of 2 or 4 thin copper wire strands coated in plastic. This could also be called an analog phone line or analog landline because it carries an analog current that has the voice, dial tones, ringing signals, and so on. Some landlines are well over 100 years old.

VoIP is the New Technology
VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a newer digital telephony standard. VoIP is also called broadband phone. What VoIP technology does is let you use your broadband Internet connection for both telephone service and computer Internet service.

The Internet line, either DSL or Cable, that you use for your broadband phone service might be called a "VoIP landline". That distinguishes it from the analog landline still used for home phone service and wireless service that is used by cell phones.

Why Would You Choose VoIP Phone Service?
Why are so many people switching to VoIP phone service? Mostly to save money on their monthly phone bills. Here's an example: Packet8, one of the leading VoIP broadband phone providers, has an annual plan that gives you unlimited calling to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for just $24.99 a month. Compare that with the $25, $30 or $40 a month you pay for just average use on a traditional analog landline. Some people have phones bills of $100, $200 or more because they make lots of long distance calls. You can talk all you want on Packet8 and it's still just $24.99 a month. Get more details on Packet8 Internet Phone Service here.

What Do You Need For Broadband Phone?
If you're still using dial-up Internet service, forget it. You need a broadband Internet connection to have the bandwidth for clear voice calls and reliable connections. You'll need to order DSL or Cable broadband service. Satellite might work, but the long delays, called latency, make your phone conversations more like talking on a walkie-talkie. Find broadband Internet service providers in your area here.

A Word About DSL
DSL or Digital Subscriber Line is a technology that shares your analog landline for both conventional phone service and broadband Internet. Most phone companies won't let you have DSL without phone service in addition. In this case, Cable broadband might be a better choice if you no longer want your analog phone service. Some DSL users keep their landlines so they can have broadband, but subscribe to VoIP phone service and still save money because they have such high long distance bills.

What Equipment is Needed for VoIP?
You need an adaptor box to connect your regular telephone to the Internet. Packet8 calls theirs a "broadband phone adaptor" and it is included with your service. This device will let you share your broadband service with both your phone and your computer.

How Reliable is VoIP phone service?
VoIP technology itself is highly reliable. Major corporations are using it now. However, if your Internet service goes down or you have a power failure your phone will also go dead. Most people have a cell phone that can be used in this case. Slow Internet service will cause phone calls to break up or drop.

Can You Keep Your Same Number with VoIP?
In most cases, yes. It's called local number portability. It can take a month or more to make the transfer, so SunRocket will give you a temporary phone number to use while the change is pending.

Where Do You Sign-Up for VoIP?
You can order VoIP phone service online at anytime. Simple visit Packet8 Internet Phone Service and click on the sign-up button. The whole process only takes a few minutes.

 

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