Business VoIP or Voice over IP is a method of changing an analog audio signal such as voice into a digital signal that can be fed through the Internet.

So, what does this mean? Calls can be created by anyone, whether short distance or telephone long distance calls from anywhere to anywhere around the world at any time but this time, not with the telephone but with the use of a computer. The email can be made with any computer that is linked to the internet. However, just having a computer and an internet connection does not mean that one can already make a call. There are things that are must be done first.

First of all, VoIP software should be down loaded then installed to the computer. VoIP software is actually a program that has features gives a computer the ability to hook up to other computers so because of this through this connection that one can make a call. VoIP software can be down loaded through the Internet and there are lots of providers of such software.

Most providers of such software have their own websites and in these that the software can be down loaded. Some Voice over IP programs are free while some are increasingly being paid. A free VoIP software has limited features while, of course, a paid VoIP software has all the features available and it is up to the user which to choose. After download, the software can already be installed to the computer then after the installation the software can already be run and then calls can already come in. Calls through the Internet, essentially do not use lines of telephone companies so because of this circumvents their charges.

Voice over IP is not actually new when it comes to communication. There have been some companies that provided services for such for quite a while already. VoIP had only become known to many when high-speed Internet was already being used.

At present, there are many methods Voice over IP is being used. For most individual callers, they use Voice over IP via an ATA, a computer to another computer and their IP Phones. VoIP telephone service.

The most common method of using VoIP is through Analog Telephone Adaptor or ATA. The ATA is an adaptor and it is used to connect any common telephone to the computer then to the Internet so that calls can be made. The ATA essentially turns your voice into digital signals so that it can be fed through the Internet. Setting up ATA is a snap. Plug the ATA to your computer then install the software that it needs then after, connect your telephone to the ATA and then you can already make some calls.