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VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) options offer extremely cheap calls that allow connection to people at any part of the world. VoIP requirements are low – you need to have broadband internet connection and special VoIP equipment. VoIP equipment can be downloaded from the internet and in case you use your residential normal phone you will need a special adapter.

VoIP calls from PC to PC do not require much equipment:
- Microphone
- Earphones or dynamics
- VoIP software installed on your PC and on the PC you are calling to

VoIP equipment that you will need to use VoIP services includes:
- VoIP softphones
- VoIP software
- VoIP adapters
- VoIP phones
- VoIP Gateway that allow building your own VoIP business

VoIP softphone is part of VoIP software that makes your computer work as a phone: you can make calls to another PC or phone and receive calls from another PC or phone. Most common VoIP softphone services and applications are:
- Skype
- Gizmo
- VoIPStunt
- Yeigo
- PeerMe
- Fring
- iChat
- Jajah
- iCall
- X-Lite
- Bria
- Talkster
- Talkety
- Raketu
- Nimuzz
- Jaxtr
- Wenqo

When you sign up for any VoIP softphone service you receive easy-to-follow instructions for installation and using of VoIP services. VoIP softphones are usually easy to work with.

IP Phones are separate devices that allow making calls using VoIP services. The hardware for IP phones include:
- Microphone
- Earphone or speaker
- Touch pad or keypad to dial and enter text
- Display
- General purpose processor
- Digital signal processor
- Converters that convert voice to digital data and digital signals to voice
- Ethernet or wireless network hardware
- Power source (it may be either a battery or a DC course)

The features offered by VoIP phones:
- Caller ID
- You do not need to save numbers as you can dial using name or ID
- Conference calls
- Call transfer
- Call hold

Additional applications are available: weather reports, live news, etc.

IP phones generally look like ordinary residential phones but use different technology: internet instead of PSTN (public switched telephone network) systems.

VoIP adapter may be used to convert your residential home into IP phone so that you can use VoIP options. VoIP adapters convert the signals as IP phones use internet to provide connections but ordinary phones rely on PSTN (public switched telephone network) systems.

Using VoIP gateway you can build your own wholesale VoIP business.