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What is VoIP?
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| VoIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol. VoIP is the method
by which you can send your voice (analog data) over the Internet (digital data) to an
end-user who receives the message.
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How does VoIP work?
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| It is a service that works by transmitting voice over data
networks.A VoIP gateway converts the analog voice data into digital data packets which are
sent over a
broadband Internet connection to a VoIP server that forwards the message to the receiving
party.
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Do I need a special ISP to use VoIP?
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| No, VoIP will work over any Internet connection that is fast and
stable enough to carry the data (i.e. a Broadband connection).
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What's a softphone?
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| A softphone is a software program for making telephone calls over
the internet using a general purpose computer, rather than using dedicated hardware. Often a
softphone is designed to behave like a traditional telephone, sometimes appearing as an
image of a phone, with a display panel and buttons with which the user can interact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softphone
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How can I use VoIP @ HOME?
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| This is a product in which customers with broadband links such as
Fixed WiMax, Mobile WiMax, Wi-Fi at their homes can plug an IP phone or Soft phone.
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How can I use VoIP @ WORK?
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| Under this service, corporate customers can connect their Internal
IPBX to the Econet Soft switch for incoming and outgoing calls. Econet will allocate VoIP
Trunks to the enterprise IPBX / Gateway. Internally, Corporates can connect IP Phones or
Analogue phones to their internal IPBX/PABX.
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Which areas do we cover?
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| See our coverage map |
