Are you still trying to determine whether or not you should switch over to voip service? Voip stands for voice over internet protocol. To make your decision easier you should know some of the reasons why you should begin looking for a voip service provider to sign up with. So here are my top 10 reasons to begin using voip technology.

1. Voip technology is cheap in comparison to the cost of residential or business service. This is one of the many benefits of voip. Basic voice over ip plans can cost as little as $9.95 a month.

2. Some people have to pay for additional features such as unlimited long distance calls or even local calls. If you sign up with one of the many voip service providers, you will no longer have to pay for those features. Your voip plan may also include many other features such as 3-way calling, call blocking, call forwarding, and caller i.d.

3. You will need a voip "modem" in order to take advantage of the benefits of voip. Fortunately, it is free and it can arrive at your house in 5 to 10 days. Or you can decide to purchase it at a store for same-day service and you can have the voip service provider reimburse or credit your account.

4. Voice over ip local in North America includes both the United States of America and Canada. There are some voip service plans that may also include Asia, Western Europe, and parts of Latin America.

5. You will not be charged for incoming calls from any location.

6. You can make voice over ip calls without having a computer. For this situation, you will have take the phone cable from your voice over ip box and plug it into your phone or base station.

7. One of the more interesting benefits of voip is a virtual phone number which is a phone number that you can get for almost any area code. It will allow your friends to make local phone calls to you. This feature will cost around $5.

8. For a small charge, you can get your own 800 number. The majority of voip providers will offer affordable 800 numbers. You will be charged a fixed monthly rate for these numbers. You can expect to pay about $5 for the first 100 minutes each month. After that, you will be charged about 4.5-cents or so per minute. Callers will not be charged for calling any of these numbers.

9. Some voip providers will allow you to route any unanswered calls to three or more other numbers. If you still do not answer the call, it will be sent to your voicemail.

10. It is fairly easy to take your home or office phone with you while you travel since all you have to do is pack your voip modem in your suitcase. Once you arrive at your destination, you can begin to place and receive calls made to your regular phone number by just plugging the modem into any high speed Internet connection. You can do this at any location in the world and the charges will be based on your home location.

These are 10 great reasons you should begin using a voip phone. In case you are still hesitating to try this technology, you should know that many voip providers will offer you a 100% money back guarantee in order to get you to try it.

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