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VoIP Facts and Information

Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP – otherwise known as Internet voice, broadband phone service and Internet telephony) is a technology that allows you to place and receive phone calls using a broadband Internet connection rather than the traditional (analog) phone line.
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Glossary of VoIP Terms

You will see a lot of terminology while learning about or choosing an Internet telephony provider that you may find confusing. You can take a look at the glossary below to help in understanding the world of voice over Internet protocol.
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Long Distance Savings for College Students

When entering college, many students find themselves living long distance from friends and family for the first time in their lives. This makes the telephone a lifeline while away at school and as a result, many students, or their parents, find themselves paying larger than life phone bills.
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Cramming and Slamming Facts

So what is “Cramming”? “Cramming” is the practice of placing unauthorized, misleading, or deceptive charges on your telephone bill. Companies that fraudulently cram people seem to depend largely on confusing telephone bills in order to mislead consumers into paying for services that they did not authorize or receive.
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Compare Cellular Services

How Do Cellular Phones Work? When you talk into a wireless telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radio frequency energy (or radio waves). The radio waves travel through the air until they reach a receiver at a nearby base station. The base station then sends your call through the telephone network until it reaches the person you are calling.
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