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January 26, 2006
VoIP providers add multimedia, teleconferencing and more
As rates fall for basic VoIP telephone services, operators are quickly adding new functionality to differentiate themselves from the crowd.
Skype which already lowered rates to Bangladesh to US$ .05 from anywhere in the US has introduced video in Skype 2.0 software.
AT&T's call vantage offers multiple line support, and also allows call forwarding to any phone of your choice. Of course regular call charges apply when you forward calls.
Most VoIP service providers also allow sending instant messaging during voice communication. Handy especially when long text, or internet webpage addresses need to be communicated.
Having your own toll free number is also a snap with VoIP services. Skype for example goes beyond providing just toll free numbers. The service allows you to have local numbers in one country when physically you are located somewhere else. For example, if one lives in India but have many friends in England, he or she can get a local SkypeIn number in UK. Any calls made to the UK phone will be considered local in England.
Skype, Yahoo and Google's services are free for computer to computer based communication today. However, new standalone Internet enabled phones already allow making free calls over the net without using the PC.
Posted by admin at January 26, 2006 06:58 PM