VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more widespread periods telephone service over the Internet.
If you have a sensible value Internet attachment you can get telephone service consigned through your Internetattachment rather than of from your localized telephone company.
Some persons use VOIP in supplement to their customary telephone service, since VOIP service providersgenerally offer smaller rates than customary telephone businesses, but occasionally doesn't offer 911 service,telephone book or directions listings, 411 service, or other widespread telephone services. While numerous VoIP providers offer these services, reliable industry-wide entails of proposing these are still developing.
- Requires Internet access to make calls outside the local area network (LAN) unless a compatible local PBX is available to handle calls to and from outside lines.
- VoIP phones and the routers depend on mains electricity for power, unlike PSTN phones, which are supplied with power from the telephone exchange. However, this can be mitigated by installing a UPS.
- IP networks, particularly residential Internet connections are easily congested. This can cause poorer voice quality or the call to be dropped completely.
- VoIP phones, like other network devices can be subjected to denial-of-service attacks as well as other attacks especially if the device is given a public IP address
- Due to the latency induced by protocol overhead they do not work as well on satellite Internet and other high-latency Internet connections.
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