Making cheaper calls to Hong Kong and Singapore has never been easier with the introduction of service providers offering VoIP technology (Voice over internet protocol).

VoIP offers the ability to be able to make cheap calls both domestically and internationally without having a traditional land line system. It instead utilises a broadband connection to make this possible.

The VoIP service is able to do this in one a three ways, either by using a computer, a special VoIP technology enabled phone (usually provided when a consumer subscribes to a VoIP package) or by using a specially developed adapter that enables a standard land line phone to operate with the service.

Service providers are able to offer up such cost effective prices to international destinations such as Hong Kong and Singapore by using the Least Cost Routing technology. This system takes the call and converts it into data form. From here various locations are located that the call can be sent and then converted back into the VoIP format.

It is because of this that VoIP service providers can offer up such cheap and flexible rates to customers. Some service providers allow for customers to choose an area completely different from the one they want to get the VoIP package installed. This means customers can make unlimited calls to this destination. Should the customer choose to utilise this, it could prove to be cost-effective in the long run in making cheap calls to Hong Kong and Singapore.

Many VoIP operators will assign a telephone number with the special phone provided, which enables the user to be contacted by those operating a standard line without them having to use any extra specialised equipment. Calls made from VoIP consumer to VoIP consumer are usually offered with no additional rate regardless of the calling location. This again offers a practical and cost-effective way possibility of communicating over vast distances.

Although the service operates in very different way from that of the traditional land line, the VoIP phone is still very much similar to its standard counterpart.

Most come with a cradle that instead of connecting into the phone line connects into the back of a broadband router. So those worried about getting to grips with the new technology needn’t be as it still operates in practically the same manner.

Many phones that are supplied with the VoIP contract provided come ready to use, straight from the box without the long, arduous installation periods. This means it would be a great way to make cheaper calls from the start.

Talk of VoIP phones that will be able to utilise Wi-Fi connections show that VoIP is not just a passing fad, but something that could genuinely become the future.

With the ongoing boom in industry in Hong Kong and Singapore growing at an ever greater rate, the desire to get cheap calls to Hong Kong and Singapore has never been in greater demand. With the wish of the consumer to get a cheaper way of communicating and with the ongoing technological advances and cheap call prices, it is clear that Hong Kong and Singapore isn’t the only thing in demand.

Author Bio: Costas Kariolis – Online Marketing Manager of Vonage UK. Vonage are leading VoIP (Voice over IP) providers for home & small business users. Offering VoIP for making cheap calls to India landlines and mobiles via an internet phone service for a set monthly fee.

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