Lately, it's hard to have a conversation about computers, phones, and — especially — the convergence of the two without hearing the phrase Voice-over Internet Protocol, aka Internet telephony. For the uninitiated, VoIP allows users to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of via a regular analog phone line. Its adherents love VoIP because it tends to cost less, sometimes lots less, than traditional phone service (especially when it comes to long-distance calls). Plus, it's convenient, it's efficient, and it's poised to be the wave of telephony's future.
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