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How does VOIP work?
Making free international calls is not a dream or scam. Did you know that you could chat with your friends and family overseas or simply make a free call to your home? VoIP is the new technology that enables you to save money on international phone calls to any country around the world.
VoIP, short for Voice over Internet Protocol, is the technology of transferring voice waves over the internet to another destination. In simpler words, VoIP acts like a processor; sound waves come in through a microphone and are split up into smaller pieces. Once that is done, the computer utilizing VoIP packages each small sound piece into a ‘packet’. This packet is transferred to any computer or phone around the world.
While it’s very clear how VoIP chat works, many people still feel confused about how they can make a free call through a computer without operator fees. To answer this, we must understand how ordinary phones work. When you place a non-VoIP call through your telephone, you are using an analog circuit switch through an operator. This simply means that you have a huge two-way connection between the two phones while you chat with the person on the other end. Once you hang up, the circuit switch is used to connect two other people wishing to make a call. With circuit switch systems comes a lot of maintenance due to voltage, electrical connections, equipments, weather conditions and many more.
VoIP, on the other hand, only requires a computer and internet connection. There are no maintenance fees or troubles. You can chat, make free international calls, or simply make a free call to your friends living round the block. It doesn’t matter where you are; VoIP is one of the most versatile technologies you can ever stumble upon!
So how can you start using VoIP? We recommend FiCall, one of the leading VoIP providers that supports both PCs and mobile phones. To chat or make a free international call through your mobile phone, all you need to download their free mobile application and starting enjoying VoIP today!
Start making free calls, free international calls, free SMS, and video calls now by signing up for free with FiCall.
