Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX - A Cisco Training Course

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Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX - A Cisco Training Course
By John B Mayall

Rapid and trustful communication systems have become a norm in the modern world. For this reason, people are increasingly dependent on communication tools like the internet and the telephone which are the two major branches of the communication industry.

The telephone allows you to talk directly to anyone in any part of the world be it your friends, family or your clients. It is not only quick it is quite dependable too. This is such an important tool that now it has become one of the basic necessities in every home and business. Businesses depend quite a lot on this mode of communication and their life would get stranded without connectivity through a telephone.

The internet has also capture the world by storm through its ability to provide super fast and consistent means of communication. The amazing factor to the internet is all the applications that it offers for communication can be accomplished with very low cost. People can keep connected with other people through emails and chat.

The modern times has seen another advance in the field of communication by providing the latest communication tool, the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or the Internet Voice. This is very similar to talking over the regular telephone but it is much more advanced. This has become so popular in the modern times that people are seriously contemplating eliminating the use of the regular telephone and switching over entirely to the VoIP system.

VoIP is far superior to the conventional telephone in that it provides many more features and advantages which the latter cannot even dream about. VoIP is through the internet and the voice signals are converted into digital format and then transmitted to the other person. The digital format of the voice signals ensures that there is no loss of voice quality and the communication is quicker and crystal clear as compared to a regular telephone conversation.

A great attraction that VoIP provides is the cost factor. Using this system, a person can make long distance calls to any other place in the world at a very low price or even for free. When compared to calls made long distance over the regular telephone, the communication is much faster, clearer and much cheaper when using the VoIP service. So, you will end up with lesser bills over the month in comparison to using the regular telephone line.

VoIP provides other advantages too. Let us suppose you require a PBX in your organization. If you purchase one to be used with your regular telephone line, it will be quite expensive. But, if you purchase one and use it over the VoIP system, it will be much cheaper and highly consistent. The functioning of the PBX system is similar in both the modalities but if the PBX is used with the VoIP system, it will be through the internet rather than through the telephone line.

VoIP is easily obtainable in today's times. You can find many service providers marketing the services on the internet who will provide business VoIP. But, if the purpose is to install VoIP system at home or if your intention is to make VoIP a career path, you will have to learn about setting up the VoIP system.

Installing a VoIP system is taught by Cisco Training Courses which has several such courses, one of them the Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX.

If you opt for this course, you will be provided with all the training materials you will require to understand the process of setting up a VoIP system in any kind of setup. VoIP is beneficial for residential and business purposes. But, Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX is more suitable for big organizations in meeting their communication needs.

Cisco provides all relevant information about the various VoIP PBX systems that are available and their utility. Using the Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX, one can integrate all the phone lines in the organization into a single channel for communication that uses the internet to route the calls.

IP PBX is a powerful tool for communication within any office setup. Using this piece of hardware, the entire organization's communication needs can be met and easily regulated.

If you are intending to take up VoIP as a career path, you need to contemplate about Cisco VoIP Training Courses. The advantage this course provides is the hands-on experience using the Asterisk VoIP Hosted PBX. VoIP is definitely a good career path what with the amount of popularity it is gaining by the day and the pace at which it is eliminating the need for regular telephones.

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How to Setting Up VoIP on Your DSL Line

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How to Setting Up VoIP on Your DSL Line
By Chrystel Nana

The primary differences are that you use a different adapter and that adapter connects to the DSL router or modem rather than to a cable modem. To make your connection, follow these steps:

1. Connect the VoIP adapter box to the DSL router or modem.
2. Connect your computer to the VoIP adapter box.
3. Install the software provided by the VoIP provider.
4. Configure the telephone number and other parameters as directed by the VoIP provider.
5. Connect a microphone and speakers or plugs to a VoIP headset or handset.
6. Use the IP soft phone directly from your computer and begin to place VoIP telephone calls.

DSL does not require you to abandon your POTS telephone nor its services. Using an inexpensive splitter that plugs into the VoIP adapter box, you can, continue to enjoy POTS telephony as well as VoIP.

Potential DSL problems

The technology used by DSL requires that the distance between your computer and the nearest carrier facility be no greater than 18,000 feet (about 3.5 miles). Distance is a factor with DSL in determining overall data speed: The shorter the distance, the better the throughput. Thus, the closer you are to the carrier facility, the better the quality of your VoIP experience. If you are near the distance limit, you may not be able to get speeds that provide satisfactory quality.

DSL does not provide enough bandwidth to support VoIP traffic for a multilocation company. Therefore, DSL is not acceptable as a transport for a multisite corporate network. However, DSL is more than adequate for consumer and home-business VoIP.

Learn more about VoIP with this VoIP Service Information website http://www.best-voip-service.info - a very useful place for those who are new to VoIP Solution.

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Advantages of VoIP Virtual Numbers

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Advantages of VoIP Virtual Numbers
By Laura Rucker

What is a virtual number? It is almost like a toll free number except it does not start with 800 or 877 or 888 or 866. If someone calls it from a long distance location, they will be assessed long distance charges. But it is like a toll free number in the sense that it is not really tied to a specific location. Yes, it is tied to a specific PHONE, but not to a location.

Let me see if I can clarify this further with some examples. Say you live in Chicago, so your VoIP phone has a local number like 773-xxx-xxxx. Nothing weird or strange about that, right? But now let's say you have parents in Tampa and your wife's sister in Denver, both of whom call you regularly but don't like paying the long distance charges. So you get a VIRTUAL NUMBER for your home VoIP phone, one in Tampa and another one in Denver.

What has happened? You are home in Chicago and can make and receive calls all day long when someone calls your normal Chicago number. But your parents in Tampa can call a LOCAL Tampa phone number and your VoIP phone in Chicago will ring! Your wife's sister can call a LOCAL number in Denver and your VoIP phone in Chicago will ring.

Do you see the beauty of this? For one flat fee for having the virtual number, you can receive calls from wherever your virtual numbers are at, and the caller doesn't have to pay the long distance charges because it is a LOCAL call for them.

Another use for this is if you live in say Des Moines. Now Des Moines is a great place to live, but it's not exactly the financial capital of the world. You have a business and you want a NEW YORK phone number. You can have your VoIP phone in Des Moines, but you can also have a VoIP Virtual Number in New York so that if customers are calling you, it looks to them as if they are calling New York, which IS considered a major financial center.

The cost for a virtual number is very low compared to what your callers would pay for a long distance charge. (And depending on how often they call you, of course!) For example with Packet8, a virtual number in the US is a flat fee of $4.99 per month, and you can also get a virtual number in the UK, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Ireland, or Denmark for only $9.99 per month. With SunRocket, you get your own local number and your first virtual number in the US comes with the package at no additional charge.

In summary, virtual numbers are great for VoIP service. For one flat fee, you can receive calls from wherever your virtual numbers are at and the caller doesn't have to pay the long distance charges because it is a LOCAL call for them.

For more information about getting the lowest price on a VoIP T1 Line Ethernet, MPLS or OCx Circuit, each with a Low Price Guarantee, from over 30 first-tier and top-tier carriers, from the agency that won the 2008 "Carrier of the Year" award at the National Telecom Association conference, please visit http://www.usavetelecom.com

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Mobile VoIP Calls: Save Your Mobile Phone Bill Through VoIP

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Mobile VoIP Calls: Save Your Mobile Phone Bill Through VoIP
by Nisha Garg

The Voice Over IP (VoIP) technology has made it possible for people to intently use the service for connectivity purpose. The connectivity option brings to users the facility of free mobile VoIP calls. The user-friendliness of the system allows people to avail the services of VoIP networks at a significantly low call cost.

The significance of VoIP calls cannot be over ruled when it comes to mobile phones. In fact, mobile phones are largely used to access Voice Over IP networks. Several software have come up that are compatible to mobile handsets. These software make it possible for people to make use of VoIP technology and access the websites on their mobile handsets that offer free mobile calls.

VoIP being a digital system allows people to stay connected at a cost that is surprisingly low. Some websites also offer free network connection. The reason why this is possible is that these websites earn huge returns from companies that post their advertisements on these websites. As people all over the world, constantly keep visiting these websites, so big companies prefer to post their add on these websites. So, the returns are huge and thus the websites can easily cater to providing free mobile VoIP calls to people anywhere in the world.

Thus free mobile calls are becoming popular on mobile phones or computers. The users can easily avail the websites that cater to such service. This can be done on mobile phones with the aid of some software. The software supports every functionality offered by the VoIP calls. Thus while forwarding mobile calls to distant places, it becomes possible for people to make free VoIP calls.

The only pre-requisite for this service is that people have to avail internet connection. Having done so, it is possible for anyone to avail VoIP connectivity from any place in the world. It is also true that several plans are offered from time to time by service providers. A wholesaler or a reseller of VoIP come up with various plans and this is how people can stay in touch with each other at significantly low call cost. The plans are introduced keeping in mind the advantage of people who avail this service.

Detailed information about the websites catering to VoIP connectivity is available on the internet. Users just need to surf the web and open the sites that provide the latest information. Having done so, one can know everything about VoIP phones and their plans. It is also possible to register onto these sites without having to pay anything as subscription charge. The users can also learn about the rules, terms and conditions that apply, on availing services from the various websites.

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Neat VoIP Tricks and Advantages

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Neat VoIP Tricks and Advantages
By Laura Rucker

The really nice thing about VoIP is that it is a service that you can take with you when you travel. For example, most hotels now have high-speed Internet service, and if you take your VoIP phone with you, you can plug in at the hotel and continue to make and receive calls at your regular phone number as if you had never left home. Keep in mind that if the hotel offers ONLY a wireless Internet connection, as many of them do as your only option, this presents another problem and you will need additional hardware to convert that wireless signal into an RJ45 jack that you can plug your VoIP DTA box into.

I know of one business person who does not leave home without his VoIP phone, it is always one of the first things that gets packed. So when he gets to his hotel in Chicago or New York or Denver or even Germany or Hong Kong, he plugs in his VoIP phone and is back to work. While it may seem strange to have a VoIP phone plugged into your Hong Kong hotel room, and have people call you on it by dialing an Orlando phone number (if you live in Orlando), that is how VoIP works and it really is nice.

Another thing you can do is say you have relatives in Europe or the UK that you like to talk to but it is prohibitively expensive to call overseas very often. To solve this problem, what you should do is get a VoIP phone for you, and have them get a VoIP phone from the same provider. Now even though they are living in London or Munich, they will have a Detroit or Houston phone number. They can call you and talk as long as you want, or you can call them on their assigned phone number (which might appear to be Detroit or Denver) and talk as long as you want. The only thing they need is that high-speed Internet connection, and of course an electrical adapter to accommodate the different voltages overseas.

In summary, VoIP service is a great communications tool for both home and business use. It's recommended that if you're seriously considering VoIP service for your calling needs, be sure to compare the features and functions of several service providers before signing up. Comparison shopping will save you time and headaches in the long run and ensure you are purchasing the best VoIP service for YOUR needs.

For more information about getting the lowest price on a VoIP, T1 Line, Ethernet, MPLS or OCx Circuit, each with a Low Price Guarantee, from over 30 first-tier and top-tier carriers, from the agency that won the 2008 "Carrier of the Year" award at the National Telecom Association conference, please visit http://www.usavetelecom.com

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US ISPs, Throttling, and the Coming War on VoIP

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US ISPs, Throttling, and the Coming War on VoIP.

Throttling and bandwidth capping are a hot topic amongst forums devoted to bandwidth and ISPs. Both ISP defenders and attackers get heated up and give justifications as to why capping and throttling is acceptable or unacceptable, and why it should be allowed or disallowed by regulators.

There are good reasons for both, however as a whole ISPs are blowing the "P2P is destroying the network" horn a bit too loud. The fact is that P2P is not destroying anything, on the contrary- it is just giving modern-day ISPs a great excuse to become traffic-cop and control what we can and cannot do with the connection we're paying them for. This will have grave consequences and haunt consumers for years to come, in my honest opinion.

One critical aspect which will be affected greatly in the not-so-far future is independent Voice over IP. Independent VoIP is competing against VoIP-over-Cable (AKA "digital voice") offerings which typically cost 3-4 times what independent VoIP providers charge, and almost as much as a regular phone would. In today's internet situation, consumers barely feel the difference between indy VoIP and cable-provided VoIP. It's pretty much all the same quality-wise.

Recently however, an alarming news came from a major cable internet provider when it circulated the following message among it's users:

"As part of our ongoing efforts to continuously improve the quality of our service, we are switching to a new network congestion management technique by the end of the year. It is focused on managing network congestion only when and where it may occur. It will also replace the current technique and will help ensure that all of our customers receive their fair share of network resources..."

Their FAQs proceed to indicate that their VoIP Service will NOT be affected by this "network management" technique. So far all good, right? Wrong. What happens if you're using an independent VoIP provider? you guessed right - it's your problem, not their's! If you get flagged for throttling, not only will your internet connection slow to a barely-usable state, should you dare to use a competing independent VoIP provider, your phone will also be affected and range from terrible quality to completely unusable.

Now, what exactly is stopping ISPSs from sniffing your traffic (a practice they've already mastered), and once they figure out you are running VoIP applications over your connection just flag you for throttling? sure, you're not using a lot of bandwidth, in your opinion - but then again ISPS neglect to indicate what "a lot" actually means. There's nothing stopping them from arbitrarily deciding that 180kbps usage (the amount of total bandwidth required for a typical two-way VoIP conversation) over more than two minutes is "excessive". You'll end up getting great quality calls for the first two minutes, followed by terrible quality for the rest of the call.

In essence, US ISPs, hold way too much power in their hands, and all signs show they intend to use it. Cable and DSL providers are a monopoly in the US. Even if there is some minor competition it is typically between one cable provider and one DSL provider, which is not real competition as they BOTH will "shape" your traffic - which is just another word for "control what you can and can't do with the bandwidth you're paying for". Today it is P2P applications. Tomorrow it is your Voice over IP, Video over IP, and any other applications which your ISP decides to ban.

And don't think you're safe if you don't use an independent VoIP provider, either. Every used Skype? how about video chat over MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger? given the higher bandwidth these applications consume they are much more likely targets for the ISPs to start with. Now let's continue.. online gaming? no online gaming here, takes too much bandwidth! And how about YouTube? surely YouTube would be alright... right? wrong again! YouTube too consumes far more bandwidth than VoIP and even some P2P applications - which makes it a prime target for the I-want-to-control-your-traffic power-hungry modern ISP.

I think I've said enough, surely you too - my dear reader - can see where this is going, and what type of challenges businesses operating over the internet are going to have in years to come. For competition's sake and for the sake of a free market and a free internet - this needs to be stopped, and stopped fast by laws and regulations - and the sooner the better. America is turning into a third world nation when it comes to internet connectivity, and you and I will suffer the consequences while ISP CEOs buy another yacht and private plane while ensuring shareholders that the competition is gone!

I wish you all a very happy, unthrottled experience with your ISP, VoIP, and other applications!


About The Author
Nitzan Kon is the CEO of Future Nine Corporation - a leading provider of VoIP Phone Service and Cheap Calling Cards

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