Conferencing: Talk is Cheap with Internet Telephony: Page 2

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Give It a Try Recently, large phone companies such as AT&T and small ones, like Vonage, have started to offer VoIP service. But before you commit, we suggest that you take a test drive. Our recommendations include: With Yahoo! Voice, you can make free PC-to-PC calls when you use Yahoo! Messenger, and worldwide calls for only a few cents per minute. Net2Phone offers a variety of calling plans, depending on your needs. With Skype, now owned by Internet auction giant eBay, has soared in popularity for its user-friendliness. The software works on PCs running Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and even Pocket PCs. Computer-to-computer calls are free, but it will cost you to use SkypeOut, a service that let's you call telephones. Vonage has taken Internet phone calling mainstream and offers a variety of flat-rate service plans for unlimited calling. NetMeeting from Microsoft lets you make worldwide computer-to-computer calls and in some cases, computer-to-telephone calls. You may already have this program installed on your computer. If not, download it from Microsoft's website. NetMeeting also has many other excellent features for online collaboration. Windows Messenger also include telephony features. You can download the software for free from the Microsoft website. Internet telephony is the wave of the future, with many industry analysts predicting that all phone calls will eventually be free. As telephony standards emerge and bandwidth increases, this is becoming a distinct possibility. TRY THIS... Test your Internet connection to see if it can handle VOIP. WATCH THIS... A demonstration and discussion of VOIP services. Back Last update: Nov 29, 2007 Explore More: Search the Web Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.