| Long Distance calling through the internet is a | | | | unlimited long distance calling a reality. The internet |
| recent method of making calls that is offered by | | | | facility help overcome all limitations related to |
| the providers of IP telephony services and | | | | traditional methods of connectivity. Now with the |
| solutions. The users make use of long distance | | | | availability of voice over internet connection, long |
| calls to meet their communication related needs | | | | distance calling services can be done at a cheap |
| as well as for connecting with friends and family | | | | price rate. The reason for it is that voice is |
| members in more ways than one. The distance | | | | converted to a digital format to be transferred |
| issue is overcome with the introduction of | | | | wirelessly over the internet. So, it drastically cuts |
| services in the form of Voice over IP. This form | | | | down the cost of transferring voice units. |
| of telecommunication has made long distance calls | | | | A VoIP service has recently brought turmoil in the |
| cheap and easily available. | | | | system of connectivity. The connectivity is easily |
| Generally there are five different types of calls | | | | accessible with high speed internet connection and |
| that can be made. The first is in the form of local | | | | some hardware and software. With this network |
| calls are generally made in the vicinity of a local | | | | people are not restricted to sending only voice. |
| calling area. Then there are calls that are made | | | | Infact now both voice as well as videos can be |
| outside the local calling area but yet cannot be | | | | transferred to the end receiver. Moreover, 3-way |
| considered to be long distant calls. The bills made | | | | calling and chatting with a number of people |
| for these calls appear on the local phone bill. The | | | | simultaneously is possible. The price rate remains |
| third type of calling is the intra-state long distance | | | | the same for international and as well as local |
| calls that take place within the state. The calls are | | | | customers. However, the service providers differ |
| carried by the long distance carrier and the bills | | | | as there are both international as well as local |
| appear on the phone bills of the long distance | | | | service providers. |
| carrier. Then there are calls that are made outside | | | | Long distance calls have revolutionised the way |
| the state and they are known as Inter-state long | | | | we make calls. Now, analog calls are converted to |
| distance calls. These are carried by the long | | | | digital forms and transferred as small packets |
| distance carrier and they appear on long distance | | | | from one internet server to another and received |
| carrier bills. The last category is that of the | | | | on the other end when it is reconverted to its |
| international calls that takes place due to the | | | | original analog voice form. Thus there is no more |
| presence of the long distance carrier. | | | | need of long wires to link one phone to another. |
| The long distance calling methods, nowadays, are | | | | Now, satellites help to transfer the signals that can |
| made simple due to the presence of internet. | | | | then be received at any corner of the world. |
| VoIP works over the internet that makes | | | | |