Business VOIP

New to VoIP but don’t know where to signup? Selecting a VoIP softphone can be tough business, but if you can jot down what you want from your VoIP softphone software, the process becomes a whole lot easier.

Firstly, you’d want to be able to make and receive calls. If you plan to make more outward calls, then you need to look for a provider that gives you good rates. How about SMS messages to mobile phones? Yes, you can save good amounts money there too. Do you want a telephone number with your service? You can choose to keep this number in the country where you expect a bulk of your calls from. This way, the calls are going to be local to the callers.

The list of things that you can do with VoIP can go on and on. What is important that you know exactly the features you want to use and how much you are ready to pay for them. Here are the two of the leading providers to help you get started.

Skype is considered to be one of the best and the most innovative VoIP service providers today. You can make calls from a PC to another PC for free. You can also do plain old text-based chat. For packages of USD 10 or 25 you can buy Skype Credit. The credit can be utilized to calling any phone around the world. Rates vary from country to country. You can also send SMS messages and also buy phone numbers in other countries. Skype can also transcend from being a software phone, there are accessories like cordless phones that you can directly be connect to your broadband connection and use your Skype account minus the computer. What’s more? Skype offers the best calling plans in the industry. More at http://skype.com/

Gizmo Project is considered as a Skype killer by some industry pundits as it sports an interface that is easier to use than Skype. A VoIP service offered by SIPphone, the Gizmo Project utilizes open standards like the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) so that it can interoperate with other VoIP providers. Skype is based on proprietary standards and doesn’t do SIP yet. However, you can install the Gizmo Softphone software on a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet and use VoIP on the move! As of now the Nokia 770 is supported. More at http://gizmo-project.com/