Staying In Touch When You Are Travelling by ISLA CAMPBELL
Communication

If you have ever gone overseas for any reason, you will know the kind of emotions you go through in doing so. It’s understandable to feel a little lonely when you go away from the people you love – even if it is only for a short work trip – but you can still keep in touch if you know how to do it in the right way. It helps to be prepared though. First of all, think about the country you are going to. There may well be a significant time difference in effect that limits the amount of time you will have available to call home. But if you work out what the best time will be to call before you travel, it will save you time when you arrive. And if you have access to a computer, you will find that is by far the best way to tell people back at home how you are getting on. It is always important to consider security if you are using a computer in a public place. But if you have your own computer, you can take photos of where you are staying and attach them to emails to send home. The great thing about this is that everyone will instantly be able to see how you are getting on, and it won’t cost you anything to send these emails either. So long as everyone back home has their own computer, you can easily stay in touch and swap news and gossip! But of course there are times when all you want to do is hear the voices of your friends and family, and have a conversation in real time. This can be expensive if you call from a landline, but there are alternatives you can use. Thanks to modern technology, making a phone call via your computer by using the power of the internet is quite simple. It helps if you make sure the people you want to contact are set up to receive your call before you travel; that way you can call them as soon as you arrive if you want to. If you have an internet phone, you only need an internet connection to be able to call home. And when it is that easy to phone, you are much more likely to keep in touch on a more regular basis. Furthermore, not only will that help keep the homesickness at bay, it will also enable you to chat for as long as you like without worrying about running up a huge phone bill in the process. Isla Campbell writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

The Endless Buzz About Free Voice Over IP Telephony by ED ELLIOT

Communication

Voice over internet protocol or VoIP, the breakthrough technology which has changed the face of long distance phone calls is nothing short of a revolution. Cashing in on this are innovators who are brainstorming new and cost efficient VoIP service plans to rope in a profitable market. In some instances, service providers are even providing free voice over ip calls to new customers. With these affordable plans, so low that after which it practically becomes free, anyone can now communicate and make long distance calls at a fraction of the cost. What can get better than "free unlimited calls to major North American and European countries"? Or, for instance "free long distance calling"? Such plans, now becoming a common in globally are too good to be true. But are these free VoIP plans practical, economically? Over the long run, yes. It is only a matter of time before voice over IP services garner a large share of the market to reach break even.
To make the basic VoIP call, all one needs is a computer with internet connectivity, audio/video components for communication and a network account which provides the gateway to make internet calls to mobiles or landlines. On the other hand, PC to PC calls can be made without any charge. Normally, any basic VoIP service will have other features such as instant messaging, video chatting and three way teleconferencing. Voice calls and internet billing along with caller identification are other common features which one can avail of. Corporate houses can make use of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) which is highly economical in case the company requires their employees to be constant touch. This facility makes use of the PBX system, thus cutting costs considerably. However, these features are severely restricted when it comes to Free VoIP telephony.
Online websites which offer internet telephony have systems so cleverly designed that a customer is lured into signing up for all their services. The mechanism is very simple - the Free VoIP that they offer is usually consists of a limited number of calls but of good voice clarity, thus giving trial consumers a free but value-for-money service, increasing their chances of a loyal subscriber. Lucrative offers such as free international calls are rapidly converting business houses to switch from traditional phone networks to VoIP broadband phone networks and the chief reason behind this is that the only requirement to install these services a minor increase in the total internet bandwidth. Compared to having a separate phone network, this option is cheaper and more convenient.