VOIP Service Providers

For a list of VOIP to PSTN service providers, indexed by country, please see:

• VOIP Service Providers Residential - for retail level products
• VOIP Service Providers Business - multiline small business products and PBX systems
• VOIP Service Providers B2B - wholesale and bulk products, products for resale\
• Secure VOIP Service Providers - for retail level products
• VOIP Service Providers T.38 - VOIP providers offering T.38 fax service (very few exist)
• RIP VOIP VOIP provider cemetery
• Virtual PBX providers
• Hosted VoIP and Hosted PBX Providers
• VOIP Wholesale Providers
• DID Service Providers - Providers of DID service
• Toll Free Termination Providers - Dial any toll-free number
• Hosted Collaboration Providers
• VOIP Providers Italy
• VOIP Providers USA
• VOIP Providers Canada
• VOIP Providers UK

VoIP and VoIP Service Providers

What is VoIP?

VoIP (which stands for "voice over internet protocol" and is commonly referred to simply as an internet phone) is a highly cost effective and reliable way for businesses or even homeowners to make calls across the world or even just across town. The majority of major cable companies that offer bundled internet, television, and phone services already utilize this newer technology, but there are tons of other independent companies that specialize in providing this service to their customers at reasonable rates and with tons of extra features.

More Than Just Computers

When people think of VoIP, they generally think of computers due to the popularity of the numerous free communication services like FaceTime and Skype, but this is truly just one aspect of what VoIP can truly offer. It is true that VoIP technology transmits voice communication that's been converted into digital data across a packet-switched network or the internet (what this means, in essence, is that a user making phone calls over high speed internet lines rather than phone lines). With that in mind, users are not confined to only using it on a computer. VoIP technology can connect through the internet using traditional telephone equipment just like a regular line. The phone itself is connected to the internet using an adaptor that's plugged straight into a home or business's internet network. Most major services offer a softphone option as well, which allows the user to use their computer directly as a telephone service. In addition to all that, VoIP providers will generally also offer mobile or tablet apps that allow their customers to make calls on the device (assuming it's connected to Wi-Fi at the time). ...