When you pick up the phone with www.Broadvoice.com and dial a phone number the phone adapter (black box) converts your voice into data and sends the data through the Internet in a similar manner to an email message. Business plans will include a fax line with a fax telephone number.. Vonage remained the industry leader with 1.8 million subscriber lines as of 2006. VOIP, pronounced voyp is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol.

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Get more features than a regular phone line (some offer 15 or more)

US subscribers to Internet-based telephone services grew 21% to 6.9 million in the second quarter of 2006. A virtual phone is a piece of software that sits on your computer that acts like a regular phone. The people you call do not need to have a computer to communicate with you. You may be able to use your service wherever you travel as long as you have a broadband Internet connection available. With normal internet protocols, you can have a network consisting of many routers (20 - 30 or more) which can result in a very high round trip time.

No annual contracts or cancellation fees

Virtual numbers are normally an additional cost but can start out at only $4.99 per month and they can only be used for incoming calls. Be aware that some services don't work during power outages and the service provider may not offer backup power. With www.Broadvoice.com you will be able to transfer you old telephone number to your new service provider. Most providers require you to have a custom telephone adapter that is pre-configured for their network so providing your own may not be an option.