Tuesday, June 20  

VoIP Hitting Mainstream Here In Australia

VoIP Hitting Mainstream Here In Australia

I caught a little bit of Today Tonight - one of Australia's big current affairs shows - and they had a segment devoted to Voice Over IP (using your broadband connection to make your phone calls).

(I'll skip over the fact that they announce that "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - launched today in Australia" - when anyone with broadband has been able to use VoIP for years.)

When things start hitting mainstream media they get a lot bigger a lot quicker.
So if you're interested in free and cheap phone calls here are 2 easy ways to do it:

1. Skype - make calls directly from your computer.
Download the bit of Skype software here and go from there.

The software is free. You can then call any other Skype user anywhere in the world for free.

You can credit money into your account and buy time - at a hugely decreased rate on normal call rates.

The only other thing you'll need is a microphone (we use a combined mic and headphones - a Logitech USB 250 which is $70 from Harvey Norman).

2. Engin - this is a great solution that simply plugs into your wall socket and then a normal phone.

Then you just use your phone like normal. The box costs $139+ (there are a couple of options) and you pay for calls at, again, a hugely reduced rate.

We've cut our office phone bill from $220 per month to $80 per month.

Give either or both a try. You'll save yourself a heap of money.

Cheers

Brendon