Once you have a VoIP system installed in your home, you can start making long distance and international calls, at the rates almost negligible and at times even free.

There are various ways by which you can communicate using your VoIP telephony. You can either communicate from PC to PC or PC to phone or phone to phone via your VoIP phone system at home. Let's take a brief look at each:

    -PC to PC – This option requires both the calling parties to have VoIP systems, telephone headset or a microphone and PC speakers set up with a good bandwidth broadband connection. Once these are done, you can download a free software, install it and begin making calls via the software. Skype can be cited as an example of such a software. You can use it for voice or even video calls.

   -PC to phone – This option requires you to set up a PC to Phone VoIP system. Just like PC to PC calls, you need a headset and an appropriate software which can be found on the web. This option requires your calls to be prepaid as you do with your cell phone. The advantage of PC to phone option is that it allows you to contact any phone.

    -Phone to phone – One of the latest and best form of VoIP telephony, this option requires a VoIP ready phone or an adapter that can connect your phone to your broadband. Once either of the two is bought and installed, you can call any phone via your broadband connection.

VoIP telephony could also very useful for people who work from home. With a VoIP ready phone system or by adding VOIP function to your existing phone, you can bring your company's phone system home. Once you have it up and running, you can provide customer services, sales supports or the services of an operator just like you would at the office. The difference being that while working from home you save travel expenses and time and also avoid stress. You can get VoIP services from various providers. There are many wholesale VoIP operators and VoIP Termination service providers who offer high quality NGN carrier-grade switching and VoIP billing software, from whom you can choose the service that suits your requirements. While getting a VoIP telephony for your home, determine your needs and also the provider's offers carefully.