How to save money using VoiP Voice over internet Phone. Phone calls for almost free! Presented by Hank Feinberg Hank@pcrenew.org Crank Phone No Dial Newest phone 4G Android Thunderbolt Wirelesscomputerinternetfreephone is here! VoiP can save you hundreds of $$$s Per Year Cost Analysis • Cost for equipment $ ___________ • Cost to port phone number $ ___________ – Total one time cost • Cost for internet service $ ___________ • Cost for service annually $ ___________ • Per minute Cost- USA, Canada – International phone call will vary Total Cost per year $ ___________ Divide by 12 Total Cost per month $ _________ Current Cost for a land line • Phone Service with local calling $ 20.00 • Taxes 18% 3.60 • Basic phone Service Total $ 23.60 • annual phone service $283.20 • Add long distance ??????? Data transmission speed affects performance of VoiP and Video Regular land line – 2 pair copper wire- RJ-11 Jack Speeds of under 56 K – use modem DSL - 2 pair copper wireSpeed is greater than 56 K (128 Kbps to 3 Mbps (3000 Kbps) Use a modem/router Speed Affects Quality of Phone Service - Faster is Better! • Broad band Speeds of 4 megabits per second + RJ 45 jack 4 pair wire – use modem/router – carry more than telephone and can handle multiple computers at one time. – – – – Cable Fios Direct dish Wireless phone – if it has internet access, can run other free and almost free phone service. Skype, Google Voice – Wi-Fi Hot Spot dedicated for unlimited phone service –Verizon $20 per month All phone service delivered over the internet (Cloud Boadband) uses VoiP if it is delivered through a Broadband/Internet provider •Voice over IP, •Broadband phone, •Internet phone service •Digital Voice. How it works Your voice is an analog signal converted into small packets of digital data and sent over the Broadband Internet connection to your VoIP service provider…. Then to the receiver of your call. It moves at the speed of light (mostly over fiber lines) and is converted and compressed into digital data by software, sent over the internet and unpacked at a computer or some other device. ATA Analog to Digital Converter Vonage The simplest and most common way is through the use of a device called an ATA (analog telephone adaptor). It allows you to connect a standard phone to your computer or your Internet connection for use with VoIP. It takes the analog signal from your traditional phone and converts it into digital data for transmission over the Internet. Providers like Vonage and AT&T CallVantage are bundling ATAs free with their service. You simply plug the cable from your phone that would normally go in the RJ11 wall socket into the ATA, and you're ready to make VoIP calls. Some ATAs may ship with additional software that is loaded onto the host computer to configure it; but in any case, it's a very straightforward setup. Ease of Set up • Plug your phone into – the back of your computer RJ11 jack – into an ATA device like Magic Jack – into a separate box that is plugged in to your broadband modem or hub/router • Phones you can use. – Regular land line type – Wireless phones – multiple phones on 1 or 2 lines – Cell Phones with internet access – Stand alone wireless phones Some Disadvantages 911 varies from provider to provider some offer it - some don’t Power outage ( Battery back up needed) Loss of Broad Band supplier Computer turns off or freezes during a phone call Normally too little memory. Drop phone call Some services need Area code when dialing local number. Many Different Services Available • • • • • • • • Skype Vonage Local cable company - ComCast, Verizon Google Voice Fios Magic Jack Ooma Wireless phone companies – Verizon, Sprint t-mobile, AT&T – Google VoiP services for many others. Other VoiP Providers Phone Numbers • You can pick your own • You don’t have to use your area code – You can choose any area code you to use Live in (845), use (561) • Porting – moving an existing phone number from one carrier to another • 845-356-2829 from Verizon to Omaa for $39.95 now to Nextiva Fax for free Fees – sometimes apply Wi-Fi phones allow subscribing callers to make VoIP calls from any Wi-Fi hot spot. Computer-to-computer – Easiest way to use VoiP. Long-distance calls are free or low cost. ie: Skype call from computer to land line number or foreign call low cost per minute charge All you need is the software, a microphone, speakers, a sound card and a fast broadband Internet connection. Except for your normal monthly ISP fee, there is usually no charge for computer-to-computer calls, no matter the distance. Cost Analysis • • • • • Cost for internet service $ ___________ Cost for equipment $ ___________ Cost to port phone number $ ___________ Cost for service annually $ ___________ Per minute Cost- USA, Canada – International phone call will vary Total Cost per year Divide by 12Total Cost per month $ _________ Skype • Skype-to-Skype calls are free totalpro to bob.dooley • Skype to US or Canada Land Line you pay for by –Minute used –Monthly subscription –Annual Subscription pre paid save 15% – In the USA a skype call to a land line number 561-555-5555 is .023 per minute Skype • Video Calls • Skype to Skype Free • Skype to land line per minute charge – Subscription charge with unlimited calls • USA and Canada • USA , Canada and International • Instant Messaging while talking • Conference calls One phone number will call all your phones until you are reached Call phones from G-mail Voice and Video Chat Phone calls in the USA free. International calls rates vary http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-phones-from-gmail.html Features • • • • • • • • • • • Voicemail transcription One number Personalized greetings International calling SMS to email Share voicemails Block callers Screen callers Mobile app Conference calls Number Porting - 1 time fee $20.00 Google Voice • Call Forwarding • Call Screening • Voice mail can be delivered as a wave file to your e-mail anywhere • Conference calling with many people • Instant Messenger with phone call • Video – 1 to 1 or 1 to many • File Sharing • One phone number rings all your phone devices Ooma Annual cost taxes and fees $3.47 Ooma Features • • • • Caller ID Call Waiting Voicemail New Phone number or Port your old number • 911 service • Landline back up in case of power outage • Free in Ooma network calls – Ooma to Ooma • On line call log • Low Cost International calls • • • • • Voice transcription to text Customized greetings International calls for free Select custom ring per caller Block caller Unlimited North America Make unlimited3 calls to the US & Canada and landlines in Mexican Cities. $7.99/month • • • • Unlimited3 calls to landlines and cell phones United States Canada lncluding Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico. Unlimited3 calls to landlines only in the following cities • Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey) Area codes: +447, +448, +449, +372, +2544, +2545, +2547, +2588, +2446 • Includes discounted rates to the rest of Mexico: 3¢/min to landlines, 15¢/min to mobiles Magic Jack • 1 year is $39.95 including usb jack. • Additional years service $19.95 • 5 years are $69.95 Magic Jack Plus does not need a computer. Needs a broadband connection router to plug into. • Plugs into the USB port of your computer. Phone plugs into the RJ 11Jack that takes a – Regular phone – Wireless phone so you can have extensions around the house MagicJack and MagicJack Plus With or Without Computer Magic Jack features • Choice of phone numbers and vanity number for $10. Can choose any area code. • Free Conference Calling by calling into a number and using an access number for the conference call • Call Waiting • Caller ID • Voice Mail – message is sent to your e-mail as wave file • Device is portable software driven. • Can dial on computer screen or phone • Porting advertised but not available Save Lot’s of money Android phone users can tether your mobil phone to your computer for free www.junefabrics.com