| VoIP, known as Voice Over Internet Protocol, has | | | | own operations for cost saving purposes. They |
| created quite a buzz. It has helped to reduce | | | | want their users to be able to take advantage of |
| phone costs and given people opportunities to | | | | this also. They can implement this service |
| save on phone bills each month. VoIP is now being | | | | themselves, but they are concerned with voice |
| used with cell phones as well. Long distance calls, | | | | quality issues. If companies like Mino really take |
| when dialed on a cell phone, can cost a very | | | | off, then chances are mobile carriers will block this |
| great deal of money. If you use your cell phone | | | | service to their phones and offer VoIP |
| to dial long distance quite often, VoIP may be the | | | | themselves. |
| technology for you. | | | | Wi-Fi is another driving force behind VoIP with cell |
| VoIP technology combined with cell phones is for | | | | phones. Wi-Fi utilizes free airwaves over their |
| the person who is constantly on the go, and can't | | | | short-range wireless broadband network. Wireless |
| be tied to a computer all day to conduct his or | | | | Wi-Fi handsets allow users to make free calls |
| her business. Although there do exist wireless IP | | | | over their Wi-Fi networks. By making VoIP calls |
| phones, you can't roam everywhere with them. | | | | over Wi-Fi networks, the number of calls over |
| You may be the type of person who needs to | | | | cellular networks will decrease. As you can |
| do multiple tasks at once. If the cell phone is a | | | | imagine, mobile carriers are not in any hurry to |
| mainstay in your life, then mobile VoIP will be just | | | | lose this business. |
| what you need to make life easier. | | | | VoIP currently has an annual increase in |
| On a cell phone you pay a flat monthly fee for a | | | | subscribers. VoIP cellular phones will bring to |
| certain number of minutes. If you find you often | | | | mobile technology the benefits these subscribers |
| exceed these minutes due to the number of long | | | | now experience. Cost savings is the best known |
| distance calls you make, VoIP can help you out. | | | | of these benefits. Before jumping to this service, |
| Currently, Mino Wireless USA is claiming to be the | | | | the user must determine what, if any, their |
| first provider of mobile VoIP in the USA. They | | | | savings will be, and businesses or businessmen will |
| charge 2.2 cents per minute, in addition to a flat | | | | be the ones who will benefit the most from this. |
| monthly fee, for calls to forty different countries. | | | | Although cell phone companies are not quickly |
| They do require that the user subscribe to | | | | launching this, the increase each year of VoIP |
| Cingular, Nextel or T-Mobile services for Internet | | | | subscribers will be a force they will not be able to |
| data. In addition, the phone must be able to handle | | | | counter. It seems only natural to combine |
| JAVA. | | | | high-speed mobile technology with the Internet. |
| Various mobile carriers are definitely interested in | | | | VoIP cell phones will offer freedom of movement |
| providing VoIP with their cellular technology. In | | | | and lower prices. Now we can take advantage of |
| fact, many carriers currently use VoIP for their | | | | cutting our cell phone costs also. |