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Cut the Cord! The Consumer's Guide to VoIP
Cut the Cord! The Consumer's Guide to VoIP, covers the selection, installation, and operation of Internet phone services, providing comparisons of the technologies and services available in terms that non-technical readers will understand. You can save significant amounts of money with Internet telephony services and as these services proliferate,
you will need a guidebook to help you select and install your own service. This easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide begins by explaining what VoIP is, its advantages, and what to expect from it, and moves on to how to install the proper equipment and select and use a VoIP service. The only book dedicated solely to consumer Internet phone services, Cut the Cord! The Consumer's Guide to VoIP will also feature a supporting web site and blog with product and service comparisons and additional helpful information.
Contents:
1. What Is VoIP?
2. Flavors of VoIP
3. Why Go VoIP?
4. Understanding the VoIP Industry
5. Planning Your VoIP
6. Getting the Right Equipment
7. Porting or Changing? What About the Number?
8. Planning Frustration-Free VoIP
9. Installing VoIP Hardware
10. Installing VoIP Software
11. VoIP in the Home Office
12. Pocket PCs and VoIP
13. Sample VoIP Services
14. Getting the Most from VoIP
15. Potential Challenges
Glossary
Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix B: Resources and Utilities
Appendix C: List of Service and Equipment Providers
Appendix D: Worksheets and Checklists
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