What is a VoIP telephone?
A VoIP telephone, also known as a SIP phone or a softphone, allows a user to make calls to another VoIP service, landline or cell phone using VoIP. A softphone can be software running on a PC or a piece of hardware very similar to a standard phone, together with features such as caller ID, call park, call transfer and call hold.
A VoIP telephone, also known as a SIP phone or a softphone, allows the user to make phone calls to any softphone, mobile or landline by using voice over IP (VoIP). This way the voice is carried through the internet instead of the traditional PSTN system. A VoIP telephone can be a simple software-based softphone or a hardware device that looks a lot like a common telephone. Some of the common features of a VoIP telephone are: caller ID, call park, call transfer and call hold. 3CX has developed a completely free VOIP telephone that can secure significant savings on telephone bills in a very simple way: all that the user requires is a broadband connection (DSL or cable), a connection to a VOIP provider or a SIP server, and a headset with a microphone and/or a sound card. Read more about 3CX VoIP telephone. Read more about the different types of VoIP telephones.
A VoIP telephone, also known as a SIP phone or a softphone, allows the user to make phone calls to any softphone, mobile or landline by using voice over IP (VoIP). This way the voice is carried through the internet instead of the traditional PSTN system. A VoIP telephone can be a simple software-based softphone or a hardware device that looks a lot like a common telephone. Some of the common features of a VoIP telephone are: caller ID, call park, call transfer and call hold. 3CX has developed a completely free VOIP telephone that can secure significant savings on telephone bills in a very simple way: all that the user requires is a broadband connection (DSL or cable), a connection to a VOIP provider or a SIP server, and a headset with a microphone and/or a sound card.
