Voice-over-Internet Protocol, also known as VoIP or voice-over IP, is the data transmission protocol allowing telephone calls across Internet-connected devices. VoIP services enable you to connect your home phone to a VoIP device or to existing home wiring connected to a VoIP device. Voice-over IP requires an Internet connection, such as DSL, to transmit the voice data to the receiving party. Telephone calls placed utilizing voice-over IP transmission may or may not require the receiving party to have VoIP installed to receive the phone call, depending on the VoIP service. Many VoIP devices, once connected, operate in the same fashion as regular telephone service. Writer Bio
