How can I place a VoIP Call?

Depending on the service, one way to place a VoIP call is to pick up your phone and dial the number, using an adaptor that connects to your existing high-speed Internet connection. The call goes through your local telephone company to a VoIPprovider (The VoIP service provider will send you an adapterthat you can plug into your Internet connection and then plug your regular analog phone into the adaptor). The phone call goes over the Internet to the called party's local telephone company for the completion of the call.

Another way is to utilize a microphone headset plugged into your computer with a simple piece of software and no additional equipment. The number is placed using the keyboard and is routed through your cable modem.