| Scared of making ISD calls, to friends and relatives in | | | | discount on an online number. This plan will be best |
| India, or do you have to pay huge landline or mobile bills | | | | suited to those who make frequent business or |
| as you have business contacts in other countries? The | | | | personal calls to any one country. |
| latest technology of VOIP will help you make cheap | | | | There is another scheme: Pay As You Go. This will |
| and unlimited calls over the Internet. All you need is a | | | | require you to add a minimum amount to your account |
| dial-up or broadband connection. VOIP stands for | | | | and then you have to pay for as many calls that you |
| Voice over Internet Protocol which is a technology that | | | | make. The calling rate is a flat rate of 2.1¢¹ |
| helps transmit voice conversations via the Internet. | | | | per minute to over 30 destinations, which is quite |
| The best way to use this technology is to download | | | | cheap, considering that you have such a wide range |
| Skype, which is free and offers great individual and | | | | of countries to choose from. |
| business packages. Their monthly subscription charges | | | | The additional advantages of using Skype are that you |
| are reasonable and will help you save a lot of money | | | | can set up your mobile number or online number to |
| in comparison to landline or mobile phone bills. | | | | appear if you are calling someone, which helps in caller |
| Skype will allow you to make free calls to any part of | | | | identification. This technology is compatible with |
| the world, to any landline or mobile number. An added | | | | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, WiFi |
| advantage is that if you and your friend have both | | | | phones, Cordless phones, Skype To Go. You can |
| downloaded Skype, then both of you can talk over the | | | | SMS or even Voice Chat with friends and family, using |
| Internet for as long as you want, absolutely free. For | | | | Skype. There is a VAT of 2 euro cents on the online |
| business purposes, your colleagues can contact you | | | | service and a connection fee and fair usage policies |
| on an online number whenever they want. | | | | are conditions that apply to Skype. Forward calls to |
| The process of using VOIP technology is actually quite | | | | your mobile when you are offline, use a webcam to |
| easy and inexpensive. There is a guide inside Skype | | | | chat, set up an online number to get the feel of calling |
| that will enable you to dial the right ISD code and you | | | | a local number-send text messages: the options are |
| can chat right away. | | | | endless with Skype. |
| There are two plans to make calls using VOIP: you | | | | So, jump on to the Skype bandwagon and make the |
| can choose to pay a monthly subscription which will | | | | cheapest ISD calls to keep in touch with loved ones |
| allow you to make unlimited calls to landlines in | | | | and with business colleagues. |
| selected countries and regions, with an additional 50% | | | | |