PC-to-phone service and PC-to-phone calls

Once he does that, he can avail to the facilities of making and receiving free phone calls to other subscribers of the same or different network.  The tariff rates depend on the subscribers plan of subscription and on the fact that whether he is making calls to the same network or a different network.

The calls can be made by setting up an internet connection after the subscriber has installed the calling software on his personal computer. The internet is required to provide the user with a VOIP facility. The VOIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a protocol according to which the voice of the caller is transferred through the internet to the person on the receiving end.

The voice is carried forward in the format of a digital signal until it reaches the other end where it is converted into analogue signal format. The conversion of digital format to analogue is essential for normal telephones cannot intercept the digitalized signals. Once the analogue signal is transmitted, the listener hears the voice of the caller. The entire procedure is primarily carried by and through the internet. The phone is not the platform for transmission in such a case.

PC-to-phone services are really helpful in making PC-to-phone calls, especially if one has friends, family and relatives living in different part of the country or world. Most of the services do not require a hefty charge or procedure of sign-up. A user can easily subscribe to a service according to his own need and comfort.

While, many resort to a monthly subscription the others avail to a per-minute call charge facility. In either of the cases, the services are not altered and every customer experiences uniform facilities and PC-to-phone service to make PC-to-phone calls worldwide.

The services offered have a wide range of plans for the subscriber to choose from and therefore one can avail to any offer suitable for him at that moment. All that is required for such a service is a broadband connection and a softphone or else a telephone adapter or an IP phone. A caller can also use VoIP phones to make international calls for which the charges of the equipment have to be met with as per the plan. Charges are different for domestic network and business network. In case of a business network, the service provider offers different tariffs to choose from.