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How To Shop For Internet Telephony Equipment

Internet Telephony equipments may be as simple as NetMeeting runs on a multimedia PCequipped with microphone. A microphone is affordably obtained at around U! "#$ inde%eloping countries up to U! &'#"( in some western countries. uch setting is the mostreasonable configuration to feel Internet Telephony communication.

)owe%er* for serious office applications* such as* connecting P+, in remote - regionaloffices to the corporate headquarter through corporate %irtual pri%ate networ* a morededicated equipment would be required. Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1 would be theimportant piece of equipment in the installation. Internet Telephony /ateway will act asthe interface between Internet telephony and con%entional analog telephony.

2or enterprise or personal - home class Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1* we arenormally looing at low#density gateways* i.e.* gateway with small number of 34#&& phone lines up to around &( 34#&& phone lines. In such low#density gateway* we arelooing at around U!&((#&'( - 34#&& phone lines.


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Check Out the Portals

earch through /ooglewould be the simplest way

to sur%ey for InternetTelephony or InternetTelephony Products.electing appropriateeywords* such as* 5internettelephony6* 5internettelephony gateway6* 5lowdensity gateway6.

The famous InternetTelephony portal would bePul%er.Comhttp7--www.pul%er.com. Itused to carry a large list of Internet Telephonyequipments manufacturer. Itseems the list is now morefocused on a the more

ad%anced equipments basedon ession InitiationProtocol 0IP1 and their remarable 2ree 8orld 9ial#up mo%ement to get freeInternet Telephony calls tomany places on the planet.

http://www.pulver.com/http://www.pulver.com/


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To get the re%iew on %ariousInternet telephonyequipments would be %eryuseful in searching for the

equipments. An e:ample of such re%iew can be found inhttp7--www.tmcnet.com. Ithas se%eral articles useful onselecting the Internettelephony equipments* such

as* the selection guide 4une"(("* and the special focusarticle* 4anuary "(($.

http://www.tmcnet.com/http://www.tmcnet.com/http://www.tmcnet.com/


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Examples of Enterprise Telephony Equipments

Connecting regional - branchoffices to corporate

headquarter would be of interest to significantlyreduce the long distance andinternational charges.2ortunately* most of theseoffices currently ha%e somesort of Internetinfrastructure; some e%enha%e dedicated Internetconnection with %irtual pri%ate networ 0


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able to tal using a newer ession Initiation Protocol 0IP1. ).$"$ based equipmentmight be lower in cost.

A dedicated Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1 is normally cost about U!&(( - line plusta:es. More lines would be more cost effecti%e. Taiwanese manufacturers might pro%ide

low cost solutions for dedicated Internet Telephony /ateway 0IT/1. ome of thesemanufactures are*

http7--www.planet.com.twhttp7--www.>ipcom.com.twhttp7--www.>incnetwors.comhttp7--www.mitel.com

end e#mail to their sales and as for quote on their enterprise class Internet Telephony/ateway 0IT/1 product to compare prices.

http://www.planet.com.tw/http://www.zipcom.com.tw/http://www.zincnetworks.com/http://www.mitel.com/http://www.planet.com.tw/http://www.zipcom.com.tw/http://www.zincnetworks.com/http://www.mitel.com/


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Example of Home / Personal Class Equipments

ome might be interestedto ha%e a " lines Internet

Telephony /ateway 0IT/1running on their PC athome or ?)? 0mall?ffice )ome ?ffice1.

There are some PC#basedInternet Telephony cards.

?ne of the most fa%ourite PC#based cards is @uicNetInterNet ine4ACB and InterNet Phone4ACB.?penh$"" http7--www.openh$"$.org e%en support the open inu: 8indows dri%er for it.

The current @uicNet products also co%er for micro#Telco installation.

8e normally looing atthe cost around U! &((#&'( - line for a PC#basedcard.

ome of the home - personal class InternetTelephony equipment can be found at*

http7--www.aplio.com-http7--www.innomedia.com-http7--www.quicnet.net-http7--www.shelcad.com-http7--www.users.bigpond.com-%oicet-

http://www.aplio.com/http://www.innomedia.com/http://www.quicknet.net/http://www.shelcad.com/http://www.users.bigpond.com/voicet/http://www.aplio.com/http://www.innomedia.com/http://www.quicknet.net/http://www.shelcad.com/http://www.users.bigpond.com/voicet/


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Example of Carrier Class Equipment Examples

Although this boo is notintended for carrier class

operator* there is abundantnumber of carrier classInternet Telephonymanufacturer. A large list of such manufacturers can befound at*

http7--www.pul%er.com

http7--www.%oipcalculator.com

Carrier class Internet Telephony equipment may connect se%eral T& or =& lines. Theynormally pro%ide a complete solution with its gateeeper and billing system. It would be

the most cost effecti%e solution to run callingcard ser%ice for carrying international and somelong distance traffic* hopefully the Telco quitecooperati%e.
http://www.pulver.com/http://www.voipcalculator.com/http://www.pulver.com/http://www.voipcalculator.com/

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