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Mobile VoIP Service Providers

There are many Mobile VoIP (also referred to as mVoIP) service providers currently in the market place and indeed more appearing every day it seems.

We have focused on our most popular Mobile VoIP service providers in the table below and how they they differentiate themselves.

 

 

Mobile VoIP - Cheap International Calling

Mobile VoIP is based on a technology known as Voice over Internet Protocol (often referred to as just VoIP).

What is VoIP?

Many of you actually use VoIP at home even if you do not realize it. For example Comcast's voice package is actually based on VoIP, it's just they market it under the name Digital Voice. Your phone call is transferred digitally across your Broadband Internet connection. VoIP is a technology that has been around for many years, it is feature rich, reliable and very low cost.

What is Mobile VoIP?

Mobile VoIP (often referred to as mVoIP) is based on the VoIP protocol but instead of it going over your home or business Broadband connection, it is sent over the air via WiFi or your cellular network. So all you actually need is a "mobile" device such as a cell phone or even a WiFi enabled portable media player like the iTouch and some software that you install on the device. By the year 2012, it is estimated that there will be as many as 250 million Mobile VoIP users.

Mobile VoIP Benefits

So wait, I hear you say, why bother with mVoIP I already have my cell plan for making calls, what does Mobile VoIP bring to the table? Well, because the Mobile VoIP is digital it is sent as part of your cellular Data plan so it doesn't eat up any of your wireless minutes - although there are some carriers that charge you in the form of local minutes. The other main benefit is cheap International calling. International calls are very low cost, similar to calling cards but without the need of remembering any PIN codes. All of this can be done over your cell phone or WiFi enabled device. How does this work? Basically, the mVoIP provider re-routes your call over the Internet to the country you are calling and then calls the person with a "local" number in that country. The mVoIP provider charges you minimal rates for routing the call across the Internet.

How Do I Get Mobile VoIP?

Take a look at our most popular Mobile VoIP service providers in the table on this page. Click on the provider that best matches your needs and then when you get re-directed to their website, download their software application for your cell phone or wireless enabled device. It's that simple.