Submitted by katie on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 17:28
Thanks to voice over internet protocol (voip) technology, you can have telephone-like communication via the internet. Many chat and instant messaging clients now support making VOIP calls and often provide this service free of charge. A popular VOIP service is Skype. With this you can call another Skype user anywhere in the world at no cost – as long as they also have an internet connection. Skype also allows you to buy credit to make inexpensive international calls to landline phones.
Other VOIP applications include: