I was perusing a Time magazine excerpt in the last few days and found that there is a thing called a skype phone that was sweeping the net.The two guys who began it sold their website to ebay and are now very rich because of it.So why am I getting so pumped up?.A lot of people call it voip.This idea of calling someone for nothing over the internet is not a new one.
So all you have is rig up a phone to your laptop and you can see and talk to anyone anywhere in the world using skipe.There is a drawback, however, and that is that it is most easily used over a broadband connection.Video bandwidth does not justify clarity over a 56 k modem .
Ebay the massive auction site is also auctioning skyp phones.I guess it's been around for a couple of years already but it's catching on fast..
Due to Skypes massive success big commercial telephone companies are trying to get a foothold in the marketplace.All the telecom gurus are watching voip closely thinking that maybe it will crash and burn.Will it take on the web by storm, or is it just a passing fad.
My assumption is that it is still in its youth and inevitably will go through a time where a lot of different firms will come up with different ways to do this. The government will undoubtedly see the plusses and want to add money to their coffers by using voip.Skype has to make a buck or two as well and they do this by billing consumers who phone home to their landlines from their computer.
It seems like voice over interet protocol is also at the forefront of web video conferencing as well. With 911 happenning in the not too distant past more people want to travel less and less so it is a great opportunity for voip to put video conferencing back on the map.
Audio and video are becoming more accessible for everyone nowadays-in this day and age especially with the massive success of youtube.Everything says that audio and video will be the the hottest thing since mustard.
But one thing is for certain, it's not just hype they're muttering about, and only time will tell if the general public will catch on when they get their free skype download.The question remains will voip take over from the phone.