VoIP Videophone

Free Videophone Calls

When you have VoIP and a VoIP videophone, your video calls are typically included in your monthly package for free. Because all calls within the US and Canada are also free, you never pay for transmitting your video data. International video calls are also included if you have a global plan.

Affordable Video Technology

You can place video calls through either a standalone videophone or a video and voice SoftPhone on your PC. You can buy both an integrated telephone and videophone or a standalone video device that connects to a standard telephone and a broadband modem. All three options are available at very affordable prices - no more than you'd spend for a medium-priced cell phone. They also provide excellent video and sound quality.

Use Your Phone Anywhere

If you travel extensively, you can take your video device and adapter on the road with you. Then you can call home to check on your family from anywhere in the world. You can also use it to check in with your video-enabled office. If you have security concerns, you can set up a videophone in your home and call it from your PC or another videophone to conduct home surveillance.

Two and Three-Way Video Calling

Videophones permit three-way calling with other videophones. You can conference in two or three friends, family members, or offices with crisp video and audio quality. Multi-office conference calls are simplified when everyone uses the same technology. Currently, the technology does require that both the person placing the call and the person receiving the call be using VoIP service.

How to Get Started

To order your service, simply select a calling plan, order the video equipment to go with it, and set it up when it arrives in the mail. Although there is a cost for the equipment, you'll incur no additional cost beyond normal VoIP set-up fees and monthly service charges after that.

Of course, you'll also need someone to call. Encourage friends and family members to sign up for a monthly VoIP plan with your provider so you can keep in touch. Videophones make great gifts for grandparents of young children, military families, and business travelers. If you've ever wished that you could see more of someone, now you can with a VoIP videophone.