Ventrilo: The Best in VoIP?

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Are you on vent? Using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), people can communicate with each other from anywhere in the world, with no long distance charges. If you have speakers, a microphone and the will to talk, you can enjoy group communications software. Ventrilo, aka vent, is among the most well-known names in VoIP, and a popular choice for online gamers. But is it really the best choice?

VoIP is ideal for groups of people, which makes it an easy application to add for online gamers. At the touch of a button, you can speak to other members of your team or party, coordinating efforts and working on a common goal. But voice over Internet protocol has other applications as well.

Why VoIP?

Want to synchronize a business meeting -- where all the participants are on laptops and sitting fifty miles apart? Want to talk to the family member who uses the computer as much as you, but lives on the other side of the country? VoIP allows you to communicate by voice through the Internet that you’re using anyway. How does it work? Software.

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers a very easy-to-understand explanation of VoIP (http://www.fcc.gov/voip/).

VoIP programs, like Ventrilo, use a broadband Internet connection to make voice calls. It’s possible to buy a special adapter that allows you to use a traditional telephone, but you can also use VoIP with nothing more than a standard computer.

With voice over Internet protocol, several people can hear and talk among themselves -- even all at the same time, if they’d like. You’ll hear the voices through computer or headphone speakers, and talk using a standard microphone.

Why use VoIP? For one thing, the software itself can often be downloaded -- as in the case of Ventrilo -- free of charge.

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