google_page_url = document.location; How does VOIP work AND WHAT IS VOIP Disable your Call Waiting Should you need to disable your Call Waiting at any time you have two options. You can login to your voip.com account and uncheck the box next to Call Waiting in your Call Features tab. This will permanently disable Call Waiting. You can also temporarily disable it on the fly, right from your telephone. Prior to making your call, simply dial *70. If you hear a beeping dial tone, your Call Waiting has successfully been suspended. Once you complete the call, it reverts to its previous state VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over IP, or in more common terms phone service over the Internet. If you have a reasonable quality Internet connection you can get phone service delivered through your Internet connection instead of from your local phone company. Some people use VOIP in addition to their traditional phone service, since VOIP service providers usually offer lower rates than traditional phone companies, but sometimes doesn't offer 911 service, phone directory listings, 411 service, or other common phone services. While many VoIP providers offer these services, consistent industry-wide means of offering these are still developing. How does VOIP work AND WHAT IS VOIP A way is required to turn analog phone signals into digital signals that can be sent over the Internet. This function can either be included into the phone itself (See: VOIP Phones) or in a separate box like an ATA . What is Voice over Internet Protocol? Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is the new and innovative way to make and receive phone calls. It involves the transmission of ordinary telephone calls over the Internet. In other words, VoIP can send voice over the Internet, rather than through the regular telephone network. engin offers you VoIP as a low cost alternative for all your telephone needs. As an engin customer, you can make calls with any touch-tone telephone and receive calls from any type of phone on any service. If the person you are calling also has an engin number, those calls will be completely free from any engin charges.