The journey of VOIP started in 1996. The first VOIP product was launched in then and was introduced by "Computer Telephony Integration" magazine. The first voip reviews product was named VOCALTEC, the software implementation of VOIP. It hit the market successfully and got positive reviews in magazine.
People got a new way of calling and VOIP created a history of his own.

VOIP overview
Many companies have implemented VOIP and have supplied the users with a wide range of VOIP service software. Two of the more successful companies are Vonage and Lingo.

Vonage is one of the most widely used VOIP service providers, which holds a big share in the VOIP market. Vonage is basically affordable to all users, and provides a high quality sound transfer. Unlike many other VOIP providers, Vonage provides online, phone support and 911-call routing. Additional add-ons to basic features are:

Virtual Phone Number:
This feature gives the users option to receive calls from people outside their calling area with the caller paying only for a local call

Soft Phone:
Vonage service can be availed through Softphone. Users can download the Vonage Soft Phone and switch on the computer into a fully functioning telephone with all advanced services. The screen-based feature of Vonage Soft Phone allows voicemails, call forwarding, caller id, etc.

The next VOIP company is Lingo, which is a product of Primus Telecommunication.
Lingo has some very popular products, with some salient features added for user convenience:

Universal Phone Number
This helps a subscriber navigate between local and international outgoing calls depending on the call destination.

Local Number Porting
A person switching from normal phone service to Lingo can get the same old number on Lingo as well. This requires sending a form and then a of 15-20 day wait.
Emergency Calling Service
This facility is automatically available .The public safety answering point (PSAP) of Lingo gets connected to the localized area.

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