User's Manual

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4 Telephony

Voice over IP (VoIP)

VoIP is a technology in which telephone calls are made over the Internet. This allows you to save on

communication costs, especially for long-distance calls.

The expensive solution

To be able to make your phone calls over the Internet you could:

 Buy an IP phone.

These IP phones are special phones that you can connect to your Internet Gateway.

 Install VoIP software on your computer and make your phone calls via your computer.

The THOMSON solution

With the Thomson Gateway you can make both VoIP and traditional telephone calls using a traditional

analogue phone or

If your Thomson Gateway is not powered, the traditional telephone network (if connected) will automatically

selected. This way you are still able to make emergency calls.

In this chapter

This chapter covers following topics:

Topic Page

Setting Up Your Telephone Network 36

Address Book 41

Telephony Services 42

Viewing Telephony Statistics 48