Anatomy Of a Typical Voip Call (part two)

Placing voip calls on a personal computer

Voip calls can also be placed or initiated from a personal computer (PC). Placing voip calls on acomputer is different and requires some specialized hardware and software. To successfully place a voip call on a computer, you would need a microphone for voice input, a speaker and sound card for sound output, a broadband or DSL connection to Internet for access and a voip software for interface. The software creates on the screen a similar interface as you would see on a telephone receiver.