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6 Te l e p h o n y
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 either:
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 Technicolor solution
With the Technicolor Gateway you can make both VoIP and traditional telephone calls using a traditional analogue phone or
A DECT phone.
If your Technicolor 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:
To p i c Page
6.1 Setting Up Your Telephone Network 70
6.2 Address Book 75
6.3 Telephony Services 77
6.4 Viewing Call Logs 82