If you wish to try broadband telephone service, this is what you should do:

1. Determine which of the three types of VOIP telephone service you require. (“web-to-web”, “web-to-phone”, “phone-to-phone”).
    

2.  If you decide that you need “web-to-web” or “web-to-phone service, select a service provider, download their software, establish an account and make your first call.
    

3. If "phone-to-phone" service is what you require, you should first decide where you would like to have your phone number based (i.e. country and area code). 
    

4. Identify VOIP service providers that can provide a telephone number in the desired city, state or country.  Our database of service providers will help you with this.
    

5. Visit the websites of candidate VOIP service provider and compare their offerings and service costs. 
    

6. Subscribe to the broadband telephone service of your choice and obtain the necessary phone adapter device by mail or at a local store.
    

7. Plug the telephone device into the router (i.e. firewall) that is connected to your Internet modem.  If you don’t have a router, you can purchase one at any computer store for approximately $50.
    

8. Plug a standard household cordless or corded telephone into the Internet telephone adapter device.
    

9. Make your first phone call over the Internet.

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