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Facebook poll shows the students do not know VoIP

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Although usually on the cutting edge of new technologies, many students do not have an acute awareness of VoIP services could be cost them hundreds of dollars a year.

We recently commissioned a Facebook survey of students aged 18 to 24 and found 59% of respondents had never even heard of VoIP, while another 21% knew what which was VoIP, but not currently used a VoIP service. These results are quite surprising given the many benefits that VoIP services offer what may be especially interesting for students.

VoIP is extremely economical compared to traditional telephone service. Long distance, in particular, is much cheaper with VoIP than with a landline or even many cell phone plans. This is important for students who can attend a college or university away from home and make numerous calls to family or friends outside of their local calling area.

Moreover, VoIP is very flexible. Services such as Vonage allow subscribers to choose a service phone number in almost any area code in the United States. It is perfect for students who may want to keep a phone number in their home area code at school, or vice versa.

Because VoIP dessert we a broadband Internet connection instead of a standard phone jack to make calls, it is ideal for rooms or college dorm apartments that can have a bad or inconvenient cabling telephone. Many colleges also offer free broadband service or reduced price for students who live on campus, which is another benefit of saving costs.

We made the champion of VoIP services for several years now strongly suggests that most households make the transition to this powerful communication tool. But given all the unique advantages, we encourage students in particular to look closer to VoIP.

Our extensive comparison of VoIP providers is an excellent resource for students or anyone interested in learning more about VoIP.