Since the recent development and growth f the ISP industry in South Africa, we have started to see the rise in VoIP products and internet telephony in South Africa, people prefer this mode of communication due to its affordability and there has been a trend of a lot of people moving into the online world.

There are a number of VoIP services that are now being offered in south Africa most companies provide free 087 numbers that can be used for cheap mobile and international calls these also have the added advantage of free 087 to 087 calls. The quality of the phone call has increased immensely it now greatly at the same level of the international calls.

The other added advantage of a VoIP telephone is its portability, you can use the same number anywhere in the world without the need for roaming facilities. The influence of VoIP has started to grow as IM providers have also started to cater for it for example Msn, Gtalk and Skype are examples of leading IM companies that support VoIPor internet telephony. Third party mobile phone software manufacturers are also moving towards the VoIP technology in their latest business cellphones that can support third party VoIP applications for example Skype, Fring and Nimbuzz to name a few. These applications allow people to make VoIP calls through selected chat networks.

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