If you're itching to cut copper wire with, your expensive traditional phone service, you need to Talk Cheap, new, easy to understand guide to understanding and using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other Internet telephone options. Technologies such as VoIP to get a lot of attention these days as more people switch from standard telephone service to phone service via the Internet. James Gaskin's Talk Cheap discuss this issue and many more by explaining how to make the switch and what to sacrifice if you opt for Internet telephony via traditional phone service. Cheap Talk focuses on the increasingly popular services from Vonage, which uses VoIP, and Skype - a free service that operates as a peer-to-peer (P2P) networks with the ability to turn any PC, Mac, or Pocket PC to the phone. This book explains your options; explores the background, workings, and the difference between VoIP and P2P networks, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both technologies (including service offerings, quality, ability, level of completion, and much more). Cheap Talk and then go into detail on what you expect in Internet service from traditional phone companies like Verizon and AT & T. In addition, you will learn more advanced techniques, including how to turn your Palm or Pocket PC into an Internet phone and how to work with mobile phones and Wi-Fi Videophone. An introduction, direct use of the quick ins and outs of Internet phone service, this book provides everything you need to make the decision information on the phone - if you are thinking about switching from traditional phone service or already successful and want to get the most from your new Internet phone.