VoIP is a general description of a technology, the specific technology used by VoIP has now been standardised internationally this is called SIP (Session Initiation Protocol).īut Skype use its own technology which is secret and will not interwork with any other system or service.

All new PBX (switchboard) equipment is already VoIP enabled. Its the next generation of telecoms technology and over the next few years all of BTs core networks will be converted to it by their 21st Century Network project. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that allows you to make telephone calls over the internet (and other data networks). Skype go out of their way to explain that they are not a telephone company they do not, for instance, provide a telephone number that you can call for support. Skype is a software application that runs on your PC, not a telephone service. There are many very important differences between Voipfone and Skype things like call quality, reliability, customer service, price (Skype is surprisingly expensive), services & features and technology - but the simple and critical difference between Voipfone and Skype is that Skype is NOT a telephone company and Voipfone is. What is the difference between Voipfone and Skype? (I'd also add that they tend to just dump their customers when they feel like it - they dumped all their 020 7 number a while back and we had to rescue their customers.) Get asked all the time - here's the stock answer.

How do i know what my skype number is