VoIP: Ventrilo And TeamSpeak Servers

Voice-over-Internet Protocol [VoIP], the transmission of voice traffic over IP-based networks, is popular due to the cost advantages to consumers over traditional telephone networks. This is because VoIP calls are made across the Internet for which consumers are charged for only a relatively low, flat monthly fee. VoIP also get rids of high phone bills associated with long distance calls by not charging users based on the time per minute.

There are various VoIP software which allow users to make calls from their personal computers [PC] to other PC or VoIP-enabled devices. The most popular VoIP program, Skype, works similar to instant messaging [IM] clients such as Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger by incorporating common typical features including instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing while other VoIP programs such as Ventrilo and TeamSpeak are more complicated to use but offer greater flexibility and control.

Ventrilo and TeamSpeak, which are hugely popular among online gamers, consist of two components, the client program and the server program where the former acts as the primary user interface and the latter for all clients to connect in order to communicate with each other. In other words, a person using Ventrilo to communicate with other users need to use the client program to connect to a Ventrilo server before able to establish the communication.

Thus, users who are planning to install and setup the server program themselves need a fast and reliable servers which can ensure a smooth and clear communication between the large number of users. There are many hosting companies which provide hosting for Ventrilo servers and TeamSpeak servers but the challenge is to find a good one that will provide a high-quality server with superior support and service at an affordable price.