About us  |  Our promise  |  Help / questions
You're here:  Help > Voice over IP > Answer

Do I need to have my computer on in order to use VoIP services?

Nichole Coleman
Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005
by Nichole Coleman, Customer Care Manager
 Rss feed of the latest Voice over IP articles
No, your computer does not have to be on at all times in order for Voice over IP services to work.  Since Voice over IP services run off of your high speed internet modem, that does have to be up and running for your phone to work.     

Closely Related Stuff

Add a comment

Are you a real person? We just want to make sure...
Please enter the 6 characters seen in the image below
Anti-spam image

Can't find your answer here?

Our customer care team is here to help with your questions about any of the services and features on our site. Click here to submit your question.

VoIP - Did you know?

VoIP uses your existing high-speed Internet connection to allow you to make and receive phone calls to any phone in the world.

Compare VoIP Plans

Residential
Business

Latest Voip Q&A

more q&a's

Frequent Voip Q's

Top Voice over IP plans

Skype Free - to Members Only logo

Skype Free - to Members Only

Not rated
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: None
Unlimited Yearly ($199 Year) logo

Unlimited Yearly ($199 Year)

Read reviews
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: None
SkypeOut $29.95 a year logo

SkypeOut $29.95 a year

Not rated
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: None
SkypeIn $60 a year logo

SkypeIn $60 a year

Not rated
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: None
AT&T One Rate 10 cent logo

AT&T One Rate 10 cent

Read reviews
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: N/A
Trinsic Home Unlimited logo

Trinsic Home Unlimited

Read reviews
Monthly Fee: None
Activation Fee: None

Got a minute? We'd love to hear from you...

We'd appreciate a minute of your time to help us better understand our precious visitors. Click here to take a short and completely anonymous survey.
~ many thanks :)