People use the web to play games, download music, buy things, make telephone calls, share pictures and inner secrets, watch videos and television and, oh yes, search for information.

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And if you've ever wanted to seriously used a Wi-Fi network to make voice telephone calls using Voice Over Internet Protocol technology (VOIP), your network will need a feature called QOS or Quality Of Service.

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And once they do, they will use their permanent Internet connections not only to shop, and receive their television and video programmes, but also to make all their telephone calls.

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He says that around 250 people come to his cabina each day - with most of those coming in the middle of the night to make long distance telephone calls.

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Unlike Skype, users cannot make calls to normal telephone numbers.

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The phone service will only be available to AOL members, who will need to plug a telephone adapter into an existing broadband connection to make calls.

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This includes the bizarre mailings you get from your health plan that say "this is not a bill" and you just throw them away, not to mention all the unnecessary telephone calls and faxes your doctors and hospitals need to make to get paid.

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Unlike competitor's remotes, the Lenovo 4-in-1 remote controller can also be used as a VOIP handset3 to make and receive phone calls over the Internet, similar to a typical cordless telephone.

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