Ivor Jones, The Other Guy, thank you very much for your advice.

For the moment, I will stick with a softphone but I will gain more knowledge
about IP telephony.

Maybe later one I will switch to a hardware adapter because I like the idea
of being able to move around with a cordless headset.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Greg



"Greg" <CUTfedsal@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:x-GdnT_72O8m2qzYnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@storm.ca...
> Hello,
>
> I am newbie who would like to understand the reasons for using hardware
> equipment (voip adapters) as opposed to software voip phone applications
> when calling from Canada landlines located in Europe.
>
> As of now, I am using Voipdiscount to call European landline numbers, from
> Canada.
>
> Is there an advantage in using a voip adapter when I only need to call and
> not to be called on a voip number?
>
> If it turns out that there is an advantage, I think of buying a SPA3102
> (seems to me to be the latest and greatest from Linksys but I not really
> certain).
>
> I think that even if I use Voipdiscount through the hardware voip adapter,
> the rates will be the same.
>
> So, I wonder why should I buy a voip adapter? Just for the sake of using a
> regular phone headset?
>
> I apologize for my ignorance and I appreciate any advice you would
provide.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Greg
>
>
>