Long Distance calling through the internet is a recent method of making calls that is offered by the providers of IP telephony services and solutions. The users make use of long distance calls to meet their communication related needs as well as for connecting with friends and family members in more ways than one. The distance issue is overcome with the introduction of services in the form of Voice over IP. This form of telecommunication has made long distance calls cheap and easily available.

Generally there are five different types of calls that can be made. The first is in the form of local calls are generally made in the vicinity of a local calling area. Then there are calls that are made outside the local calling area but yet cannot be considered to be long distant calls. The bills made for these calls appear on the local phone bill. The third type of calling is the intra-state long distance calls that take place within the state. The calls are carried by the long distance carrier and the bills appear on the phone bills of the long distance carrier. Then there are calls that are made outside the state and they are known as Inter-state long distance calls. These are carried by the long distance carrier and they appear on long distance carrier bills. The last category is that of the international calls that takes place due to the presence of the long distance carrier.

The long distance calling methods, nowadays, are made simple due to the presence of internet. VoIP works over the internet that makes unlimited long distance calling a reality. The internet facility help overcome all limitations related to traditional methods of connectivity. Now with the availability of voice over internet connection, long distance calling services can be done at a cheap price rate. The reason for it is that voice is converted to a digital format to be transferred wirelessly over the internet. So, it drastically cuts down the cost of transferring voice units.

A VoIP service has recently brought turmoil in the system of connectivity. The connectivity is easily accessible with high speed internet connection and some hardware and software. With this network people are not restricted to sending only voice. Infact now both voice as well as videos can be transferred to the end receiver. Moreover, 3-way calling and chatting with a number of people simultaneously is possible. The price rate remains the same for international and as well as local customers. However, the service providers differ as there are both international as well as local service providers.

Long distance calls have revolutionised the way we make calls. Now, analog calls are converted to digital forms and transferred as small packets from one internet server to another and received on the other end when it is reconverted to its original analog voice form. Thus there is no more need of long wires to link one phone to another. Now, satellites help to transfer the signals that can then be received at any corner of the world.