TalkPro's technology has allowed itself to differentiate from its older generation of VoIP phones, unlike no other in this market. TalkPro's voice quality matches any ordinary telephones. The combination of its technology and management platform, supported by powerful GateKeepers, is TalkPro's major breakthrough. TalkPro is the Telecommunication Innovation As the computer network technology has been developing rapidly in recent years, traditional telecommunication and computer networks began to integrate with each other, leading to the appearance of IP (Internet Protocol) phones that use packet-switched technology to transmit voice data instead of the traditional circuit-switched PBX technology. IP phones attract many service carriers and customers with advantages of low cost and quick setup, but because of technological limitations such as bandwidth and voice compression, the inability to ensure voice quality has affected IP phones' market popularization. After a long period of research and development, AICO Systems, Inc. came out ahead with the TalkPro VOIP phone, a telecommunication soft-switch system. It distinctively integrates traditional telecommunication with the technological advantages of IP network communication. TalkPro not only ensures a much higher voice transmission quality, but also greatly reduces the costs of building a network and making calls. TalkPro's powerful functions support multiple applications, including PC to PC, PC to Phone, Phone to PC, video conversation, teleconferencing, etc. With TalkPro's product series, extremely low call rates and even free of charge calls becomes a reality. TalkPro is Unlike any Other IP phones Traditional telephone network, the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), sends voice information over the network through circuit switching. IP phones also use switches in the network, however, the switches are data packet switches that send voice data over the Internet. TalkPro distinguishes itself from other Web phones and IP phones by combining the technological advantages of both PSTN and IP communications, and incorporating bandwidth compliment, IP penetration, and other patented features developed by AICO Systems, Inc. It puts together a functional and powerful Gatekeeper management platform to support its end user product series. TalkPro's reliable stability and adaptability allows it to provide different customers with QOS-ensured and telecommunication carrier level communication services. Rate Comparison between TalkPro and other IP Phones Regardless the type of phone a customer uses, under the precondition of ensuring voice quality, call rate is the most important comparison of plans and services. To the customers, cutting call expenses is the biggest attraction that draws them to TalkPro, IP phone cards, or other IP phones. For example, China Telecom's international calling rates are US$0.55 to call the U.S., UK, and Canada. IP phone cards also charge US$0.30 per minute, excluding municipal phone fees, for internationals calls to these three countries. In contrast, by using TalkPro to make a long distance or international call to any TalkPro series end user phone, it is free of charge. With the support of telecommunication service carriers, using TalkPro to call any regular phones will benefit you from extremely low call rates. Security Comparison between TalkPro and other IP Phones In our daily life, when using traditional analog phones or the widely used IP phones, we often encounter the awkward situation of having our phone lines or phone conversations wiretapped. How can we avoid this kind of situation without high cost? TalkPro can effectively solve these concerns in your life, and bring you great convenience and benefit. Currently, TalkPro's advantages of "special private network, confidentiality, security, and reliability" have earned itself popularity in the market. For TalkPro users who make international or long distance calls to another TalkPro phone located anywhere in the world, they will have the convenience of using a private internal line for a secured, and best of all, free phone call.