About Wi-Fi Phone
Most new cellphones come Wi-Fi enabled--in 2009, Sprint and Verizon declared that all of their phones would include Wi-Fi access. Wi-Fi phones enable the user to access the Internet anywhere in the provider's network.
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Identification
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A Wi-Fi phone can use a regular cellphone tower to make a call, or use the Internet to send data via "voice over Internet protocol" (VOIP).
Benefits
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On a regular phone, if the call signal drops, the calls ends. On a Wi-Fi phone, the phone automatically switches to its Wi-Fi network to keep the call seamlessly active.
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Considerations
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In 2010, Wi-Fi phones have greater power requirements than do regular phones because Wi-Fi phones need to power an extra antenna.
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References
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