How to Use a 12 Connect VoIP

12Connect lets you use VoIP with a mobile phone.

12Connect is a company that provides VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol service. VoIP service allows you to use a telephone to communicate over a broadband connection, rather than the traditional method of using a telephone line. 12Connect offers secure VoIP communication by encrypting the information that is sent over the phone so that it can't be accessed by an outside party.

Things You'll Need

• Simlock-free mobile phone

Instructions

1. Purchase an e-Welfare SIM card from the Dutch ECHOS Home. You will need this specialized SIM card in order to use VoIP.

2. Navigate to e-Welfare's website and open your account.

3. Click "Register Mobile Phone" and type in the number on your e-Welfare SIM card.

4. Proceed through the rest of the steps as the website guides you. You will need to pay 25 euros as of November 2010 for your 12Connect service to be activated.

5. Insert the e-Welfare SIM card into your mobile phone. Turn it on and select the "e-Welfare" network. Within half an hour, you'll be able to make VoIP calls.

References

• 12Connect: VoIP

Resources

• e-Welfare