Do I Need A Headset And Download Software To Make A VOIP Call?

No, which is good news if : A) you don't want to look like you work in a call centre; and B) don't like mucking about with your hard disk any more than you need to.

So how do you route your calls via the internet using VoIP without the usual paraphernalia?

Head for jahjah.com. This is a web site best described as a virtual self-service broadband telephone exchange. To use it, register on the site, type in your phone number, type in the number of the person you wish to call and click the Green call button. Your phone rings, you pick it up, a recording informs you the call is being placed and it starts ringing out as normal.

It doesn't get much simpler than this. Calls are phone-to-phone so there's no software or hardware to install, or special handsets or headsets to buy.

Calls to other jajah users are free, with low cost calls to landlines, mobiles and international numbers charged on a country zone basis. Payment for the calls can be made on a per call basis or by buying credit.