The search trend for the phrase “Internet phone” is fascinating. While the search for “voip phone” displayed a clear rise and fall in popularity, the term “Internet phone” has only dropped very slightly, and very gradually, since 2004. This could indicate a change in the use of the terminology. “VoIP Phone,” may be simply coming out of vogue, while popularity of “internet phone” has been, and still remains, very high. In fact, this particular trend provides some insight into seasonal patterns.

 

Search Trend On Internet Phone

 

 
The trends using the term “voip” appear to peak at the end of 2005 and slowly decline into 2008. However, the trends for “internet phone,” cable company packages, and Skype all indicate a very strong and rising interest in all things related to using voice over the internet. The terminology the public uses appears to be less about “Voice over IP” and more about using the phone over the “Internet.” This makes sense, because as less technically savvy people use the internet, the more general terms like “internet phone” will be used to search for VoIP technologies. More Internet users, today, don’t know what an IP address is.

 

Demographic Search On Internet Phone

 

But suffice to say, a quick glance at this trend shows a clear pattern where this search term is most popular during the holidays and Christmas, and then again toward the end of the summer, most likely due to students headed back to school, and in particular, college students looking for inexpensive communication solutions while they are away from home.

 

The top five regions of the world that make up the majority of these searches include: India, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada