You don't need to make any PC settings to use the GLOBARANGE IP line over the Internet. And you don't have to start up a PC every time you want to use the phone. Oftentimes with other IP phone systems, calls cannot be completed because the other party's PC isn't turned on. This won't happen with GLOBARANGE. It works just like an ordinary phone, except that it's free to make and receive calls. It's ideal for people who aren't very familiar with PCs, or who don't use them very much.