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VOIP Internet Telephone – What is it and Should You Get in on It?

Have you wondered about VoIP telephone technology or does it just sound like something out of this world to you? Weird even? Well, you’re not alone. This has been a learning experience for me. I’ve had to do research and more research to finally understand this enough to write this small article about it.

So here it goes: VoIP is just an acronym for voice over world wide web protocol. Or, in other words, it’s a method of sending spoken words using a computer and the internet instead of a regular land line or cell phone.

I think that pretty well explains it in layman’s terms. If you want more in depth information than that you’ll have to do your own research!

Now that we have our definition out of the way, the question is should you get in on it? Of course we all know the answer is based on personal preference, but here are a few facts to help you decide.

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Most everything you read will tell you it’s cheaper than the regular land lines. The reason for this may be the way online access is billed compared to regular telephone calls. Regular telephone calls are billed by the minute or second, but VoIP calls are billed per the amount of information or data sent over the world wide web. You can basically call for really cheap or even free using your world wide web connection and have to call plans which are half the price of standard phone plans.Adapters are available so you can use your current touch tone phone with your high-speed web connection to make VoIP calls. If you do this you won’t have the out of pocket expense of a new VoIP gadget, well other than the adapter. For business purposes VoIP also … Read the rest

Johna Horowitz by — September 17, 2020 in Internet Phone
VoIP in Business – Choices to Cut Expenses

Business is typically exactly where the benefits of new technologies become apparent. Home users may not be capable to feel a very big impact as a consequence of a certain technology. But in business, the price-cutting measures which are put in place are quantified concerning how helpful it can be. 1 instance of these breakthrough technologies is online. It allows folks to work together even if they are not with each other in the very same geographic areas. Files and projects are passed around immediately and effortlessly.

 An extremely important system that has been in use for an incredibly long time in businesses may be the PBX (Public Branch Exchange) telephone system. This is beyond doubt a really expensive system to place up and maintain especially because of the high price of PBX systems and the need to set-up multiple PBX switches in different places.

This is exactly where online telephony can cut down your cost by a significant margin. Instead of having multiple PBX systems in each of your offices, you can locate a single centralized IP-PBX where all calls are routed and then distributed to whomever the call is for via the world wide web. All the other offices can use standard IP phones or use an ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) to connect their standard telephone to a router.

That way you wouldn’t have to have multiple PBX systems and people today to maintain them in multiple areas. Just from the cost of buying those PBX boxes and hiring folks to install and maintain them, you can already see the potential for large scale expense cutting.

Here’s a list of what you should be weighing when thinking about switching to an IP-PBX:

The cost of implementing the switch (installation and acquisition costs) How reliable your current online providers … Read the rest

Johna Horowitz by — September 17, 2020 in IP PBX Phone System