In most major cities in the world, competition in business is fierce. It is the same with phone companies servicing these big metropolitan centers. With the advent of online commerce, providers of VoIP phone system are doing brisk business than ever. Check out any big city and chances are the VoIP providers are in great competition which is good for customers.
Doing calls using VoIP phones (over in high-speed internet connection (DSL or cable) rather than on a regular phone do look fashionable and chic. For 80% savings in rates, It is also one of the soundest business decisions you can make. This is over and above the many other 21st century features that a VoIP service carries.
Advantages
Today, you can always get yourself a mobile phone. However, they are not as good as you think they are as anyone who had dropped calls knows. Landlines are easy to get, too, from your local phone or cable operator. The rates are cheap but they are not portable.
A VoIP (voice over internet phone) is much better. The biggest advantage, of course, is the price where there is 80% savings compared to the rates you pay on either cell phones or landlines. The landlines are better in terms of reliability than mobiles. However, VoIP phones have features that regular landlines don’t have.
Setup & some features
As a system, VoIP is relatively very simple to set up. You are provided by the company with a special phone adapter in a box. Simply plug it into a power source, your internet router, and your standard phone handset. An alternative is buying a SIP phone. This has the electronics that sidesteps the need for an adapter for your VoIP.
Aside from the luxury of impressive savings, some providers offer features that most landlines don’t have. (Cells have many features aside from the comfort of being transportable. However, it is the most expensive among the three.) Some providers can give you an on-screen application that lets you make or receive calls on your computer.
Some have mobile apps for iOS and Android which acts as extensions to your main phone line. They can provide the standard Web access for your voicemail and call history. This is aside from receiving faxes to your email address. Most providers have their own high-end business-grade VoIP for bigger companies.
Most of the providers have the phone hunt feature. This is the service where you have multiple phones or apps ringing until you pick up or have the call transferred to voice mail. There is also the call blocking feature, three-way-calling, and call waiting. (Skype has the video feature and some rich text messaging.)
Quick Tips
Before buying into any service, it is always good policy to ask the providers first. This is the time where you compare the prices, the types of services offered (and if they are useful to you).
Always get your quotes on paper (in their flyers and brochures) and have their sales reps discuss or spell out for you the many services and advantages they have, if any, over those of other companies. VoIP providers would be happy to oblige.
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