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What Are the Advantages of Moving From Traditional Phones to Voip?
VoIP phone services utilize Internet cables, as opposed to analog wires.
VoIP, or voice over Internet protocol, represents the latest in telephone communications technology. According to NASA, a VoIP system uses a broadband Internet connection to transfer digitalized data between parties, as opposed to using a standard analog telephone line. Making the switch to a VoIP system can have several advantages, both at home and in the office.
Sound Quality
As the technology and communications resource TechEn Enterprises notes, the earliest VoIP systems, which came out in 1998, were often plagued with voice-quality issues. However, today’s VoIP systems offer sound quality that at least equals, and often surpasses, the sound quality of standard phone systems.
Less Wiring
With a VoIP system, your home’s or company’s phones can transmit and receive data using the same Internet cables you already have in place. This means no more messy bundles of wiring and lower installation costs in comparison to traditional phone systems, which require independent wiring.
Ease-of-Use
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the majority of VoIP systems—through the use of adapters—allow you to continue to use the traditional telephone handsets you are used to. This means there is no learning curve if you decide to make the switch from traditional to VoIP: Simply dial as usual.
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Tips About VoIP Small Business
Now, as VOIP makes it much easier for infrastructure folks to get into the phone business, they are eager to bring in the SMB folks and find out what’s going on. Several people from the larger show attended the SMB sessions and came away scared about our potential to make inroads into their territory. For years these folks have realized that voice and data are merging more and more, and they’ve always assumed that they would simply take over the data part of the equation.
But managing computer systems is a lot harder to learn than modern VOIP. So it turns out that we’re more likely than they are to be taking over territory, or at least forcing alliances.
As a side note, we managed to do a live podcast from the show with some folks who have great insight into the hosting options for VOIP. That is posted up at Cloud Services Roundtable for members.
Here are some of the things that really stood out from the event. If you’re new to voice/telephony, consider these as you develop your offerings.
Don’t Sell VOIP – Sell Telephone Systems
No one needs VOIP; everyone needs telephones. In addition, plenty of people have plenty of sob stories about early implementations. Don’t feed on that negativity. Just focus on the fact that everyone needs a phone system. Along with that, focus on providing a quality system that is very reliable and gives the client a positive experience.
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