VOIP Advantages and Disadvantges

Is your phone bill getting out of sight, like ours did? We were disconnected from Verizon, so we looked elsewhere. What we found was Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) services through our cable. So far, we have liked the services we have received, and we would like to share the advantages and disadvantages of switching to VOIP. Advantages of VOIP services You get to make free long distance calls,...

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VoIP Options for Business

Mike Bell

VoIP makes a great option for business because you can save money. Many providers offer special packages strictly for business use. Different products are available such as fax lines and call forwarding.

When shopping for a service, you will need to take a few factors into account. This includes whether or not you want your provider to also service your internet connection, or if your computers will be on a network. Here is a compiled list of potential service providers to help you find the best package to suit your business needs.

Vonage offers two packages for their small business customers. The Small Business Basic plan is $39.99 and allows for 1500 minutes of calling anywhere in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. The Small Business Unlimited package is $49.99 and includes unlimited calling to those places. Check out their website (www.vonage.com) for information on their additional features and international calling rates.

Verizon has a lot of options for business. They can accommodate small, medium, and large businesses. Their rates vary based on situation and location, so it is best to visit their site (www.verizon.com) to find the options that are right for you. You can also specify packages that include Verizon DSL and VoIP.

Lingo's business packages start at $49.95 a month for unlimited calling to the US, Canada, Western Europe, and any phones within the Lingo system. Service also includes a free fax line and other features such as three-way calling. They offer your first month free as a trial. Simply cancel if you are unhappy with their service. For more information browse their site at www.lingo.com.

Sprint also offers VoIP options for business. They offer options for businesses including home offices, small business, medium businesses, and full scale enterprises. Check out their options and packages at www.sprint.com/business .

About the author:
Mike Bell is the webmaster of http://www.VoIP-Journal.com, a site devoted to providing users with voip news and information.


5 Reasons Your Business Should Switch to VoIP

Today, many businesses are choosing to unplug and go with VoIP technology. There are many advantages for using VoIP including cost effectiveness, greater productivity, and the incorporation of data, audio, and video all intertwined in one program. Here is an overview of five reasons that your business should make the switch to VoIP. VoIP Reduces Cost Businesses today depend upon telecommunications. Whether it is Internet, E-mail, Customer Service through telephone, online web applications, and E-mail, or whatever your IT business needs may be, VoIP offers to handle all of your needs with one...

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The latest information and news on VoIP:

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Fring spiffs up VoIP app for Windows Mobile (CNET)
Mobile VoIP company Fring adds a number of advanced features to its Windows Mobile app, including file transferring.
Mumbai gunmen used U.S. VoIP service to talk to their superiors during their ...
A U.S. VoIP phone service kept one of the terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai, India, in November in touch with his handlers based in Pakistan, according to reports describing a dossier of evidence compiled by Indian officials.
SDK helps developers VoIP-enable Pocket PC applications. (ThomasNet)
VoIP EVO SDK for Pocket PC contains C-API DLL and COM control of VoIP EVO client that can be used from any programming language C++ and .NET Compact Framework. It comes with Windows as well Linux server (running as service), and enables VoIP conferencing with crystal clear sound for both low and high-bandwidth users (Speex Codec). Supported development environments include Visual Basic .NET, ...
FXO Chipset enables backup of VoIP traffic. (ThomasNet)
Comprised of FX1000 system control interface and FX1041 data access arrangement codec, LSI(TM) FX1000 foreign exchange office chipset enables connections between IP applications such as media gateways and VoIP devices and conventional analog lines. Solution provides Internet-based communications services with backup or alternate routing over PSTN, resulting in integrated communications services ...
Motorola Combines WiMax, WiFi, Ethernet, VoIP In One Device (InformationWeek)
The Motorola wi4 WiMa CPEi 775 will be available only to carriers initially and will not be offered for retail markets.
VoIP: Beyond the Status Quo (CircleID)
On New Year's Eve 2008 I felt compelled to respond to the stories being written about the Death of VoIP which lead to my recent blog post: VoIP is NOT Dead!
ESS Technology Announces World?s First VoIP Single-Chip Solution to Embed Two...
ESS Technology, a leading provider of high performance audio/video solutions, today announced the ES9701 as the newest member of its VoIP product line. First in the industry to embed two Subscriber Line Interface Circuits (SLICs) and an Ethernet switch, the ES9701 brings the highest integration and lowest bill of materials to consumer VoIP adapters and IP phone applications.
Mumbai gunmen used US VoIP service (ARNnet)
Indian dossier says handlers used a virtual phone number provided by service provider CallPhonex to call a cell phone used by one of the terrorists in Mumbai.
Truphone adds Skype, Twitter to iPhone client (CNET via Yahoo! News)
The Internet telephony company Truphone has turned its client for the iPhone and iPod Touch into an aggregator for a range of popular VoIP and instant-messaging applications.
ESS Technology Announces Worlds First VoIP Single-Chip Solution to Embed Two ...
FREMONT, Calif.----ESS Technology, a leading provider of high performance audio/video solutions, today announced the ES9701 as the newest member of its VoIP product line. First in the industry to embed two Subscriber Line Interface Circuits and an Ethernet switch, the ES9701 brings the highest integration and lowest bill of materials to consumer VoIP adapters and IP phone applications.

Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) with Dial-Up

Have you had a chance to try it? Most people that have had a chance to try it have experienced hit or miss quality, dropped calls as well as some speech delays. But there are some steps that you can take to really improve the quality and consistency of you VoIP calls over your internet Connection. There is a lot of buzz these days around Internet based communication, VoIP, replacing regular traditional telephone service. Much of the buzz has been created by around a company called Vonage, who's motto is Leading the Internet Phone Revolution". Even if you do not have a broadband connection,...

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