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....

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The Pros and Cons of Voip

For sure you have heard about Voip. But maybe you would like to know the difference between Voice over Internet Protocol phone services (Voip) and the Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). Here are some answers. There are, in fact, a great many positive reasons to switch from POTS to VoIP: 1. It's cheaper. Way cheaper. From about $9. 95 for the most basic service (still far better than POTS) to $39....

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Speak Freely - Voice-Over-IP Taking Root

Years ago, I tried to convince my parents, who lived about three hours away from me, to install a program called PGPfone on their computer so they could call me online for free (as a bonus, it was encrypted, so nobody could eavesdrop on their lecturing me about school and work!); but this was in the days of dialup access, and it was too complicated or something. But it did allow me to look a decade or so into the future and see the Internet merging with and taking over traditional technologies like phone service. That's finally starting to happen, now that broadband for the masses is a reality,...

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A Dummies Guide to Broadband Phone Service

Did you know that the Internet can totally replace your existing phone line? With broadband phone service, you can make and receive telephone calls using a regular phone without the assistance of your local phone company. Instead, the phone plugs directly into a broadband internet connection, either cable or DSL. You need two things to turn your internet connection into a personal phone line: a subscription to broadband phone service and any traditional phone (analog or digital). Most service providers charge between $20 and $30 a month. Once connected and installed, broadband phone service...

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