The Convenience of VoIP Solutions

While phone systems were previously immensely elaborate and unaffordable beasts, obtainable to only the very largest of organisations, with improvements in technology and then the improvements of the world-wide-web, more professional telecoms are considerably more accessible to less massive organizations and in some cases home users now.

Much of this has been a result of the increase of VoIP (voice over internet protocol) platforms over the conventional POTS (plain old telephone systems). Because VoIP systems generally operate by using the cloud, the options available to you are most of the time not related to the devices you possess. This permits a lot of businesses to use services that would normally have to be a part of a high priced PBX system, as a subscription service.

The gains of this are not all apparent at a initial view. While many of the features of professional telecommunications can seem handy, for example conference calling, automatic call forwarding and automatic redial. Another considerable benefit of having these features is the outbound appearance of the firm; specialized telecoms and call handling could make businesses seem more professional and bigger. So due to that, it may well help to break boundaries and raise the size and status of your organization.

As well as this, since monthly subscription professional services are nearly absolutely free of equipment (except for the handset and computer network), all of the advancements, servicing and also security measures for the system are dealt with by the hosting company behind the scenes. Generally it’s not likely you’d even notice a difference when updates are applied. This can make setting up specialized telecoms very painless, in relation to its costs, effort and time.

The cost is actually reduced so much; sometimes, individuals have taken to putting together their own personal smaller scale phone systems for individual use. This can be fantastically useful to forward calls coming from a landline to your mobile phone when you’re travelling or to your business office when you’re at your workplace. This sort of product is excellent for self-employed small business owners. It could actually also permit you the liberty to add your own chosen landline number, which often can look excellent in comparison to using a mobile number.

The combination of benefits has led to a huge increase in the amount of companies using Voice over internet protocol; in 2008, 80% of PBX lines set up were VoIP. If you aren't already using a VoIP system, it will surely be worth taking a look, you might even find it’s so moderately priced you would like it in your home!


The Author works for a company who specialise in hosted phone systems, VoIP Phone Systems and VoIP Solutions