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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Ways A VoIP Hosting Service Can Improve A Firm

By Joette C. Penning


A business VoIP service is the best way to lower monthly overheads without sacrificing quality or service. This calling system allows organizations and individuals to make calls using their existing computer and broadband connection. Not only is it very quick to put in place, it is also much cheaper than any other option. People ringing in or being contacted by dialing out will not notice any deterioration in call quality. This and many other reasons are why VoIP is overtaking landlines in popularity in the workplace.

Voice over IP has been run for many years as a way to talk to others through a normal computer. Software loaded onto the computer allows the individual to speak through a headset and make voice calls in the same way as a landline. The voice is sent as data through the internet connection and forwarded to phones via the normal telephone exchange. A hosted VoIP service saves money in the overall costs, especially in individual call rates.

There is more to a hosted VoIP service than simply saving money on the office phone bills through cheaper call rates. The phones and software come with easy-to-manage menus that rival any physical switchboard without costing nearly as much. There are on-board features such as call forwarding, conference calling and unified mailboxes for collating voice messages, email and even fax into a single location. There is even the opportunity to update the software for the phone when new releases come out.

Providers that offer the hosted VoIP service look after all the computer needs so that their customers have the least amount of responsibility towards it. Although a user of VoIP will only require the software and a handset, somewhere along the lines a system needs to change this data into a straightforward phone call. The hosting provider is able to take care of all of this, leaving the customer with minimal responsibility but maximum control. There are no costly purchases required for starting a business VoIP account with a provider.

Aspects that will be important to a person reading up about VoIP providers will be value for money, quality of service and level of assistance.




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