As your small business grows, chances are you'll need your business phone system to grow as well. Choosing an upgrade for your business phone system can be a daunting task. For one reason, traditional business phone systems (and their monthly bills) can cost thousands of dollars. However, like most communication technology, phone systems have taken a great leap forward. You can replace the phone and computer on your desk with a PDA that serves both purposes. You and your employees don’t need to be tied to the office phone any longer. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is quickly becoming the business phone system of choice for small and large businesses alike. For good reason, too; it can offer features your old system never could and it can save your business a lot of money. The telecommunications industry puts the estimated savings at 30 percent. A VoIP phone system runs thru your business’s pre-existing Internet connection, which effectively eliminates long distance calling costs.
VOIP Basics VoIP combines your small business’s phone and Internet lines--high speed, DSL, or T-1 connections only. This means some upfront costs--like buying VoIP phones--which can run a hundred dollars each, but these costs can be recouped in future monthly bills. In addition to the cost savings, a VoIP phone system gives you features that your traditional phone system can't offer. For example, your VoIP phone system is completely mobile. As long as you can get a high speed or DSL Internet connection, your phones will work. This is a benefit when your business moves; wherever there is an Internet connection, your VoIP phone can receive calls--at home, at the hotel, even at the park. Calls to your business can also be forwarded to your cell, home, or satellite office at no additional cost. A VoIP phone system streamlines your business communications in a way that a traditional business phone system never could.
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