Considering VOIP for your Business? – 10 Good Reasons Why.

So it’s 2009, recession is here & voip is still gaining ground over conventional systems. Here are a few reasons why you should consider moving your business telecoms to VOIP:

1. Low Cost Landline Calls – VOIP call carriers offer low call rates or inclusive national calls.

2. Low Mobile Rates – Many UK VOIP call carriers offer mobile reates between 8 – 10p/min and rates as low as 3p/min using GSM gateways.

3. Cheaper International Calls – most VOIP providers offer very low or inclusive international calls.

4. Reduced Line Rental Fees – many VOIP providers offer unlimited outbound trunks deals which means big savings in comparison to convetional operators.

5. Free Calls to Offices & Remote Workers – calls between remote workers & offices will be free when using VOIP.

6. Longer Call Recording – no need for seperate PC to handle call recordings. Recordings use little storage – a terabyte drive can store millions of calls.

7. Keep Your Phone Number – by porting your numbers to VOIP you may keep your numbers regardless of where you move to – as far as your clients are concerned – nothing has changes.

8. Automatic Call Divertion on any failure – your calls will automatically re-route should your phone system/broadband/phonelines fail.

9. Shorter Contracts – many VOIP call carriers offer shorter contract lengths – typically 1-3 months – hence you can switch without penalties.

10. Improved Comms Control – change your systems, backup your PBX & create diverts remotely.

It’s not always plain sailing to migrate to voiop as Companies like BT drag their heels with number porting & broadband quality varies with location. As with all telecom installations – success or failure is usually down to initial provisioning and the experience or incompetence of your installer.