Long distance phone bills are expensive, and totally unnecessary! Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP uses the same technology that has made snail-mail nearly obsolete ” the internet! Business Voip service functions in the same way as a traditional office phone system; it just utilizes your existing internet connection rather that phone lines. The result is that the majority of good VoIP providers include unlimited long distance at a flat rate, as opposed to the per minute charges from Ma Bell telecoms that hike up phone bills.
Essential business services, are just that, they are ESSENTIAL, and for the most part they are not interchangeable. Expedited shipping with Fedex or DHL can’t be replaced. Replacing the power company with solar panels or a wind farm would be nice, but it isnt a realistic option. Soaring phone bills on the other hand are the one place where you can get the same result for much less money!
Business class Hosted PBXs (short for Private Branch Exchange) offer all the features that businesses need to create a professional customer facing presence without the cost of equipment. In much the same way that a hosting company hosts your website, PBX companies host your phone system, and give you a login to manage all the functions from your computer. These functions are identical to the operators you see in old movies managing a switch board, except like everything else these days, software does the entire job. Thus you get Auto-attendants, Virtual Extensions, Voice Mail to Email, Call Forwarding, and Unlimited toll free numbers, all for a fraction of the cost.
HD voice will soon be as widespread as HD TV. Phone lines, similar to the bunny ears on old TVs, wont be able to use HD voice, similar to how HD TV is not available over the outdated airwaves. HD voice is only available over high-speed internet connections, like the T1 connection that so many businesses use in their offices.
If your business has a high volume of calls, there is absolutely no reason not to use Voice over IP. Most VoIP companies are waving set up fees. While there is an up front cost of purchasing IP phones, the month to month savings on phone bills will soon offset this initial expense, and from then on bills will be much much lower.
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