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5 Reasons To Switch Your Business From POTS To VOIP

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Does your business currently use plain old telephone service, often referred to as POTS, and you're looking to switch to a voiceover IP service? You'll definitely want to know some of the advantages that VOIP can provide to your business.

VOIP Can Save Money

While every business is different, it's possible that VOIP can provide significant cost savings to your business when compared to your current phone service. One big factor is if your company makes a lot of international calls, which would not come at a premium price like your current phone service has. The number of phone lines you need can also make a big difference, which makes VOIP a great choice for a small business 

VOIP Can Take Calls From Anywhere

Since calls are routed over the Internet with VOIP, it allows your employees to answer calls from anywhere they are working. This includes their office desk, their cell phone, a home office, or anywhere else they are working in the world. This can provide some flexibility when people are working in a hybrid workflow and not always at the same location.

VOIP Can Integrate With Other Technologies

When you use a phone service you are just getting the audio part of a phone call. However, VOIP can integrate itself into other technologies as well. This means that you can switch to sharing a desktop for screen-sharing purposes, a webcam for video conferencing, or use the same number for text messaging. Everything is integrated together quite well with VOIP

VOIP Can Be Scaled Easily 

One problem that you may have with POTS is every time you need to scale your business. It requires running a new physical phone line to a new office, potentially adding a new phone line to your plan, and disrupting any pricing deals you may have in place. VOIP scales up and down quite easily since you are only paying for the lines you pay for. Those phones also work with a standard Internet connection, so it does not require a special installation to bring more physical lines into your business.

VOIP Can Offer Improved Call Quality

Are you not happy with the quality of your current phone system where it sounds like everyone is speaking through a tin can? You'll immediately notice that the call quality on a VOIP phone line is going to be much clearer. The limitation to call quality is based on your Internet connection rather than your phone provider, so it can offer improved quality where you have a high-speed connection. 

For more information on VOIP systems, contact a telephone service today.


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