I have written several articles concerning VoIP. I
personally use a VoIP company called Broadvox, who has since
merged with another VoIP company and is no longer available
as Broadvox. I have used VoIP for a year now and I have to
say I am still thoroughly impressed by the quality of
service, low rates and enhanced calling features.
As with many people, I at first was a bit skeptical about
using VoIP service. We all know there are always little
quirks with new technology. Cheap calling rates for VoIP is
what finally won me over, and enticed me to give it a try.
In the beginning, there was no 911 service with my VoIP and
it would drop calls from time to time.
Without exaggeration, VoIP has saved me around seven hundred
dollars in phone service in 2005 in comparison to what I
paid the previous year. Wow! Say that out loud, seven
hundred dollars. Not only has the VoIP service saved me a
ton of money, the quality of service has increased ten fold
during the past year, including new 911 service.
One catch to VoIP is you need to have broadband Internet for
VoIP to work. I had written several articles on this topic
as well, and based on my own personal experiences. Fact is,
the combined cost of broadband Internet such as DSL or cable
broadband plus VoIP are cheaper than dial up plus
traditional phone service, hands down and case closed.
What I paid for start up cost, and the very insignificant
inconvenience of installing the telephone router a year ago
are but a distant memory. I am very pleased with VoIP
service and no longer have any use for a traditional phone
line in my home. That’s right, no traditional phone
companies for me, ever again.
VoIP is a product I highly recommend to anyone without
hesitation. VoIP is a product which once installed people
enjoy emencely. No more telemarketers trying to beat your
long distance rates. No more hidden fee’s, taxes or
expensive sir charges. As a customer of VoIP phone service I
am indeed bias. In short, I love my VoIP phone service.
By: Daymon Hoag
Posts Tagged ‘Quality Of Service’
My VoIP Reviewed
January 14th, 2010Why Invest in Voip Technology?
December 21st, 2009
The answer is, as usual, it depends. Voip is evolutionary, not revolutionary, technology. If you are moving into a facility where you need to completely build out your infrastructure, then installing a voice over ip device makes sense. It can be very competitive with traditional POTS switched networks. Some companies put a Voip blade in an existing POTS switch. They feel that it gives them the best of both worlds, but I suspect that they might be hedging their bets a bit too much and not benefiting fully from either technology.
Advantage Of IP-Telephony
There are some other ways that you can take advantage of Voip technology. In a “green field” installation, you have a number of attractive choices that can give you more network flexibility. One possibility is eliminating the wires entirely. There is nothing preventing you from installing Voip over wireless 802.11x networks.
Unified Messaging
Unified messaging is another example. Unified messaging is one-stop shopping for all your voice mail, email, and fax communications (Email Fax). Unified messaging lets you retrieve all your messages with one phone call or visit to a website. While unified messaging sounds great, the technology has not entirely jelled yet. It can be costly and complicated to implement, and the services have not been perfected, including problems with voice to text translation. Unified messaging is dependent on the Voip technology so as that application matures, there will be more incentive to implement a Voip solution.
Investing in Voice over IP
It is claimed that a Voip system will save 50% over the costs of maintaining the old equipment.
Of course, it isn’t clear if or not replacing an old system with a more modern switched network would result in similar savings. IT departments are real pragmatists. They will not invest in a technology unless there are demonstrated cost savings or substantial improvements in the quality of service.
Here’s a checklist of things to watch for when considering if to invest in Internet Telephony or not:
If you answer Yes to most of these questions, then you should seriously consider Voip Technology as part of your IT infrastructure mix.
- Does your company have good connectivity to the Internet?
- Are you planning on implementing unified messaging or other integrated data/voice services?
- Is your traditional POTS equipment overdue?
- Does your company have enough bandwidth for all your data and voice needs?
- Does your company have a substantial international presence or communication requirements?
- Does your company have multiple locations?
By: Jim Francisto
