What Are The Advantages Of VOIP?
Millions of people are walking away from regular phone services and using the new VOIP (Voice Over IP) technology. Why don’t you switch too? Of course, there are both advantages and disadvantages to VOIP. You’ll have to examine these benefits to see if VOIP is right for you.
Advantages of VOIP:
- Cheap prices. The main advantage of VOIP is its price for what it has to offer. Most VOIP companies don’t distinguish between local, long distance, and foreign phone numbers; you simply pay your monthly fee and you’re set. A lot of VOIP plans come with unlimited local and long distance minutes. For example, Vonage has an unlimited plan called “Premium Unlimited” for $24.99 a month. If you ask me, that’s a pretty good deal!
- Computer use. A neat feature and advantage of VOIP is that you can hook it up to your computer and use your computer (or laptop) and microphone as a phone instead of the classic handheld phone. With some extra computer software, you can easily share videos, messages, and documents while you talk with other VOIP users.
- Other features. VOIP goes beyond the features of normal telephony. It includes many unique features that give it a distinct advantage over regular phone technologies, such as free voicemail, free caller ID, conference calls, music-on-hold, and more.
I hope that these advantages of VOIP that I have listed will encourage you to try out VOIP if it looks good to you. By the way, most VOIP companies offer a 30-day money-back guarantee so that you can test the service and find out if you like it or not, so go ahead and try it out.