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VoIP Business Solutions - Advantages and disadvantages

Even though VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is quite a new technology, a lot of people are already making a switch from conventional phone service to VoIP. Now the question is do you have to switch too? Well, even thought that the answer to this question is totally up to you, but it is wise to consider a few advantages and a few disadvantages of VoIP. So that you will know whether the VoIP is the right for you or not.

VoIP's advantages

· A lower price. Compare to the conventional phone service, the main benefit that you can get from VoIP is that in most cases VoIP can give a significant lower price. Mostly, the VoIP providers do not differentiate if you call an overseas phone numbers, or long distance calls or even only local calls. The VoIP providers will only charge you a flat rate monthly fee and you can use it for as many as you like. Most of the time the VoIP plan offered comes with unlimited local calls and long distance minutes.

· The use of computer. Another great feature from VoIP that you surely can get an advantage is that you can plug the VoIP to your computer or your laptop. Therefore instead of using the classic kind of handheld phone you can always use the computer and microphone. Now if you put some extra computer software, while you talk to other VoIP users, you can always share your documents, messages or even video so easily. How cool was that?

· Others advantages. There are others advantages that you can benefit of from VoIP that you cannot get from conventional phone technology. For examples you can have a conference calls, which mean you can talk to more than one VoIP users all at once

VoIP's disadvantages

· Price. We have discussed previously that the main benefit from VoIP is the lower price compare to the conventional phone service, so how come this advantage can also become a disadvantage? The problem lays on the monthly flat rate that most of the VoIP providers’ usually charges. Let's say that a VoIP provider charges you a monthly flat rate of $24.95, which is quite cheap compare to the conventional phone service that you can use unlimitedly for local calls, long distance calls and even overseas calls. However if you're not a heavy phone users and you don't even call long distance nor overseas, then this price could be a disadvantage instead of an advantage.

· Internet Connection Quality. Since VoIP use internet connection to deliver the voice, therefore the quality of VoIP also depends on the quality of the internet connection. So if your internet connection is not DSL connection or even a super fast cable then the quality of the sound from your VoIP connection can be considered poor. Even sometime there's a little bit of delay when you do the conversation, therefore you could actually hear your voice echoing back to you before the other VoIP users could reply.

There you go a few advantages and also a few disadvantages of VoIP that you can take into consideration whether you should switch from conventional phone service to VoIP. However if you still have a doubt, there are a lot of VoIP providers that come with 30 days money back guarantee so you can have a piece of mind if you want to try the service.

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