As is the case with any other system, modernizing your telephone system can prove to be a difficult and time-consuming process. Sometimes, the payoff may not seem worth all the effort and trouble. What exactly are the advantages of modernizing a phone system? How do you get rid of an old system? How do you replace it? With a VoIP phone system, the answer is simple.
The advantages
VoIP phone systems offer a host of advantages over traditional telephone systems:
- Reduced cost: VoIP systems are offered at a vastly lower price than traditional phone systems. You can obtain a VoIP plan for as low as $14.99 a month.
- No hardware: VoIP systems do not require any actual hardware apart from the phone itself. With an integrated IP PBX offered by most providers and an entirely virtual network, you will no longer need to worry about installation and maintenance fees.
- Unparalleled flexibility: VoIP systems offer an incomparable amount of flexibility and freedom. Without any geographical or temporal limitations, you can make any call you like, wherever and whenever you wish. VoIP plans are also offered without long-term contracts, allowing an unrivaled amount of contractual freedom.
- Centralization: VoIP telephony works through the Internet, which allows you to eliminate a redundant network.
How to modernize
To modernize your phone system, you only need four things:
- Internet package: You need an Internet connection for VoIP phones to function, and so you also need an Internet plan.
- VoIP package: VoIP providers offer a large selection of plans, and it’s up to you to choose which package works best for you. The more expensive and advanced packages offer things such as increased functionalities or unlimited international calls.
- Phoning device: You evidently need an actual device to make calls, and so VoIP calls require a VoIP device. VoIP devices include: IP Phones, smartphones with VoIP apps, computers with VoIP software, etc.
- Session border controller: If your current phone system has its own PBX, then you can purchase a session border controller. The controller with act as a firewall of sorts to transform your PBX into an IP PBX, compatible with VoIP systems. Although many VoIP providers offer their own IP PBX, you may wish to keep your own system, in which case all you need is this module.
Updating and modernizing your PBX system is simple and trouble-free if you go VoIP. With numerous advantages and a simple installation process, the choice has never been easier.
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