Avoxi, a provider of communication solutions, has decided to dedicate this week to entrepreneurs who are starting a business, in order to help them avoid making the biggest mistake: handing employees a mobile phone on a business card. Instead of helping a business grow, the escalating costs of long-distance and international calling of mobile providers could actually create more problems for a start-up company.
The power of VoIP is growing, and while the public switched telephone network is still in existence, with the BYOD trend and mobility usage growing there is more of a reason to choose a phone system that operates over the Internet rather than copper wires, or now even, a regular mobile network. Here are a few reasons why enterprises should choose a business VoIP system enterprise over their traditional landline and mobile carrier:
No Hardware
There are no hardware or installation fees that come with VoIP, and users only have to pay for the minutes that are used, rather than a set plan. The system is always up to date, as the VoIP provider that is hosting the system will automatically make any updates that are needed.
Inexpensive
VoIP technology uses the Internet, so it doesn’t matter how far a call travels across the country, the cost doesn’t change, and so long distantance calls don’t cost more than calls made within the state. According to My VoIP Provider, PSTN providers charge as much as $3 per minute for international calls, while most residential VoIP providers charge as low as $0.01 per minute. Voice and message applications like Skype (News - Alert), which operate from a VoIP network, also add to the influx of international calling and are available for unlimited world calls at $7.99 per month.
More Credible
A VoIP telephony solution has the ability to make the customer feel more comfortable with a business with features like Interactive Voice Response, which creates the illusion that a business is much larger and well-known than it is. If a business does not yet have the ability to rent out an office space, a business VoIP system will allow it to create a façade that there is one in place, as it can connect all the employees remotely and allow a virtual office to be created.
Never Miss a Call
With call forwarding, automatic call distribution and time of day routing, it is almost guaranteed that someone will always be there to pick the phone up. With a PBX (News - Alert) phone system users can stay connected even when they are on the go or working remotely thanks to the technologies of VoIP, which will allow calls to be forwarded to a mobile phone without the customer being aware that they are not in the office.
To learn more about Business VoIP and important Telephony Solutions information, please check the following: Hosted PBX for Growing Businesses, 800 Numbers and Common VoIP Myths Explained.
Edited by Alisen Downey