What is Business VoIP phone service?
• a. Voice over Internet Protocol is a packet based data transport technology. VoIP turns voice phone calls into IP data packets and uses either an Internet connection or other existing network connections such as a Local Area Network (LAN) or perhaps a Wide Area Network (WAN) to transport the telephone call between two or more locations. • b. To be functional for business, VoIP calls generally must be able to be placed at least partially using (terminated on) the Public Switched Telephone Network or PSTN. In other words calling from a VoIP line to a “landline” requires the PSTN, ie: not everyone is using VoIP (yet) • Q What are the basic benefits of using business VoIP?a. Well no VoIP FAQ would be complete without a mention of the basic benefits. In most applications this would be a reduction of costs by utilizing existing internet access and getting rid of the phone lines. b. Also erasing or capping long-distance toll charges between company branches or in businesses (especially call
