VoIP at Home

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that has been in service for some years now. Usually adopted by Business users for the benefits and simplicity of the facilities that VoIP has to offer.

We are now seeing VoIP being installed in the home, often for home working, home office set ups, or simply to future proof your home telephone service.

VoIP will future proof your telephone service at home.

VoIP is a digital service that works using the internet and cloud.

This technology has developed over the years and will continue to develop.

VoIP already has many benefits and facilities that can be utilised with a Home or Business line.

10 Advantages of VoIP:

• Low Cost

VoIP is a low cost alternative to the traditional telephone system. As the name suggests, VoIP uses your internet/broadband connection to make and receive your telephone calls.

• Higher Call Quality

Because VoIP uses your internet connection, it offers higher call quality when compared to alternatives. A VoIP telephone system offers its users HD voice using internet connectivity, with incredible clarity and crisp audio.

• Flexibility

Another advantage of VoIP is that it is incredibly flexible. VoIP can be manipulated around your businesses exact requirements - tailored to you. This flexibility means that it is easy to build a VoIP telephone system that meets your businesses telephony needs. The only limit is your bandwidth - meaning that you can theoretically add thousands of users.

• Reliable

VoIP telephone systems are very reliable. VoIP has been developed over many years, with applications such as Skype & FaceTime leading the innovation. VoIP has been adopted by many businesses across the world and is constantly advancing - making it one of the most reliable telephony technologies.

• Easily Scalable

An advantage to VoIP is its scalability. Because VoIP telephone systems use the internet for calls, adding new users is easy. You don't need to provision new lines, you can just add phones and licences if required. The advantage of this being that VoIP can scale to meet you current and future requirements.

• Portability

Portability is key for many businesses. One advantage to a VoIP telephone system is that it enables businesses to be as mobile and as portable as possible. By using a VoIP network - you can enable mobile users, as well as desk-based users to connect to your telephone system.

The portability advantage of VoIP is ideal for businesses who have on-the-road employees, or who have home workers - as they can connect directly to your VoIP telephone system using your VoIP network.

• Future Proofing

Another advantage of VoIP is the future-proofing that it gives. Old technologies are being faded out - including ISDN. By replacing your businesses telephone system with a VoIP phone system, you can be sure that your telephony is modern and doesn't risk becoming redundant.

• Being Mobile

VoIP can easily integrate with your business mobiles - meaning that you can take your VoIP telephone system with you wherever you go.

• Modern Technologies

VoIP is the modern communication standard. It defines the modern world and communication today. One advantage of upgrading to a VoIP telephone system is that it allows you to benefit from the best that modern comms have to offer - including a wide feature set, HD voice and lower cost.

• Prepared for the PSTN / ISDN Switch Off

The final benefit we have for you is that VoIP will help your business prepare for the PSTN / ISDN switch off in 2025. This switch off will impact all homes and businesses who don't use VoIP. Whilst this is some time away, a VoIP telephone system can help get your home and business prepared for the future.

Convert your current telephone service (PSTN) to VoIP now...

You can already convert to VoIP before the 'PSTN switch off' that is planned in 2025.