The Advantages And The Disadvantages Of The VoIP Phone System

By George Cooper


A VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol works through the conversion of analog and digital phone signals to IP packets and these are then sent through the internet. The function of signal conversion may either be included in VoIP phone or Analog Terminal Adaptor or ATA. This can be integrated as well with most of the phones having a SIP client.

This is a type of a revolutionary communication technology which is being set for the replacement of conventional telephony system. This internet based telephony system has been preferred by most people because it offers much lower costs for operations and better connectivity. The advantages of a VoIP phone system Vancouver has made it more popular among the home users and businesses in Vancouver CA.

The development of advanced technologies has benefited the elimination of drawbacks that are often being brought by those old types. This article was written for the purpose of providing some necessary information about the advantages and the disadvantages of this and also about why this is very beneficial for both home users and for businesses. The following are the information on hosted service and VoIP itself.

The advantages. Have lower costs. Using this technology can help in saving much amount of money because there is only one network and one supplier that carries and provides both the voice and data respectively. Having lesser taxes. Calls are made only via the internet, and because of this, governments do not need to impose taxes for these services.

Portability. The services are not highly dependent on the location and distance, thus, users can be able to make calls though they are miles apart with the receiver. This is often being related with email in which people are able to contact their friends and families as long as a broadband connection is there. There no added cables. This contains portable virtual numbers or VoIP phone numbers, enabling users to bring them in any location.

Features. Unlike the regular services that often charges for more extra features, these new services come with hosts of some advanced features of communication. These common features would include call waiting, caller ID, three way calling, call forwarding, and voicemail. Flexibility. Phone numbers are programmed to converter, thus, allowing regular phones to use these new phone services. Video conferencing is also being offered.

The disadvantages. No service in a power outage. During blackouts, regular phones are kept connected and this is not possible with IP phones. Generators or uninterruptible power supplies maybe suggested for installation. Emergency calls. The equipment used for traditional phones can trace the location of a caller during emergencies in case he or she cannot talk, but not for IP types.

Reliability. PC limitations and the services as well may possibly affect the connection because it relies on the internet. And because of this, voice quality maybe distorted or garbled. Voice quality. There are some factors in which the quality of service depends on. These include the hardware, service provider, call destination, connection, etc.

Security. Like any other services, to consider the security importantly is very necessary. The most common issues involved would include service theft and identity theft, malware and viruses, service denial, spamming, call tampering, and phishing attacks. Thus, working out on these cons is needed to increase reliability and usefulness.




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