Tuesday, August 08, 2006

VOIP Phones

I am seeking some advice. We soon will be moving to a new location and will need to purchase phone service (we are in a shared office environment currently with phones as part of the package). We have started looking into voice over IP phones and these seem to be a good alternative to regular phone service, especially factoring in price. Are there any downsides to this type of service? Are there differences in service providers? How about differences in equipment?

On a related note, we have begun using Skype for making calls to folks in India. Not only are the calls free, the sound quality is awesome. The downside is that you need a computer and a broadband connection to make calls. Not practical for all situations, but worth checking out.

Please share your advice and phone stories.

Rob

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