Blog | Tag: VOIP

End of the Line for the Landline

November 2, 2018
Category: Business Phone Service, VoIP

The landline’s days are numbered thanks to VoIP technologies and their many benefits. Though the landline had a good run, it’s time for a more effective service to take center stage. Today we’re going to go over some of the perils of the land line phone service and discuss how VoIP is changing the game. […]

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Common Problems with VoIP

September 4, 2018
Category: VoIP

VoIP, or voice over internet protocol is a phone system solution for businesses that allows companies to make phone calls over the internet rather than using a traditional phone line. VoIP is a great option for businesses because it is cost effective, portable, flexible, and it also allows for video calling. However, nothing is perfect. […]

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How VoIP Can Lower Your Phone Bills

August 30, 2018
Category: VoIP

Organizations are always looking for ways to lower their overhead costs, and while it may not seem like an obvious part of the budget to cut, outdated phone systems could be costing your business more money than you think. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones are the best available option if you’re looking to both […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Hosted VoIP

August 15, 2018
Category: VoIP

Until recently, businesses with phone systems needed a physical box in their office that would manage their calls and how their phones worked. Now, phone systems are all built into a cloud system called hosted VoIP. In fact, the cloud is so powerful that you could host up to 5,000 businesses that all work on […]

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Guarding Your Business Against Scam Callers

August 8, 2018
Category: VoIP

If you own a phone (landline or cellular), you’ve more than likely received a scam phone call. In the early days, they were pretty easy to pick out: vague and generic computerized voices urgently asking you to call them back as soon as possible. But as people grew wiser to their tricks, scammers also improved […]

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The Key Benefits of VoIP

August 1, 2018
Category: VoIP

We’ve talked a lot about VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, on our blog in the past. It’s been a popular topic, for a number of excellent reasons. VoIP is popularly known as the future of business communications, and it gets that reputation from the vast number of features it provides. Adapting VoIP into your […]

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How to Improve Jitter Levels

June 28, 2018
Category: Internet Service, VoIP

We’ve been discussing jitter in the last few weeks–what it is, how to measure it, what an acceptable level is. As a quick recap, jitter is information that is received incorrectly. So, over the phone, jitter sounds like static or other noises that interrupt your call; over the Internet, it might present as slow load […]

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How Much Jitter is Acceptable?

May 31, 2018
Category: VoIP

Ideally, jitter would never occur—your phone calls would always be clear, and your Internet browsing would never lag. Unfortunately, technology seems to have a mind of its own sometimes, especially when the equipment you use to connect is outdated. In fact, jitter occurs more often than you think—you just may not be able to tell. […]

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What is a Multiple Fax Solution?

February 5, 2018
Category: VoIP

To many people, it may seem like faxing is a technology that is no longer used. However, if your business relies on faxing, you know this isn’t true. Faxing can become overwhelming and tedious, and traditional faxing isn’t always reliable. There is a solution to slow and burdensome faxing, and that is a multiple fax […]

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Will VoIP Improve My Business?

January 3, 2018
Category: VoIP

Whenever it’s time to consider a new kind of office technology, it’s understandable to first wonder whether or not it’s going to improve your business. Productivity and profit must be taken into consideration. Luckily, in the case of VoIP, the research has already been completed. It’s now proven that VoIP will help your business to […]

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