Mobile Voip

Planning to Set Up VoIP system for office or business? Read on…

Now, you have fair idea about VoIP and Mobile VoIP so today, I’ll tell you few eye opening facts about VoIP. As you know, VoIP is the cheapest media to make long distance and local calls in comparison to other means of calling like PSTN or mobile communication. With introduction of Mobile VoIP, this technology has gained much too acceptance among users. People who make frequent long distance calls to other countries, are using VoIP services provided by their service providers. It is undoubtedly cutting on the expenditure dedicated to telecommunication. This has completely changed the behavior pattern of the callers. Video calling, file transfer and emergency services over the same platform i.e. VoIP has given liberty of expressing oneself and also provided rid of separate equipment for each service for example, For file sending- use of e-mails and fax, for voice, use of voice messages and chat.

VoIP has provided single platform for all your telecommunication needs. Now data that contains images, music, videos and voice, is easily transmitted from one to other place with the use of VoIP. Latest technological developments in 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi have only accelerated the use of VoIP. Hope you understand now the major difference between the Mobile VoIP and regular phone usage. VoIP provides useful features and capabilities that regular phone service can’t offer. Yet, with all the necessary information I have provided here, you’ll keen to know something interesting that you have never heard before.

You’ve probably heard that voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology cuts telecommunications costs and improves productivity, among other benefits. It also provides useful features and capabilities that conventional phone technology can’t offer. Yet, with all the information out there about the benefits of VoIP, it may be hard to know what you don’t know.

1. A common misconception about VoIP is that open source VoIP applications usually give poor sound quality. But before assuming things, check your internet connection twice or may be even thrice. If the bandwidth is too low and it is not able to maintain the connection between the caller and the called party, chances are- it will result into frequent disconnections, lost call and the voice that is not audible at all.
2. Voice quality depends on several other factors but most important is bandwidth of your internet connection. So before deploying a VoIP system for calling, you must check your internet connection. Check with your reseller if he has done a proper network assessment to ensure the proper infrastructure of VoIP system.

3. Once you are sure about your Internet connection and its bandwidth, you can carry on your business with voice over internet protocol system. I am telling you; don’t expect outstanding results from your VoIP system on day one. It may take from hours to days to month to establish a full system. Discuss your business needs with your reseller and ask him to set up a VoIP system for you according to your requirements and frequency of use and facilities that you want (ranging from voice calls, IPPBX, Inter-office call setup and other customized system integration). It is always safe to buy a support package from your reseller. Support package is just like a life insurance package for most VoIP businesses. Most support packages are annual maintenance contract giving you technical support throughout the year. This contract can be renewed once expires. The contract gives you 100% redundancy and peace of mind.

4. Since the call is travelling over internet, you think it is free. Right? Well, not necessarily. It is more or less similar to traditional calling system in pricing perspective. Like you have to pay certain amount when you make calls using a traditional phone system or PSTN (public switched telephone network), cost also varies from network to network (long distance or local call). VoIP call rate plan may vary depending upon the use and services you want to opt for. When a Mobile VoIP user calls a non-VoIP user, the call is originated on IP network but terminated (received) over a regular public switched telephone network. There is some fee is charged from the caller in that case. If you and person you are calling, both are IP, the call charges become comparatively cheaper than that of regular call made over PSTN phone number.

5. Do you know, VoIP and PSTN can co-exist. VoIP is a very cost effective and flexible solution for vast telecommunication industry. As a business person, you must need to know that installing a Mobile VoIP system doesn’t need to replace your analogue lines in fact, VoIP can be used to supplement the analog phone lines. You can set up your own customized LCR systems (least cost routing). LCR gives you control over the cost of VoIP calls and gives you a chance to gain maximum profit by saving on your phone bills. You can set up an IP PBX system for office which works same as regular PBX system the difference is- in IP PBX, the calls are made over IP network. You can activate SMS facility over your VoIP system and enjoy the facility which comes as a bundle offer with few VoIP system plans. For these services, you should contact you service provider or reseller.

July 31, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized, Voip Articles, Voip Basics, Voip News, voip providers review  No Comments

Report: VoIP market grew to $20.7 billion

We’ve heard this before: the bad economy was a boon for VoIP. Well now there is some pretty decent evidence coming out of Infonetics Research with their latest report VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers Report. According to the report, for the first half of 2009 the VoIP services market worldwide grew to $20.7 billion.

The majority of worldwide VoIP revenue, which consisted of residential VoIP and subscribers, was up 14 percent from the end of 2008. On the business side, IP PBX revenue growth slowed, but the research firm forecasts that IP Centrex and hosted UC revenue will grow 26 percent year-over-year in 2009.

“Demand for residential and business VoIP services continues to grow even as spending in other communication areas tightens.” explains Diane Myers, directing analyst for service provider VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

November 16, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Voip Articles, Voip News  No Comments

How can I get free VoIP?

The first thing to know about free VoIP calls is that none of them are actually completely free. Even in the best hypothetical case in which the VoIP provider doesn’t charge you at all, remember that you still have to pay for your broadband Internet connection. You must understand that the goal is not to achieve completely free calls to all destinations, but to use the VoIP operator that suits your needs best. Keeping that in mind, you will learn that most VoIP companies will let you talk for free in their own network but also they will charge you for making calls outside their proprietary network.
The main way for free VoIP calls companies is to offer free calls inside their own network and also towards other specially selected destinations. Using this tactic users are drawn to make calls to free destinations and afterwards purchase credits to make calls towards paid destinations.
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October 17, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Voip Articles  No Comments

Latest News: Infonetics Reports Companies Still Planning Voice Investment, Sipera Says VoIP Toll Fraud Escalating

Infonetics Reports Companies Still Planning Voice Investment
North American companies are planning to continue their current spending levels on voice communications systems, according to a new survey by Infonetics Research. Though the companies want to decrease or slow the decrease of their overall voice communication expenses, they’re primarily looking to do so by cutting the cost of telecom services. If that requires investing in infrastructure or applications, they’re willing to do so, the report’s author said.
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July 3, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Voip News  No Comments

VoIP: Are There Any Disadvantages?

VoIP, also called Voice Over Internet Protocol, is a service that have become a subject of discussions recently. People’s attitudes are very different; though ones consider the system to be an inexpensive substitute for Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), others find lots of disadvantages and contras in it, waiting for upgrades to be ready to use it. In fact, I can guarantee, lots of us would ask questions concerning this matter. Here is some info about VoIP system.
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July 3, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Voip Articles  No Comments