VoIP Savings Arrives In Homes
Telephony providers believe that the simple truth about the growing popularity of VoiP in the residential market is that it is a proverbial ‘no brainer’ to make the switch. Once people realize they can use their current broadband connection to virtually cut their bills in half, an upgrade to VoiP in the home justifies itself.
This is because the efficiency of using the broadband connection for both data and voice allows savings to be passed on to consumers with call plans that will often include unlimited north American landlines and, for a small premium, multiple international destinations. Even if these packages are not taken, calling long distance and internationally will still cost much less than a conventional analogue call.
Feature Rich
Once people make the switch and start to enjoy the savings, there are multiple features which then keep customers hooked, as Donny Graber, VP of Sales and Marketing at ITP VoiP, a U.S. based service provider, explains.
“People love the features we can offer such as additional numbers,” he says. “It means spouses or kids can each have a number. Often people will set up a number with the same local area code as relatives who live abroad so they can make and receive local rate calls and drastically cut down on the cost of staying in touch. Then the really clever part is when people start using the features which means they need never miss a call again. You can set the system up to ring three phones at the same time to reach you, it might be the home phone, the cell or the phone where you’re staying for the weekend or you can have the system try four different phones, one after the other, to find you.”
Being digital, residential VoiP packages also allow faxes to be sent and received. Customers can also install software on a laptop so they can make and receive calls using their home number anywhere in the world, as there is an internet connection available.
