Friday, February 3, 2017

The Advantages And The Disadvantages Of The VoIP Phone System

By George Cooper


The VoIP or the Voice over Internet Protocol functions through converting both the digital signal and analog signal to IP packets, which will later be sent through an internet. The signal conversion function will be included either in an ATA or the Analog Terminal Adaptor or in a VoIP phone. Most phones that have a SIP client can be integrated to this.

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 the new technologies has helped in eliminating the drawbacks that usually happen in the old types. So the purpose of writing this article is to provide some important information on the different advantages and disadvantages of it and the reasons why businesses and home users can benefit from it. Here are the following information on VoIP and its hosted service.

The advantages. Having low costs. If this technology is being used, much amount of the financial aspects can be saved. The reason is because of a single network only is used for carrying both data and voice that is also provided by a single supplier only. Have lower taxes. Since the calls are being made over the internet, there is no need for governments to impose taxes on these services.

Portability. These type of services do not depend on where the location is and how far the distance is, and thus, the users can still be able to make their calls even if they, as the senders and the call receivers are miles away. It is often associated with email because communication can be done anywhere with the broadband connection. No cables are added. Portable VoIP phone or virtual numbers are being used, and thus, users are able to bring them anywhere.

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 power, no service. Unlike the regular phones, IP phones cannot stay= connected during a power outage. So the best suggestion would be installing either a generator or an uninterruptible power supply. Emergency calls. Most traditional phones are used with an equipment having the ability to locate the person calling during emergencies which is not used for IP phones.

Reliability. Some services and some PC limitations can possibly affect its connection since it relies to the internet. This is the reason why there are some garbling and distortions in the sound quality. Voice quality. The service quality depends on the factors including service provider, connection, hardware, call destination, etc.

Security. Similar to other services, security must be considered as the first priority. Common security issues would include malware and viruses, spamming, phishing attacks, service and identity theft, service denial, and call tampering. And thus, these disadvantages must be worked for the increase of usefulness and reliability.




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