I hear it all the time. How big does a company have to be to benefit from VoIP (Voice over Internet Technology) and a hosted PBX system?

The answer is anywhere from a handful of employees to a conglomerate company that fills a skyscraper. If you can stand to save money from virtually eliminating your long distance service, then VoIP technology is right for you and are looking to upgrade your phone system feature set. Users of small phone systems enjoy incredible savings by switching over to the Internet. Not only do you virtually do away with your long distance costs, but you’ll enjoy new technological benefits just not possible with the outdated traditional phone lines of the 20th  century.

We are living in the future. Technology makes it possible to do so much more for cheaper. Enterprise-grade phone features were once only possible for large companies that could afford the overhead. Now, a sophisticated tiered phone system is available to any company who could use a discount in long distance and flat-fee telephone service. While it does require some extra investment in new handsets and the time spent training employees to use the benefits of the new technology, those costs are easily made up by the long distance savings that result.

Your long distance bill is unpredictable, which is especially difficult for a small business. The bill can change from month to month, making costs difficult to gauge. VoIP technology offers steadier fees that are much lower, as calls made to traditional phone lines are only 2 cents a minute after a large monthly allotted amount of free minutes are used up. As more companies get on board with VoIP technology, hardly any of your calls will actually incur long distance calls, and you’ll be left with a set, affordable monthly fee for the service. That’s easy to predict and something you can bank on.

Just about anyone can benefit from virtually eliminating their long distance, from conglomerate mega phone companies to even a small, on-line company that fields a lot of sales calls. It may take some initial investment, but the savings will continue through the life of the service. That adds up to an investment that pays back over time.