How Our Hosted VoIP Internet Phone Systems Work
To use an internet phone system from UpLync Communications, you simply need a broadband connection and a phone that supports Voice over IP (VoIP). VoIP phone systems are an affordable, web-based method of hosting your internet phone service and saving your business money. (For the geeky, tech-speak definition, check it out on Wikipedia.)
Basically, instead of traditional analog phone lines, VoIP systems use your Internet connection to make quick, seamless calls to anywhere you want. With a hosted business phone system from UpLync, your customers never hear a busy signal, and your employees can always make outbound calls.
You don’t need extra office space for a bunch of equipment when you have a hosted VoIP phone system. Your system is on a server in the cloud. The data center where your business phone system “lives” is secure, backed up frequently and includes redundant copies. So, your phone system is always available, even if you lose power at your office. You can remain open for business, even if your location is closed.
Traditional Analog and Premises-based VoIP Phone Systems
You have three options when considering a new business phone system—traditional, premises-based VoIP or hosted VoIP.
Traditional Analog Phone Systems
Traditional phone systems require a gigantic up-front capital investment in equipment, followed by monthly fees for phone lines (i.e., dial tone) from a phone company. These old-school systems reside in a closet somewhere in your office and include a bunch of wires coming out of a box. They’re labor-intensive to build and costly to service when they break (and they do break!).
Premises-based VoIP Phone Systems
In addition to traditional phone systems, you will find companies who sell premises-based VoIP options, sometimes called a VoIP PBX. Purchasing a premises-based VoIP PBX is similar to a traditional system, except it uses the internet instead of analog lines to transfer call traffic. Like old-school systems, these require a large initial capital investment that many businesses cannot afford to upgrade/replace for at least 10 years. It also locks your organization into a technology that cannot evolve as time goes by.
Hosted VoIP Phone Systems
Hosted VoIP systems use your internet connection rather than traditional analog phone lines. Compared to traditional business phone systems, they are less costly and offer more advanced features, such as recording a virtual receptionist to manage calls and integrating mobile applications for on-the-go employees. Hosted VoIP systems are easy to scale and change as your business grows because they operate using software that's easily manipulated.
Traditional and Premises-Based VoIP vs. Hosted VoIP
Traditional and Premises-Based
Total Cost of Ownership - $$$$$
Call Capacity - Limited
Scalability - Limited
Administrative Support - $$$$$
Upgrading - $$$$$
Technology Obsolescence - High Risk
Mobile Workforce Support - Unavailable
Disaster Recovery - Unavailable
Office-wide Communications Tool - Unavailable
Hosted VoIP
Total Cost of Ownership - $$
Call Capacity - Unlimited
Scalability - Unlimited
Administrative Support - $$
Upgrading - $$
Technology Obsolescence - Low Risk
Mobile Workforce Support - Available
Disaster Recovery - Available
Office-wide Communications Tool - Available
How Our Hosted VoIP Internet Phone Systems Work
To use an internet phone system from UpLync Communications, you simply need a broadband connection and a phone that supports Voice over IP (VoIP). VoIP phone systems are an affordable, web-based method of hosting your internet phone service and saving your business money. (For the geeky, tech-speak definition, check it out on Wikipedia.)
Basically, instead of traditional analog phone lines, VoIP systems use your Internet connection to make quick, seamless calls to anywhere you want. With a hosted business phone system from UpLync, your customers never hear a busy signal, and your employees can always make outbound calls.
You don’t need extra office space for a bunch of equipment when you have a hosted VoIP phone system. Your system is on a server in the cloud. The data center where your business phone system “lives” is secure, backed up frequently and includes redundant copies. So, your phone system is always available, even if you lose power at your office. You can remain open for business, even if your location is closed.
Traditional Analog and Premises-based VoIP Phone Systems
You have three options when considering a new business phone system—traditional, premises-based VoIP or hosted VoIP.
Traditional Analog Phone Systems
Traditional phone systems require a gigantic up-front capital investment in equipment, followed by monthly fees for phone lines (i.e., dial tone) from a phone company. These old-school systems reside in a closet somewhere in your office and include a bunch of wires coming out of a box. They’re labor-intensive to build and costly to service when they break (and they do break!).
Premises-based VoIP Phone Systems
In addition to traditional phone systems, you will find companies who sell premises-based VoIP options, sometimes called a VoIP PBX. Purchasing a premises-based VoIP PBX is similar to a traditional system, except it uses the internet instead of analog lines to transfer call traffic. Like old-school systems, these require a large initial capital investment that many businesses cannot afford to upgrade/replace for at least 10 years. It also locks your organization into a technology that cannot evolve as time goes by.
Hosted VoIP Phone Systems
Hosted VoIP systems use your internet connection rather than traditional analog phone lines. Compared to traditional business phone systems, they are less costly and offer more advanced features, such as recording a virtual receptionist to manage calls and integrating mobile applications for on-the-go employees. Hosted VoIP systems are easy to scale and change as your business grows because they operate using software that's easily manipulated.
Traditional and Premises-Based VoIP vs. Hosted VoIP
Traditional and Premises-Based
Total Cost of Ownership - $$$$$
Call Capacity - Limited
Scalability - Limited
Administrative Support - $$$$$
Upgrading - $$$$$
Technology Obsolescence - High Risk
Mobile Workforce Support - Unavailable
Disaster Recovery - Unavailable
Office-wide Communications Tool - Unavailable
Hosted VoIP
Total Cost of Ownership - $$
Call Capacity - Unlimited
Scalability - Unlimited
Administrative Support - $$
Upgrading - $$
Technology Obsolescence - Low Risk
Mobile Workforce Support - Available
Disaster Recovery - Available
Office-wide Communications Tool - Available
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