VoIP Makes International Calls as Cheap as Domestic Ones!

VoIP systems continue to make inroads in various industries and the technology has come a long way from the early prototypes. Both consumers and enterprises are switching to International VoIP phone services at a dizzying rate. While many businesses have been using VoIP for years, some are yet to discover the benefits of Internet-based telephony.

VoIP systems can do so much more than mere voice calls. Hosted VoIP services offer a myriad of features like visual voicemail, group video calling, multi-device ring, call hunt groups etc. at a reasonable price that even a small business can afford. However, the first thing that every organization notices is that switching to VoIP can substantially lower their monthly bills.

Upfront Costs vs Regular Bills

Before investing in any enterprise system, the business owner has to consider the costs involved. The total cost can be divided into two distinct categories:

• Upfront costs or capital investment
• Monthly bills or maintenance costs

There are some things you have to pay for right at the beginning such as purchasing specific hardware or licensing a software program. If you don’t have people with the required expertise to set up the system for you, you might also need to hire external consultants for deployment. These costs are usually one time i.e you don’t have to pay them again over the life of the system.

For an old-school PBX system, upfront costs can be substantial depending on the number of lines and phones you have to support. On the other hand, you can get started with VoIP for a lot less. If you have a high-speed Internet connection and sufficient bandwidth, all you need to get are a couple of SIP-compatible phones and start calling! As you might guess, low upfront costs can help businesses quite a bit.

But VoIP continues to benefit a business even after initial setup. VoIP changes the way calls travel across the world. Instead of using dedicated copper lines and switches, voice calls now use the Internet as a conduit. The new method of transmission benefits clients – consumers and organizations alike – in multiple ways.

Free Local Calls

Since VoIP calls travel over the Internet – using a connection that’s already paid for – local calls are more or less free. What does this mean for a business? It means calls between employees become free, irrespective of where they are located when making the call. So if you have 3 offices scattered across various states, calls between all those employees are completely free. It doesn’t matter even if the caller is traveling or working from a client site. As long as they use the VoIP service to make calls to their colleagues, it’s free!

Inexpensive Long Distance Calls

What if you have offices around the world and not just within the same country? VoIP slashes the cost of international calls to a fraction of the price. In fact, international calls might cost you the same – or less – as domestic calls on your old calling plan! Imagine the savings on your monthly bill with these two factors. Local calls are free and long distance calls are as cheap as domestic ones. While the actual savings you might see depends on a lot of factors, some businesses have seen their monthly bills drop by as much as 50% with VoIP.

Aside from the monthly bills, cheap international calls can benefit your business in other ways. For instance, you no longer have to limit international calls by employees. You no longer need systems to monitor, budget and review international calls for preset limits. You can even purchase unlimited international calling to countries where your workers call most often. You’ll never get a shock with high billing amounts again.

As a bonus, employees don’t have to consider the costs of a call before picking up the phone. Quite a few companies see productivity improvements after moving to VoIP for this reason. People working on the same project but sitting in different offices can communicate more often without the fear of expensive phone calls hanging over their head. Collaboration becomes easier when you can talk and even see all your teammates regularly, even though no one is sitting next to each other.

VoIP can also replace expensive meetings, especially those that need your employees to travel across continents. Video conferencing over VoIP can save you time and money while improving productivity. Why bother traveling for hours on a long flight when you can join a video call with just a single click? Business owners don’t have to hesitate to expand overseas or explore new markets, thanks to dirt cheap long distance calls that VoIP makes possible. It is a game changer when it comes to communicating – whether it is voice, video or both.