How to choose a Business VoIP Provider?

What is the best way to find a VoIP provider that you can afford? is the question always in our mind, when selecting VoIP provider.

I know as well as anyone this can be a very daunting task. There are a number of VoIP providers to choose from, so the task of deciding should be based on which VoIP Provider offers the most real value for your money.

5 things to consider when choosing your VoIP provider

First: Make accurate price comparisons

As with anything, you should consider price. Monthly VoIP fees for a single user can vary from $24.95 to $59.95 depending on the VoIP provider you are considering and the VoIP Features included. The lower the monthly fee, the less likely you are to get extra features and support from the VoIP Service Provider.

For instance, some of the less expensive VoIP plans may not allow you to place calls outside of their network or your minutes may be capped at a certain amount every month. If you exceed your monthly cap, your calls are metered and you will be billed on a per minute basis for calls that exceed your monthly cap . This is certainly something you want to keep in mind as you consider your options.

Is China Really Going to Crack Down on VoIP?

Last month, the Chinese Ministry of Industry issued a notice calling they will begin cracking down and ban "illegal VoIP" phone services in China. The announcement, which many believe is designed to protect the interests of State-owned telecom carriers, has, as you can imagine, caused concerns that VoIP companies such as Skype will be forced out of China.

During a recent telecom industry conference, Wen Ku, director of the Industry Ministry's Technology department said "the ministry is not against Internet-based telephone services, but only those operating illegally in the country".

He went on to state "VoIP phone service is a world trend in the telecom industry, and China is not against VoIP technology,".

An Interesting Look at Technology in 5-Years

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23 Free, Web-Based Tools for Small Businesses

23 Free Tools, Web-Based Tools

Mashable has put together a very useful list of free web-based tools based on a poll of small/medium sized businesses.

One free tool that is not on the list is Microsoft's Live Writer.  Windows Live Writer is an excellent blogging tool that you use to can create beautiful blog posts, and see what they'll look like online before you publish them to your blog. Plus, you can publish your posts to any of your favorite blog service providers. We use Windows Live Writer on this Blog.

Here is a link to the article: 23 Free, Web-Based Tools SMB’s are Asking For.

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Both Sides of the Net Neutrality Debate

CSPAN Video Explaining Net Neutrality

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Are You Considering Business VoIP In 2011?

Is your business considering VoIP in 2011?

If so, what are the factors that are driving your decision?

Specifically, we would like to know is it the potential Savings offered by VoIP or the Features VoIP offers that are the motivations driving your decision.

Tells us what you think

The Past Present & Future of Social Networks

Moving a Hosted VoIP PBX is Not Really Moving

Moving your phone system is easier than you think.

Moving your business is a hassle.  Forget about moving stuff like furniture, cubicles and filing cabinets, you can always hire a moving company for that.  Moving your technology is the tricky part, and moving your phone system can be expensive and will most likely lead to a period where your company does not have phone service at all.

If you are like most businesses, you will probably want to take your existing phone system with you to your new office location.  This means that you will have to break the system down and reassemble it at your new location.  While your system is in transit, your company is without phone service.  You will probably try and do this over the weekend so as to not be without phone service during normal business hours (assuming normal business hours does not include evenings and weekends). 

If you are lucky and things go as planned, you can accomplish this move in a single weekend.  Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned.  Your company could be without phone service until your old system has been reinstalled in the new location.   

Moving a Hosted PBX Costs Next to Nothing

Moving a Hosted VoIP phone system costs next to nothing. Depending on the size and complexity of your existing PBX phone system, the cost to move your system can easily run into the thousands of dollars.  At a minimum, you are looking at a couple of grand to move even a small system.