VOIP for Small Business - Lowering your phone costs

A free and useful comparison guide by VOIP-News if you own a small to medium size business and are interested in finding out more about Voice over Internet Protocal to lower your operating costs.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), is a relatively new technology that allows your employees to make phone calls (voice) using a broadband Internet connection. Prior to the last few years, voice calls were made using a regular (or analog) phone line.

Some VoIP services allow you to call other people using the same service for free or little cost. Other VOIP services allow you to call anyone who has a telephone number for little cost. The cost of local, long distance, mobile, and international numbers varies greatly between services - which makes this FREE VOIP Service comparison chart so useful.

Some VoIP services only work over your computer or a special VoIP phone and other services allow you to use a traditional phone connected to VoIP adapter technology.

If you prefer to do all the research yourself (rather than using the handy chart) - here is a list of VOIP services that we know of that work with small to mid-size businesses in Michigan.

• Lingo VoIP - Internet Phone Service (Go Talk) One phone number for all your phones - calls reach you anywhere, every time
• Packet8 Voice over Internet Protocol - VOIP
• Skype - Free Calls over the Internet
• JoiPhone Advanced VOIP Phone Services
• VIATalk Broadband Phone - VOIP - ViaTalk has a comprehensive list of features like vacation calling, forwarding, do not disturb, conference calling.
• Vonage Broadband Telephone - VOIP
• AT&T U-verse - VOIP, Advanced TV and Internet - Worth mentioning although primarily residential. Unbelievable packages and technology now available in Michigan.
• Net2Phone VoIP Voiceline Services
• VoIP Your Life Internet Phone Service
• RingCentral Business Phone, Fax & VOIP
• Classic Phone Tools - Use your PC as a Phone - This is a package by Avanquest that allows a DIY VOIP over your existing broadband system.
• Skype for Business