Wireless VoIP Phone - WiFi Phone Systems for Business Or Home

Wireless VoIP phone systems are business phone systems that can change how users make phone calls from their small business or home. With the increasing use of voice over IP phones for small business, merging IP phones with wireless networks is the next step. Though the technology is still very new and improving, there are many benefits to wireless VoIP phones that other services cannot offer, and getting started with a WiFi VoIP system is easier than implementing many of the other business solutions into a small business.
WiFi VoIP phones can work in either a small business or home, depending on the system purchased. VoIP phones can utilize session initiated protocol (SIP) to place and receive calls over an internet connection. Standard 802.11 wireless routers can be used to make the phones work in a given range. Using wireless IP phones to make wireless IP calls means that users save money by not paying for a separate phone line. Currently, there are several manufacturers producing top-quality wireless VoIP phones, including big names like Cisco, Linksys, NetGear, and Belkin to name a few.
With many wireless IP phone systems comes features that may not be expected from a business phone. The following are features that are known to come with certain systems. Finding the right system is a matter of knowing what features users may need and which IP phones offer them:

• Large LCD screens for video conferencing and navigating phone options
• Call history, address book, caller ID, redial, mute, hold, peer-to-peer dialing, speed dial, 3-way conferencing, call waiting, call transfer, and call forward all on-screen
• Selectable ringtones
• Security options that allow users to access secure wireless networks
• Support for WPA, WPA2, and WEP encryption
• Ability to connect directly to a WAN using the built-in NAT router
• Quality of service (QoS)
• Use of wireless hotspots
• Skype-enabled phones make free calls to Skype users without using a computer
• Customizability
• Flip-style phones
• High voice quality with packet delay compensation, echo cancellation, and lost packet recovery
• Instant Messenger capability
• Built-in web browser

Wireless VoIP phones allow for the mobility that comes from utilizing a wireless network. Users can make calls from home, hotels, offices, airports, internet cafes, campuses, or other hotspots at no extra charge. Users can move around a location or go from one location to another while accessing broadband internet with their phone. Many VoIP systems do not require a computer to use. Calls can be placed to almost anywhere in the world through a broadband phone service, reducing local and long-distance charges. With the number of metropolitan hotspots growing, those calls may be placed from more and more locations worldwide. With most of the popular VoIP phone systems, users may carry their business phones home with them. Wireless VoIP allows for simultaneous voice and data support using the same wireless infrastructure. This setup is great for multiple location businesses, small office/home office (SOHO) setups, or any business that utilizes WiFi networks. Wireless VoIP phones and data networks are leading small business into the future.

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Blake Sanders
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