VoIP Advantages and Disadvantages, add yours here...

[mattpark]

While cost-saving is often looked at as the fundamental reason for choosing VoIP as a telephony system, having voice broken down into packets for transmission comes with other advantages.

Routing and re-routing of call data is easier, and quicker. Follow-me type clients are easily implemented - wherever you have an IP address (or internet connection) you can receive calls on your number.

What other advantages have you had form your VoIP telephony so far?

[fred]

The main advantage so far has been getting access to all the services I would have to pay extra for with a normal PSTN provider eg call waiting/3 way calling/personailsed voicemail/call forwarding. I am looking forward to testing out my Freetalk when I go on holiday to see if I can benefit from low cost calls to the UK from abroad.

[MrMan]

I like VoIP because i can make many calls at once

Busy tone's shall be a thing of the past!

[sm1thson]

-Prepaying, and been able to see my bill at any time!

[MrMan]

You can see your BT bill at anytime now :D

But still have to pay for it at end of three long months..

[sm1thson]

Originally Posted by MrMan

You can see your BT bill at anytime now :D

as i live in Hull i cant get BT, so Im stuck with the monopoly known as Kingston Communication. to keep on topic I'll add that to my list of advantages:

-been able to choose a voip provider not based on location!

[mattpark]

Having a static mainline number, in more than one place!

One of my office numbers is VoIP, and 01325 number for Darlington.

Wen't away to America for a few days, took my softphone on the laptop, bingo.

People didn't have a clue i wasn't in sunny old Darlington.