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SmallLaw: Everything Law Firms Need to Know About Switching to VoIP Telephone Service

By Yvonne Renfrew

Originally published on August 16, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. The FCC defines Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) as "a technology that allows you to make voice calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular (or analog) phone line." I define it as a way for small law firms like ours to reduce our telephone costs. In this issue of SmallLaw, I'll tell you everything you need to know about making the switch to VoIP. GETTING UP AND RUNNING I use multiple flavors of VoIP, but let's speak in terms of some of the more standard services such as Vonage, which you may find less daunting for your initial entry into the world of VoIP. Think of Vonage as a replacement for your "regular" phone company. You sign up with Vonage (while leaving some overlap with your regular old phone service — often referred to as POTS for "Plain Old Telephone Service") just to be on the safe side until everything is up and running well...continue to full post

Full post as published by TechnoLawyer Blog on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).