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Things to Consider When Selecting
One of the Best VoIP Phone Systems
 Know what features you really need in your VoIP phone system. Sometimes, you can really work
well with basic features, but on other occasions, you need an IP phone with routing capabilities. It
means that some offices work just fine with only one Ethernet run per workstation. If that is the
case in your office, you will have to use the same Ethernet connection for the IP phone and the
desktop computer. Selecting a right phone is important in this situation because you cannot use a
system that does not come with dual Ethernet ports. Therefore, it is important to consider if you
can really work with or without the routing capabilities.
 Know if you would need to use Power over Ethernet with your new deployment or not. If you want
to use Power Over Ethernet or you have a plan to use it in the near future, it is important to ensure
that you have selected an IP phone accordingly. You should also keep this important point in mind
when selecting a service provider and ask them if they can guide you in this regard.
 Get to know more about specific codec and protocols your VoIP service provider supports. It is easy
to find an IP phone that supports SIP as well as other voice codec, but sometimes, you may have to
be careful because your service provider may be supporting a limited number of voice codec.
Therefore, it is important to select an IP while making sure that it will be compatible with the kind
of voice service you are going to get.
 Consider your budget before you start looking for a VoIP phone system or service provider. In case
of IP phones, you can find so many of them and all coming with a different price tag. You can find
an IP phone that costs you only $40, but there are IP phones costing more than $400. It all depends
on what your budget constraints are and what features you want in your IP phone. The same holds
true when you start looking for a service provider. The packages they offer may be vary a lot as well.