Internet Phones For VoIP

What is an 'Internet phone' system?

An Internet phone is, basically, a phone that connects directly to the Internet. You don't need to have an ATA device for it. It just has an Ethernet port on it already, so you can connect it straight into your switch, and you program it and you should be able to make phone calls.

What are the advantages of using an Internet phone instead of an ATA system?

The internet phone, or IP phone, basically has an advantage over the ATA because it's all in one device. You don't need to have two separate devices like an ATA device and then an analog phone, you just have one single device that plugs into the internet. Also, the other feature is that the internet phone usually has more buttons and feature functionality such as hold and transfer and conference calling as buttons on the phone, whereas your analog phone and ATA device, you have to do a star code to do the same functionality.

Can I use my Internet phone when I travel?

An Internet phone has an ethernet connection that makes calls over the Internet, so you can actually take that phone anywhere in the world and plug it in and make phone calls. So you can pretty much be in China, plug it in, and you'll be able to make outbound calls using your same phone number that you had when you had the phone at your office.