August 28, 2010
SIP Phones
SIP VoIP or Session Initiation Protocol Voice-over Internet Protocol is a highly beneficial form of communications technology that you can only take advantage of if you have a SIP enabled phone system or SIP phones themselves.
Want to know more about SIP phones?
If you happen to think of availing a SIP service for your corporation, the only thing you need is to find a provider that can give you the SIP trunking service that you need. But for smaller population and telephone system usage, such as for private homes and medium-sized business, availing of the SIP VoIP technology can be done best by purchasing SIP phones.
But you should know that there are different kinds of SIP phones that you can choose from, and each of them has their own line of specifications. Now, how will you know which one is for you?
The very first type is the software-based SIP VoIP soft phones, which are the ones that use the integrated sound output and input (speaker and microphone) software from your computer to be able to make or receive a phone call. A few phones for this type are the 3CX VoIP for Windows and the Xten. Next on the list are the USB VoIP Phones.
These are phone-like devices that you will have to plug-in to your computer for usage. They are so much like soft phones, only they have their very own set of microphones and speakers for the users. Last on my list would be the Hardware SIP phones, which carries their needed hardware with them already so they would not rely much on the computer.
These SIP phones look exactly just like the typical household land line phone that we know about, which makes them easier to use rather than having to dial on the computer. They also have readily-integrated networking features so all you have to do is provide the internet connection and they will be able to handle themselves.
So now do you know what type of SIP phones will suite your needs best?
Still need more information about SIP phones? Research SIP providers.
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