{"id":281763,"date":"2019-01-24T11:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=281763"},"modified":"2019-01-24T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:21:47","slug":"is-voip-cheaper-than-a-landline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/is-voip-cheaper-than-a-landline\/","title":{"rendered":"Is VoIP Cheaper Than a Landline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you just started thinking about switching to <\/span><a href=\"\/cloudspan\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cloudspan');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a VoIP system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you may wonder if VoIP is really cheaper than a landline. Let me break it down for you:<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2019\/01\/is-voip-cheaper.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2019\/01\/is-voip-cheaper.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2019\/01\/is-voip-cheaper-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2019\/01\/is-voip-cheaper-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2019\/01\/is-voip-cheaper-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is VoIP Cheaper Than a Landline?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short answer is yes because instead of using a separate system with additional hardware, VoIP uses what you already have &#8211; the Internet connection. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Is VoIP Cheaper Than a Traditional Landline?<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>One Single Network for All<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your traditional landline sends communications through an analog private branch exchange (PBX) system while a VoIP system allows you to <\/span><a href=\"\/cloudspan\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cloudspan');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transfer voice and data via a single network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, eliminating the need for multiple service providers. This will cut down your phone bill expenses significantly! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>No More Long Distance Calls<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, since all VoIP phone calls are made through your Internet connection, there will be no long distance call fees. If you are an international business that makes lots of international calls, VoIP can save you a fortune by treating all calls equally with a monthly fee. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Unified Communications (UC)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With VoIP, you will be able to collaborate better with your team, saving time and money. There are many Unified Communications (UC) phone features that will help you improve work efficiency and effectiveness such as auto attendant, find me\/ follow me, voicemail to text, shared line, and more. <\/span><a href=\"\/index.php\/downloads\/dl\/file\/id\/32661\/voip_service_features.pdf\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'service features');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to see more features!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Management and Maintenance<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you choose <\/span><a href=\"\/cloudspan\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cloudspan');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a hosted service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, your service provider will manage and maintain your system and hardware for you, saving you lots of hassle and leaving you more time to focus on your core business! No onsite staff is needed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to learn more? Check out some useful links below or simply contact one of our VoIP experts at <\/span><b>1-800-398-8647<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get your questions answered!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-service-provider-provide-hardware-support\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'post1');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your VoIP Service Provider Provide Hardware Support?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/who-should-you-get-your-voip-service-from\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'post2');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Should You Get Your VoIP Service From?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-service-qa-can-my-lan-support-voip-calls\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'post3');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can my LAN support VoIP Calls?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/10-questions-to-ask-your-voip-service-provider\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'post4');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Questions to Ask Your VoIP Service Provider<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/464097\/f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cta');\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/464097\/f4312c53-c4ec-44dd-b250-bf838b9727d6.png\" alt=\"Get a Free Consultation for Your Business\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you just started thinking about switching to a VoIP system, you may wonder if VoIP is really cheaper than a landline. Let me break it down for you: Is VoIP Cheaper Than a Landline? The short answer is yes because instead of using a separate system with additional hardware, VoIP uses what you already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1221,1226],"tags":[5263,1204,6123],"class_list":["post-281763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-small-business-voip","category-voip-service","tag-cloudspan","tag-voip","tag-voip-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281763"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281863,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281763\/revisions\/281863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}