All businesses including those in New York, which recently experienced a city-wide transit strike, can now take advantage of VoIP technology. VoIP technology connects a home phone to an office through a broadband internet connection. Readily available high speed internet access through services such as DSL, ADSL, and Cable enable New Yorkers to work from home.

VoIP is also known as Voice over IP, Internet phone, IP telephony, or broadband phone. Simply put, VoIP allows people to send and receive telephone and fax calls through the Internet, instead of using a standard telephone or cell phone network.

Setting a VoIP system up at home will ensure work productivity, granting flexibility to work from home seamlessly. There are many VOIP phone systems on the market, but critics agree that the MultiTech Phone Systems offers one of the best highly functional, cost effective VOIP solutions.

Voice over IP gateways provide toll-free voice and fax communications over the Internet or Intranet. By integrating an existing phone system into an existing data network, businesses can realize substantial savings on inter-office long distance toll charges.

The MultiVOIP family is available in analog and digital models ranging from one to 60 ports. MultiVOIP products connect directly to phones, fax machines, key systems, PSTN lines or a PBX to provide real-time, toll-quality voice connections to any office on a VoIP network. MultiVOIP is designed to help maximize investments already made in the existing data and voice network infrastructure.

Common uses for VOIP phone systems include:

Mobile Workers

Utilizing a laptop with Microsoft NetMeeting, a mobile worker can make a Voice over IP call back to the corporate office. This allows the mobile worker to utilize the Internet to check voice mail, call co-workers on the corporate PBX, and get a dial tone from the PBX to make off-network calls, all for free.

Off-Premise Voice Extensions

MultiVOIP extends the reach of a company's PBX into remote office/home office locations without the cost and hassle of installing another PBX. Simply connect a MultiVOIP gateway to the PBX at the corporate office, and another MultiVOIP gateway at the remote office. Now, anyone can place calls to the remote office by simply dialing an extension number.

Wireless Voice Extensions

To extend your PBX to a building across the street, utilize a wireless bridge to connect the two networks. Now, you have voice and data connectivity without having to lay cables or paying monthly charges for dedicated lines.