Sticking with DECT for the Moment
I rang to change my broadband provider this afternoon, and during the switchover process the my new ISP tried to psuh VoIP as an additional service.
Don’t get me wrong, I think VoIP is a good idea, but I don’t think it’s good enough for the modern office as yet, and that VoIP as a technology has not matured enough for business use.
While I’m happy to consider VoIP in the future, at present I’d rather buy into existing DECT phone technology and traditional phone system for telecoms. While that means I still get hit by landline rental charges, at least I know what sort of quality I’m getting on my calls.
Of course, with the credit crunch hitting, perhaps for some simply buying into a new phone system isn’t a preferred option, but there are certainly telephone repairs available, which may appeal especially to call centres and other mass usage environments.
In the meantime, I’m sticking by my new cordless phone set – I now have one in the office and one in the kitchen so I don’t have to run around the house and back into my home office just to answer a call.
Sure, I’ll consider VoIP – eventually – but in the meantime, if my telecoms system ain’t broke, I don’t feel a need to fix it.
