Telephones & Accessories

What Types of Office Telephones and Telephone Accessories are Offered by Global Office Choice?

We stock an extensive range of office telephones at Global Office Choice, all of which are IP phones that work on VoIP systems. This is because VoIP is both the current and future technology that’s being adopted by offices around the country (and world!). 

If you’re unfamiliar, VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, which uses an internet connection for handling phone calls rather than traditional copper telephone lines. IP phones (Internet Protocol phones) are the phones that can operate on a VoIP system.

Along with IP phones, we also sell accessories that allow you to integrate traditional, analogue phones onto a VoIP network. These are made possible by telephone adapters that allow you to directly connect a traditional phone line to the adapter, which then makes analogue phones compatible within a VoIP framework.

We stock wifi access points that can improve your wifi connection so everyone utilising an IP phone in your office has a more reliably stable connection for calls. You’ll also find extension modules for purchase that can significantly increase the number of in-office extensions and quick-saved contacts you can access with ease.

How Do Modern VoIP Systems Compare to Traditional Desk Telephones?

These days, it’s common for many offices to utilise a VoIP phone system over traditional desk telephones. If you’re unfamiliar with VoIP systems, they stand for Voice over Internet Protocol. So, VoIP phones don’t handle calls through a traditional copper wiring phone system as traditional phones do, but rather rely on an internet connection to make and receive calls.

While there can be some pitfalls to this, mostly in relation to the strength or weakness of your office’s internet connection, it also offers a range of benefits over traditional setups. 

First of all, it’s much easier to connect multiple phones with a VoIP system. Instead of running separate landlines or using every phone socket, each phone simply connects to the same network over Wi-Fi. If your office has a reliable internet connection, VoIP is usually quicker to set up, more cost-effective, and easier to look after.

Not only that, but internet networks are now maintained more regularly than old copper landlines, which are being phased out in favour of fibre-optic cables and NBN infrastructure. 

So, as it currently stands, VoIP systems are going to be more effectively futureproofed than traditional landline systems.

What are the Key Advantages of Upgrading to a VoIP Office Phone System?

There are so many advantages to investing in a VoIP office phone system. As noted, modern systems largely utilise VoIP solutions, which are set to remain the more common office setup as we move into the future. Some key advantages to a modern setup include:

• Scalability, flexibility: With newer systems, it’s easy to add or remove users, set up new lines, or introduce new features as your business grows and expands in scope. This can all largely be done without needing new hardware or complicated installations.

• Remote and mobile access: VoIP systems similarly make it much easier for staff to make and receive calls from almost anywhere, whether they’re working from home, travelling, or working in-office. Many IP phones can simply be moved from place to place with easy setup or the corresponding number can easily be redirected from one IP phone to another as needed.

• Advanced features and functionality: A modern phone system is also far more advanced than older ones. You can easily access and enable features such as call-forwarding, voicemail-to-email, recordings, video conferencing and more from one system. These features work with greater ease on modern systems.

• Futureproof: This is a factor worth touching on again. As traditional copper phone lines are decommissioned and replaced with more modern fibre and fibre optic lines, VoIP is the more futureproof option over the coming years.