Phone Options: Landline vs. Cellphone vs. VoIP

Choosing a business phone system sounds simple enough. In reality, it's one of the toughest decisions small business owners have to make. On one hand, traditional landline phone systems provide what's arguably the most consistent and reliable form of communication. On the other, mobile phones and Internet-based phone systems can save small businesses a lot of money. At the end of the day, choosing which phone system to use largely depends on the size of a business and its communication needs.

Businesses have several phone system setups from which to choose. One is landline only, but a similar option is Voice Over Internet Phone (VoIP). VOIP is an Internet- or cloud-based phone systemthat uses an Internet connection instead of physical wires to establish phone communications. VOIP has nearly all the same capabilities as a landline, such as voicemails and faxes, and can be used with both traditional phones and mobile phones.