| VODSL is a fancy name given to the | | | | months and the call rates are only cheaper on |
| commercialized VoIP solutions on offer to small | | | | local or national calls, not mobile calls where an |
| businesses at the moment. Many people ask if it | | | | increasingly large amount of small business call |
| is really VoIP. The answer is yes, VODSL is VoIP. | | | | spend is located. |
| VODSL stands for Voice Over Digital Subscriber | | | | By running all phone lines and internet on one |
| Line. DSL is another name for the internet running | | | | single copper line you run the risk that it will all |
| over your copper phone line. | | | | stop working at the same time. You may have |
| VODSL is great for phone companies. They take | | | | never have had a problem in the past but if you |
| your phone lines off the main telephony network | | | | could see the state of the telephone cabling out in |
| and make it quite difficult to go back. (not | | | | your street I'm sure you would be thankful that |
| impossible, just difficult). They pay one line rental | | | | nothing had gone wrong in the past. |
| and over that line provide you with all of your | | | | Make sure you read all of the details in the |
| phone lines and internet. | | | | contract in regards to service uptime and fault |
| The problem for the small business owner is that | | | | restoration times before you sign. A day or 2 |
| they usually don't pass much of the savings on, | | | | with no phones and internet could cost you alot |
| the service requires a lengthy contract or 24 | | | | more than the potential savings from switching. |