When Copper Lines Make Sense
VoIP doesn't always completely eliminate the need for old-fashioned copper phone lines through the local telephone company. Sometimes the simple, cheap solution to supporting some devices is to keep them on the older technology. Many businesses find it worthwhile to keep one or more copper lines in their communications systems mix because not everything that works well with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PTSN), also called “analog” and “copper” and often the simple so
Hybrid Phones: Make VoIP and Analog Calls from One Device
Phones have gone through several changes since they were first invented. Through the years, we have seen phones change from rotary to touch tone, digital, analog, and voice over IP (VoIP). Now, hybrid phones are available that combine analog and VoIP telephony solutions. The need for this type of phone may not last because VoIP continues to replace old analog phones, but they offer a solution that supports one VoIP line and a plain old telephone service (POTS) that produces w
