Today in VoIP

Imagine if every call you made was the same no matter WHERE you were calling.  That is the promise of VoIP and the intent of most VoIP providers.  But let’s face it, most of the world is still using the same of telephone lines from before WWII.  Until the day comes when we can all use VoIP and the whole world is truly a local call the Grandstream 488 is a device you may want to consider.  The key function of this device is its ability to allow you to plug in both a VoIP line as well as a regular (PSTN) phone line.  You can use this for several things including having you calls go through the PSTN if your VoIP system is down.  But there is an even better possibly use for this device.  By placing the ATA  in bridge mode this device can actually be placed anywhere and when called will give you a local dial tone and place the call for you as though you were there making the call yourself.   This means that rather then paying extra for international calling you can actually have this device in that country and make your calls as though you were there too.  For example if you call Frankfurt, Germany a lot you can get a phone number in your local area, give it to this ATA, send this ATA to a friend or relative in Frankfurt and then call that local number and get a local dial tone in GERMANY!  Imagine the possibilities this can provide to your company or better yet as a VoIP reseller imagine the calling plans this could help you create.

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