Low-cost In-Home Business Mobile Phone Service
This is an answer to an email I received about setting up phone service for a small in-home business. Since I’m sure that other people have the same questions, here’s my answer:
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Most people working out of their home just add another home line, since it’s costs less than a business line.
A business VoIP line would be the cheapest traditional way to do it, because you could get a second fax line with it for just a few dollars more. And, if you hook it up in front of your computers, it would get access to the bandwidth first, which would keep your call quality good.
I personally use a MagicJack for my business line because I’m cheap, and the call quality is fine. I also have a toll free number ringing into my MagicJack, and that costs me around 3 cents per minute for incoming calls. Then, you can add a fax service, like rapidfax, for $10.00 per month, and you’re done.
Here’s what I pay:
Magicjack: $1.67 per month. ($20 per year.).
Rapidfax: $10.00 per month.
Toll free number: $2.00 per month.
Toll free service: 3 cents per minute.
My total expense is around $16 per month….
Of course, since I do this for a living, I’ve played with a lot of the VoIP company’s products, and I’m not willing to pay for expensive phone service anymore, especially when I know that the call quality between VoIP companies any