| For companies that want to take advantage of IP | | | | easily utilize used or refurbished systems. In fact, older |
| telephony to cut on communication costs, used Cisco | | | | IP phone systems are still widely used by many |
| IP phone systems can provide a smart way to take | | | | companies to support their internal and external |
| advantage of the technology while avoiding the cost | | | | communications systems. |
| of brand-new equipment. | | | | Some providers of refurbished Cisco VoIP systems |
| VoIP or IP Telephony systems have been around for | | | | source their products directly from companies that |
| several years, and Cisco Systems is one of the | | | | either have excess equipment or regularly upgrade |
| undisputed leaders in this field. VoIP makes use of the | | | | their systems to the latest models. By tapping only the |
| Internet Protocol to establish voice communications, | | | | most reputable secondary market vendors, companies |
| while traditional telephone systems use telecom | | | | are assured that any equipment that they purchase go |
| providers' networks to establish voice calls. In most | | | | beyond merely being serviceable, but can provide the |
| cases, calls made using VoIP are delivered at the | | | | same high standards expected of the brand-new units. |
| same level of quality as a regular telephone call. The | | | | By purchasing used Cisco IP phone systems, |
| main difference lies in its cost. VoIP calls are only a | | | | businesses can extend and enhance their |
| fraction of the cost of a regular phone call. | | | | communications capabilities while still saving a |
| While the newer systems offer more advanced | | | | considerable amount of money. This makes it a smart |
| functionalities compared to their older counterparts, | | | | business move for any company. |
| smaller companies that don't require such features can | | | | |