Indy Business: Why is Home Phone Service Cheaper?
No matter who you buy phone service from, you’ll likely notice that home or residential service costs less than business phone service. Oddly enough, the reasoning for the price difference has probably swung back around with the rise of voice-over IP (VoIP) phone service. In this post, we’ll learn why that is!
It’s all in the minutes.
The biggest reason business phone service costs more than residential is because, on average, a home user is on the phone less. Perhaps before VoIP service came about, it didn’t matter whether a phone line was in use for five minutes or five hours; but even when phone service is sold as unlimited, the provider is paying more every time the customer is on the phone. To make up for the possibility of a business being on the phone constantly, the price has to be high enough to ensure no money is lost.
Also, the increased cost does not only come from connecting the call to the wider phone network. There are unlimited channels for high-usage phone numbers, but VoIP also requires computing power and bandwidth. Both of those increase when calls are in progress.
One line, multiple people.
Now you might be wondering why, for example, a single home phone line and a single business line do not cost the same. One line is one line, right? Couldn’t a home phone be used more than a business phone?
Of course it is possible for a home phone to be used more often than a business phone, but businesses typically have more people relying on that phone line. A business with only one employee still has multiple customers. Those customers will need to call or be called, and that means the phone at the business is probably used more.
The exception.
Not every phone service provider does this; but for large businesses or Indianapolis enterprises, the per-line cost could be cheaper than home phone service. We offer huge discounts as the number of lines increase, which can massively decrease the price of phone service for businesses.
To find out just how affordable we can be, feel free to contact us or give us a call. Thanks, and have a great day!