Posts Tagged 'digital'

Occasionally, you’ll see the word “convergence” come up in regards to phone systems.  But what does it mean?  In a word, flexibility.

Traditional, “old school” phone systems have always had two different types of ports: one type to support phone lines (dialtone), and another type to support the phones.  Since all phones used to be analog phones, this second port type would also handle fax machines, credit card machines, and cordless phones, all of which have analog interfaces.

Over time, phone system ...

Almost every phone system, universally, supports cordless phones when properly equipped with an analog station port.  These are the phones you can get practically anywhere and are primarily intended for home use.  Many phone systems, however, do not support cordless phones via a digital interface.  Why does this matter?  Features, and ease of use.

An analog interface to a phone system is a very simple one.  Cordless phones connected this way are generally able to make and receive calls, transfer, and ...