Time to '86' the Old School Hotel Phone Service?. Skype software and VoIP allows people to make calls direct to hotels and affordably stay connected with their friends and family.ĭubroff, Adam (2006, March 1). The idea of charging for phone calls is now history. These technologies will save a lot of money and will most likely put an end to standard phone services in hotels.

The implementation of Skype and VoIP technologies will be cost-effective, easy and convenient when making both local and international calls. Hotel phones are costly and usually set limitations for guests regarding long distance calls, international calls, etc. “It is time to “86” the old hotel phone service business model” (Dubroff). The execution of Skype and VoIP is already being tested and designed. Corporate headquarters enabled with Skype and VoIP will be eliminating considerable monthly phone bills. Hotels leveraging Skype and VoIP technologies will provide hotel guests with free long distance and conferencing abilities. Using Skype and VoIP to replace traditional phone service will allow for major savings. Today, millions of hotel guests are using Skype and VoIP services with millions of new users expected in the nearby future. Skype has reported that there were 54 million Skype members with approximately 150,000 users being added daily. Skype software allows people to inexpensively stay in touch with their friends and family. Skype Technologies, a global Internet communications company, allows users to either talk to other Skype users for free or pay a small fee for calls to a standard phone. Many of these mainstream guests choose to use voice over the Internet (VoIP) rather than pay for more expensive traditional phone services as well. Of these guests, most will use a cellular phone over a hotel phone. High-speed Internet service has developed into a standard that most guests expect.

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