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VOIP providers for business?
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:15 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:15 am
Is this the way to go today?
Reliability depends upon Internet connection, so if one is starting a business in Louisiana in either Lafayette (LUS) or Ascension Parish (Eatel), probably wouldn't be an issue.
However, for businesses that rely upon Charter, Cox, AT&T or like, how is service for you and/or company that you represent?
Reliability depends upon Internet connection, so if one is starting a business in Louisiana in either Lafayette (LUS) or Ascension Parish (Eatel), probably wouldn't be an issue.
However, for businesses that rely upon Charter, Cox, AT&T or like, how is service for you and/or company that you represent?
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:15 am to Will Cover
Can your Internet provider offer VOIP?
That can be a good deal.
That can be a good deal.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:41 am to Will Cover
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:42 am to Will Cover
As a VOIP provider there we offer many options as to how we provide the service to you. These options range from premise based VOIP systems to Cloud offerings coming over your current Internet provider or dedicated circuits. And as said above backup plans for if you loose your Internet.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:44 am to Will Cover
We use 8*8 VOIP service. I have had them for almost 3 years and I am very happy. We ahve several remote offices and they are all tied in together. We use their hosted solution. Very easy to manage and we have little down time. I have cox fiber at my main office.
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The days of copper wired phones are coming to an end. At&T is getting out of the business and Verizon did a couple of years ago.
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The days of copper wired phones are coming to an end. At&T is getting out of the business and Verizon did a couple of years ago.
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 9:46 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:18 am to Will Cover
Keep in mind business continuity aspects in case of failure. I'd assume cell phones would be used instead, but something to consider.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:43 am to Will Cover
VOIP for business can get expensive because they usually charge you by the minute, for any extra extensions, voicemail, etc if you want something like an actual office phone system. If you want just want one line then Google Voice and one of these is the way to go.
I have a "virtual office" with a few assistants that also work from home like me so I use Talkroute and it allows extensions, voicemail, greetings menu, unlimited minutes, etc for a flat fee. The only PITA is dialing out can be cumbersome because I have to dial my number first then the number I am calling or else it won't show up on caller ID correctly. They are fairly new though and are adding features. I can't complain at all for $24 per month. I even went to Fiverr and got a professional voice over person to do my greeting and menu for $20.
I have a "virtual office" with a few assistants that also work from home like me so I use Talkroute and it allows extensions, voicemail, greetings menu, unlimited minutes, etc for a flat fee. The only PITA is dialing out can be cumbersome because I have to dial my number first then the number I am calling or else it won't show up on caller ID correctly. They are fairly new though and are adding features. I can't complain at all for $24 per month. I even went to Fiverr and got a professional voice over person to do my greeting and menu for $20.
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 10:47 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 11:11 am to Will Cover
My employer offers a hosted, cloud based service that is facilitated via an IP connect, (typically Internet). Calls are not measured. We offer unlimited local calling within a 40 mile radius. We also offer an unlimited nationwide plan. Basically, we take the business owner out of the telephone business. You write us a check for the equipment and telephone service and it is all an OpEx. You have no maintenance agreements, software to maintain...basically no worries. Feel free to email me for more information, (bpinson@tec.com)
Posted on 4/7/16 at 11:42 am to Will Cover
I HATE Comcast for personal service, but their business service is actually not too bad.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 1:07 pm to Will Cover
We switched to VOIP at our office a few months ago. We went with Vertical. It was cheaper than Cisco. Nice features. You do need a good internet connection. I work from home and have only DSL available to me and at times of the day, people can't hear me because my upload speed is so poor.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 1:48 pm to Will Cover
for small businesses (5 extensions or less), something like Ooma office is cheap and effective
For larger businesses I see a lot of Cisco and Polycom IP phones more than anything
For larger businesses I see a lot of Cisco and Polycom IP phones more than anything
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 1:52 pm
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