What to ask when shopping for small business phone system?

As the small-to-medium sized business market in the US continues to grow in no uncertain terms – any such company serious about being a player, will need to invest capital in a reliable, enterprise-grade small business phone system.  After all voice communications still holds a big piece of the business communications pie – therefore, a reliable, […]

How the Gigabit City Challenge impacts VoIP

It’s tough to ignore all the bonuses that come from VoIP technology. Most data plans offer free domestic long distance, to reach all those clients in other states you didn’t even know you had. Then you’ve got advanced teleconferencing capabilities, and amazing levels of customization and the ease of adding new extensions, and, well, we could go […]

VoIP And No Contract Phone Service: A Great Combination

Conjoining hosted PBX/business VoIP services and no contract phone service can be an ideal option for many businesses. There is a confidence that arises when working with providers that make a real statement by offering month-to-month service.   TrustA potential customer will be more confident when it knows that its VoIP provider must essentially ‘earn’ its business from […]

The ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) Movement

The ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) movement is well underway. Especially in times of recession and its aftermath, the win-win proposition offered by BYOD is pretty irresistible. Businesses, governments, and schools all face budget pressures, very serious pressures at that. In that climate, imagine employees in mass numbers ‘contributing’ a several hundred dollar or more […]

Ring in the new year with VoIP… literally!

You’ve heard of VoIP, and you’ve probably heard that it is an amazingly cheap alternative to a traditional phoneline.  Just how much can you save?  By using your business’s internet connection for your phone system, 2013 can be a year where you see: Lower costs on monthly service Unlimited long-distance calling in the United States Cheap […]

Teleworking made easy through VoIP

Telework options are exploding. This isn’t surprising to those of us in the VoIP world. What is surprising is one industry that has shown significant teleworking growth in the last year: the U.S. Government.   Recently, the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey was released, giving us some insight into employee satisfaction in our government. While the survey […]