Phone System Installation
21 Mar
Posted by Nadeem as Business, Networks, Phones, Resources, Services, Solutions | 198 Views
“Your PBXtra server and all associated hardware will arrive pre-configured and tested from Fonality. Once you have it in hand, your PBXtra server will need to be connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable. You will also need to configure your PBXtra server to work on your network in accordance with our PBXtra Installation […]
Cisco UC500
18 Jan
Posted by Nadeem as Business, Features, Hardware, Phones, Resources, Security, Services, Software, Solutions, Wireless | 1,510 Views
There are a lot of options available to small business as far as a VoIP phone system is concerned. A list of these options is the content for another blog, Cisco is working on penetrating this market with its Unified Communications for Small Business strategy.
Cisco’s UC500 series for small business is an all-in-one solution. This modular system […]
I tested my VOIP, you can too.
11 Jan
Posted by Pat as Business, Networks, Phones, Services, Solutions | 129 Views
I just got word today about a free VoIP Test for Businesses(Yes, home users can take it too), at http://www.bandwidth.com/tools/voipTest; it measures the following criteria:
Bi-Directional Transfer Rate- How many VoIP conversations can be supported at the same time over current connections. Unlike other tests of this type, it runs in both directions at the […]
Most, if not all prepaid phone cards and pay as you go long distance phone services use VoIP to keep their costs at a minimum. Cost is kept at a minimum with ease of automation inherent in such systems and allows for quick and easy integration into billing and other back end applications. This concept is […]
VoWFi and Cellular Service Providers
04 Jan
Posted by Nadeem as Features, Networks, Resources, Services, Solutions, Wireless | 182 Views
An important aspect of Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWFi) is cell phone seamless connectivity over wi-fi networks. T-Mobile USA (part of Deutsche Telekom) has something to say as well: mobile phones don’t have to break the bank, when you can make calls over both cell towers and Wi-Fi routers. T-Mobile claims calls made via cell phone […]
Magicjack… is it really magical?
23 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Phones, Residential, Resources, Services | 702 Views
VoIP services have been improved a lot and you can find more and more companies coming out with cheap local and long distance calling plans.
VoIP providers are slowly taking business from landline providers, which forced those companies to offer cheap VoIP services, to the home and business users.
Magic Jack is a new VoIP […]
SIP based IP PBX for Windows
18 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Business, Networks, Residential, Services, Software, Solutions | 694 Views
If you are not comfortable with Asterisk based IP PBX and you love working with Windows, there is a solution for you. 3CX phone system is a SIP based IP PBX for Windows with lots of promising features like voicemail via email, Unified Messaging (MS outlook integration) and call parking.
They have four different versions (Free […]
VoIP as free as Google search
11 Dec
Posted by Nadeem as PDAs, Phones, Resources, Services, Software, Wireless | 218 Views
With Google unveiling its Android plans and its bid for 700MHz spectrum is it just a matter of time when we’ll get free phone calls powered by ads? It may be so. If Google offered a SIP based soft-phone powered by ads and/or voice service powered by a one/two second ad, I would jump on […]
SIP It..Don’t Gulp It
11 Dec
Posted by Pat as Business, Features, Phones, Resources, Services, Solutions | 143 Views
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signaling protocol that is used by technology products for creating session-oriented connections between two or more endpoints on an IP network. These endpoints could be IP telephones, instant messaging clients, or collaborative multimedia conference applications.
Many businesses are sipping it up…(No pun intended) What I mean is, they are taking their […]
For small business, investment in a phone system (be it VoIP or traditional) is critical and usually large. True, some VoIP systems can reduce this upfront cost, but you may end up sacrificing on feature set if you go with the wrong provider. There is an alternative; if you are just starting out or a […]