Choosing Office Phone Systems is a challenging task, so we decided to help take some of the pressure off by listing some of the best articles to read before making your decision. We have summarized the articles and ranked them from 1 – 8 in order of the most useful. Contact us at Network Telecom if you are considering updating your phone system.
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1. Choosing A Business Phone System:2016 Buyers Guide
This is our choice for the number one article to read. This short article from Business News Daily entitled Choosing A Business Phone System: 2016 Buyers Guide, begins by advising the reader to consider three important questions. These questions include asking yourself to determine whether your business requires a traditional landline system or can function with a virtual phone SYO host it on the cloud or at your business location. The article then helps you to answer these questions by explaining the differences between the various types of systems. The end of the article provides the answers to some FAQ’s.
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2. 7 Essential Features Of A Great Business Phone System
Our number 2 choice is a one page article full of great information. Evolve IP serves up an article entitled 7 Essential Features Of A Great Business Phone System. The article begins with a reference to the 1982 movie Blade Runner, a classic sci-fi movie that depicts a video call, and the writer remarks that we are now in that era. The article then goes on to explain many of the exciting features that are now available to improve collaboration and productivity. The 7 essential features include mobility features, integration with CRMm unified messaging, integrated instant message, video calling, administrator portal, and group directory. While not a long article, it does provide some useful information about features that the reader might not otherwise be aware of.
3. Get Quotes:Find The Best Telephone
From ComputerWeekly.com comes a helpful page entitled Get Quotes: Find The Best Telephone that is our number 3 choice. The one page article provides a link to a downloadable guide entitled Business Telephone System Buyer’s Guide. While there is not a lot of information on the website itself, it does summarize some of the information that is included in the downloadable file, which is in .pdf format, full of information and easy to print if you are planning to make it available to a number of staff in a business meeting. Some of the key terms included in the guide are PBX, VoIP, multiple lines, remote working, call forwarding and more.
4. Business VoIP & Phone Systems
Business VoIP & Phone Systems This very brief article appears on the Compare Business Products website and is most useful for its links to various topics relating to VoIP. The page features links to a resource centre, phone system comparison guide, and PBX phone system page, along with many other helpful links available on the sidebar. Not so much a post about Business VoIP phone systems as a resources hub, this site is well worth the visit. It took the number 4 spots because of its helpful links.
5. Business VoIP Phone Service: A Buyers Guide
Business VoIP Phone Service: A Buyer’s Guide is an article from CallForwarding.com that comes in at number 5 on our list and provides the reader with a lengthy and comprehensive list of the top 5 questions to ask when you are considering a VoIP phone service provider. The questions cover such topics as startup costs, cancellation costs, integrating older phones, using other devices, and levels of support being offered. In our opinion, all of these questions are important and relevant. If you are looking for a quick checklist to provide a potential provider, or a list to use to compare providers when discussing the topic with your key decision makers, this list covers the key concepts.
6. Choosing A VoIP Vendor: A Buyer’s Guide
Coming in at number 6 and beginning with a brief introduction to VoIP, Choosing A VoIP Vendor: A Buyer’s Guide from TechTarget is a well thought out guide that walks you through the process of buying VoIP. The five sub-headings are What is?, Do I need?, How To Buy, Which Should I Buy?, and Top Product Overviews. Each sub-heading links to other pages that describe the features in greater detail. A downloadable buyer’s guide is also available. While the article itself does not provide a lot of information, it does provide links to pages that do.
7. How To Tell If You Need A New Phone System For Your Business
Taylored Systems comes in at number 7 with a lengthy page entitled How To Tell If You Need A New Phone System For Your Business. A relatively straightforward blog post, it provides the reader with some key points to consider if they are trying to decide whether or not to take the plunge and buy a new phone system. Sub-headings include “Choosing a New Phone System For Your Business,” “Choosing The Right Provider For Your Office Phone System,” “Choosing A Phone System That Fits Your Budget,” and “Buying A Phone System.” While not providing any detailed information, the post can help the reader establish what are some of the key points to consider when planning to purchase a new system.
8. How To Choose A Telephone System For Your Business
How To Choose A Telephone System For Your Business
is an article from the United Data Voice. In eighth place and a rather short article, it has a summary feel to it. Although it claims to be a buyer’s guide to phone systems, it does not really provide any such information. At the end of the post, however, there are links to other pages that provide more detailed information. One example is a link to a page entitled “Deciphering Phone System Terminology,” which is followed by a link to a page entitled, ” Determining Your Needs As A Business.” If you are looking for detailed information in the featured article, you will be disappointed. Follow the links and you will find some helpful pages.
Office Phone Systems and Network Telecom
Network Telecom provides and maintains voice and data communications equipment for businesses throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo region. We provide a wide range of office telephone systems to meet every business need. Read the overview of our guide to buying office systems entitled, Guide On How To Buy Office Phone Systems: Overview, and follow the links to the series. Contact us if you have any questions about Office Phone Systems.