A Private Branch Exchange (PBX) is a business phone system and is made up of three components: The Exchange (the brains of the system), the Gateway (connects users to the outside world) and the end sets (the phones). Phone systems were developed to manage a company’s phone calling and provide a lower cost option to […]
Yuma, Arizona is a safe three-hour drive[1] from Phoenix, has a population of 95,000 (150,000 after all the winter visitors arrive), has not one, not two, but three Applebees and the “new mall” is ten years old but will continue to be the “new mall” until it’s replaced by a newer mall. In the loosest […]
What’s more outdated, faxing or paying with a check at the grocery store? It’s a toss up but at least writing a check doesn’t require a machine, a business phone line, paper and ink. Thousands of businesses maintain a separate business phone line for faxing; some businesses retain multiple lines. The average business line, with […]
Toll Free Number Monthly Charges: You don’t need to use your phone service provider for your toll free service. If your phone service provider is charging your company $5 to $15 per number, per month, there are many capable providers that will provide you with the same service with no monthly fee and maybe lower […]
With the popularity of converged networks like Multi Protocol Label Switching, many businesses are sending the majority of their voice and data traffic over one network. If your business is utilizing one network for voice and data, it’s essential to develop a separate and redundant network for backup. In the past, companies had two independent […]
Last week we listed the advantages an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (the Phone Company) has over its competitors. This week we’re covering the advantages the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers have over the incumbents. Competitor Advantages: The incumbent is almost always more expensive: Incumbents charge more because they have to and that they can get away […]