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Business Phone Systems 101
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5 Ways to Get Important Messages on Vacation

We all know the dream of a work-free vacation is just that… a dream. You can try to bury your head in the beach sand, but no matter how many miles away you get from the office, or how many […]
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Hosted VoIP vs Cloud VoIP vs VoIP PBX: What’s the difference?

Finding a new phone system for your business sounds easy enough, right? There are phones, and phone services, and companies that provide them. Boom, done. All of your work should be this easy, right?  Well, slow your roll just a […]
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Is Unified Communications Right for Your Business?

As your business grows, communicating quickly and efficiently becomes both more important and more difficult. The whole point of a Unified Communications (UC) system is to alleviate those difficulties, but how effective are they really? Before we dive in, let’s […]
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10 Ways to Plan for a Smooth Office Move

1. Move your Mission Critical equipment first It’s the first thing your team should consider, so we went ahead and put it first on our list! Servers, routers, modems, switches, computers, monitors, fax machines, copiers, scanners, telephones, cords, more cords, […]
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4 Reasons Why Moving Companies are Switching to Hosted Phone Systems

Cloud-hosted systems save the average business 40-70% on their monthly phone bill. We know that’s a bold claim, so let’s break down exactly where all those savings are coming from. Since your calls are using internet bandwidth instead of physical […]
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3 Questions You Need to Ask When Shopping for a Business Phone System

Shopping for a new phone system can seem daunting, and while salespeople are always friendly, it's important to remember they aren’t necessarily your friends. Finding a phone system provider that values and supports their clients is just as, if not […]
Read More

Which Words Work for What?

 When it comes to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone systems, there’s a surprising number of terms that get thrown around. It all may seem like techno-mumbo-jumbo, but there are key differences between the various kinds of functionality that are important to be aware of. Hosted VoIP vs Cloud VoIP vs Business VoIP: Three kinds of VoIP walk into a restaurant. The hostess asks, “Table for one?” But how is this possible? Hosted VoIP and Business VoIP are often used
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It’s Not Me, It’s You: Small Hardware Upgrades to Improve Your Cloud-Hosted System

As you’re probably aware, internet hardware, and, by extension, VoIP configurations can have a lot of moving parts to them. That’s not to say that setting up a VoIP business phone system is difficult – far from it. However, when […]
Read More
Man on the beach using his laptop while sitting in his lounge chair

5 Ways to Get Important Messages on Vacation

We all know the dream of a work-free vacation is just that… a dream. You can try to bury your head in the beach sand, but no matter how many miles away you get from the office, or how many […]
Read More
Phone systems connected to clouds connected to servers

Hosted VoIP vs Cloud VoIP vs VoIP PBX: What’s the difference?

Finding a new phone system for your business sounds easy enough, right? There are phones, and phone services, and companies that provide them. Boom, done. All of your work should be this easy, right?  Well, slow your roll just a […]
Read More
Various people working and talking around a darker circle with communication icons and a cloud

Is Unified Communications Right for Your Business?

As your business grows, communicating quickly and efficiently becomes both more important and more difficult. The whole point of a Unified Communications (UC) system is to alleviate those difficulties, but how effective are they really? Before we dive in, let’s […]
Read More

10 Ways to Plan for a Smooth Office Move

1. Move your Mission Critical equipment first It’s the first thing your team should consider, so we went ahead and put it first on our list! Servers, routers, modems, switches, computers, monitors, fax machines, copiers, scanners, telephones, cords, more cords, […]
Read More

4 Reasons Why Moving Companies are Switching to Hosted Phone Systems

Cloud-hosted systems save the average business 40-70% on their monthly phone bill. We know that’s a bold claim, so let’s break down exactly where all those savings are coming from. Since your calls are using internet bandwidth instead of physical […]
Read More

3 Questions You Need to Ask When Shopping for a Business Phone System

Shopping for a new phone system can seem daunting, and while salespeople are always friendly, it's important to remember they aren’t necessarily your friends. Finding a phone system provider that values and supports their clients is just as, if not […]
Read More

Which Words Work for What?

 When it comes to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone systems, there’s a surprising number of terms that get thrown around. It all may seem like techno-mumbo-jumbo, but there are key differences between the various kinds of functionality that are important to be aware of. Hosted VoIP vs Cloud VoIP vs Business VoIP: Three kinds of VoIP walk into a restaurant. The hostess asks, “Table for one?” But how is this possible? Hosted VoIP and Business VoIP are often used
Read More
Modem

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Small Hardware Upgrades to Improve Your Cloud-Hosted System

As you’re probably aware, internet hardware, and, by extension, VoIP configurations can have a lot of moving parts to them. That’s not to say that setting up a VoIP business phone system is difficult – far from it. However, when […]
Read More