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10 reasons why an IP-PBX is better...
When considering a new phone system there are usually a few primary factors that effect the overall decision making process. These could be broken down to price, features, and overall delivery time, service and support. But, then there are always many more reasons that may not be as easy to define at any one moment, but would play a critical role either right away or in the near future. They usually revolve around how you will use the new system, which brings into play feature sets, employee efficiencies and ongoing cost of maintaining or expanding your new system.
So, we have listed what we believe are the top 10 reasons why someone switches to an IP-PBX. This list should be helpful for guidance on any phone system decisions that you might be making soon.
Benefits of an IP-PBX to consider:
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Elimination for the need of phone wiring: Yes, that is correct, there is no need for any existing phone wiring. This is because that an IP-PBX uses Ethernet IP connections, just like your PC. Since most IP phones can act like a switch the phone can share your existing connection with your computer.
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More for your money: An IP-PBX business phone system will be twice the phone system at half the cost.
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Features: Feature sets are what makes a phone system work in a particular situation, both for the customer and for the employees. You'll get features like an Auto-Attendant, Voicemail to Email, Call Queues, Conference Bridges, Find-me, Follow-me, remote web based access, the ability to accept faxes to any DID, etc.
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Big Savings on Calling Costs: Using VoIP SIP trunking can allow you to connect up to providers who have low long distance and International rates. These savings can be significant for companies who spend money for these calls.
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Better Efficiencies for Cost Savings: Good customer service starts with accessibility and systems that can get your customers the answers they need quickly. This can include integration with applications cutting down on each customer call and even allowing dialing from Outlook contacts.
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Easier Management: With intuitive web-based configuration interfaces changing extension names, email addresses can be as easy as 1,2,3. Adding more extensions will become an in-house change saving vendor costs.
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Remote Extensions: An IP-PBX can accommodate employees who work remotely. Statistics show that remote workers are more efficient and at the same time a company saves on other costs, making a win-win situation.
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Easy Expansion: An IP-PBX can be easily expanded by adding more extensions (IP-phones). No longer are the days where another card will be needed, additional cabinets and other hardware that can drive up the cost just to add a phone to sums that are hard to swallow.
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Eliminate being tied to One Vendor: Many IP-PBXs use SIP based open source software which will work with many different manufacturers of phones and other hardware.
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Technology that will Keep You Going: IP (Internet Protocol) is the technology that is used with the Internet, allows PCs to transfer data. Your phone system, if an IP-PBX will be ready for now and the future.
When
considering a new phone system, an IP-PBX system will deliver more for less.
Business
decisions should be made from information about what a system can do and what a
system cannot do. Only then will you be able to factor in future potential
costs and the overall savings that could come about by choosing the right
technology. In today's business climate both initial and ongoing costs are
going to be an important part of your decision process. Initial costs can
be greatly reduced by choosing the right IP-PBX, where open source helps reduce
the purchase price and lower the ongoing costs associated with changes and
expansion.
Zeracom truly will give you the best advice, whether your budget is large or small. And with our leasing sources you might be pleasantly surprised with how little your monthly cost could be. It can't get better than that.
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