I thank one of my readers who left comments in one post regarding Asterisk phone software.

The question posed to me was : ” I have just discovered this new phone system software called the Asterisk, I have all analog phones and would like to know how I can connect these phones to the Asterisk. What are the building blocks? ” (more…)

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If you are re-wiring your small office for a telephone and computer network, here is a great suggestion to wire with IP PBX or VOIP Phone Systems in mind. (more…)

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An IP-PBX phone system can be hardware appliance, or virtually, as a software system running on a workstation computer. Due to the fact that a major part of IP PBX phone system functionality is software based, it is relatively inexpensive and easy to add features that can exist in only enterprise level business phone systems. (more…)

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Here’s another valuable tip, not available to thousands of business owners in the pre-voip era.

So you are moving offices, and for whatever reason, your phone company declares that you will not be able to keep the same phone numbers.What do you do now? (more…)

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In one of my earlier posts, I explained the difference between the Key Telephone System and the PBX Phone System. I am sure you have a clearer picture on the key difference between the two.

To recap for my next bit on PBX systems…. (more…)

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VOIP for small businesses, is getting strangled slowly but surely. And guess who is the killer ?

No prizes for this one.

It is the so called ITSPs, who ramped up their servers, enhanced their backbones, and renegotiated wholesale trunking to provide “quality business services” to their existing residential client base. (more…)

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Some thoughts on the two business phone system technologies that you, as a small business owner, will be making a choice on.

There are VOIP PBX Systems like Microsoft Response Point IP PBX, the new kid on the block, designed to wow you with some great features. For the convenience of following round 1 of this boxing match, you could replace the Microsoft Response Point phone system with the myriad other IP Pbx systems like the Fonality PBXtra, TrixBox, Asterisk, Talkswitch and numerous hosted IP Pbx solutions out there.

And there are traditional business phone systems like the latest generation, TDA series, of the old and faithful, Panasonic Business Phone System. Again, you can picture Nortel, Avaya, Samsung, NEC, Toshiba phone systems here, since they all represent the same traditional telephone systems which have the latest generation IP or Hybrid IP offerings. (more…)

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MOH, AA, OGM - three completely different features, but often thought to be the same thing by most business phone users!

So who are these three musketeers? Lets find out and get a better understanding. (more…)

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What is the difference between a Key Telephone System & a PBX Phone System ?

With the introduction of VOIP or IP Phone Systems, this old-technology question is becoming all the more relevant in your final decision to purchase the right phone system today. (more…)

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A business phone system….how many of us really think that this is the most important tool we need once we have outgrown our basement home office. After moving to a new commercial business space, the next best thing to have is a professional business phone system. (more…)

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