What Happens If BT strike?
Posted by Birchills Telecom on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 @ 03:30 AM
We all know how important telephone systems are to a business.
When there is a fault or a problem then you need a solution and fast. Now that BT engineers are preparing to strike you may not get a repair service as fast as you'd like (if at all)!
Add to the equation, that mobile networks are maintained by a single company - Ericsson - whose engineers are distinctly disgruntled at the proposed redundancies and suddenly traditional comms companies don't seem the most reliable.
So what are your choices? At first sight it seems paradoxical that a relatively small company like Birchills Telecom can actually give you a greater degree of resilience than telecoms giants. However, Birchills Telecom's systems are based on the internet. The essence of the internet is its robustness. Initially it was designed to withstand a nuclear blast by having multiple routing options so if one part goes down, others pick up the load. This is an ideal modus operandi for a robust phone system which is not dependant on location and is exactly what you get with Birchills Telecom
Connect. If your local connection goes down - simply pick up your phone and plug it into the internet using another connection.
Consider what happens you have a fault on your BT ISDN line your phones die. If you have a Birchills Telecom system and a fault develops on a line you simply switch to another broadband line - if you have one - or take your phone home for the day. There are other options as well. Birchills Telecom will divert any call to any phone anywhere with no divert fee if you want or you can use our live answering service to field any incoming calls if you want to with no subscription fee.
The great thing is that you can keep all of this flexibility and resilience comes at very little cost. If you want a standby power supply in case the mains cuts out, it costs a fortune. If you want a standby phone system in case of strikes, there is no capital cost from Birchills Telecom and a very low monthly subscription. Additionally, you have options and solutions (plus a superior primary solution if you choose it).
It does take a few days to configure your system which is a few days that you won't have if the worst comes to the worst so it may be a great time to call us whilst the BT Engineers are still working!