6 Reasons Why You Should Choose Hosted VoIP When Moving Office - 15/2/11
Posted by Birchills Telecom on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 08:35 AM
There are still some people who consider telephone systems based
on an old fashioned PBX. Here are the top reasons why you should only consider a hosted solution.
1)Expense
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Old fashioned PBX
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Hosted PBX
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Cost hundreds or thousands of pounds
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Free
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High maintenance charges
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No maintenance charges
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Any changes costs loads
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Changes easily made and free
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Can require expensive cabling
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Uses computer network wiring
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Can have expensive call costs
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Low Call Costs
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Handset costs determined by PBX
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Choose from many low cost handsets
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2)Know Who You Are Dealing With
With an old fashioned system you have to choose which features you want on your switchboard and then have the handsets that come with it. With a hosted phone system you get all the features of the most expensive PBX and then you can choose from several handsets.
With an old fashioned system you have to choose who will send you telephone bills and then negotiate the best rate. It's all a lot simple just to choose a hosted system with it's great rates and a single supplier who you know.
3)Space Saving
You need to set aside a cupboard or an area to house that expensive PBX if you've decided to buy one. Then of course you need to power it and pay to maintain it. You got to hope that the cleaners broom doesn't break it one day and of course hope the electronics don't pack up. With a hosted PBX the servers are in the cloud and they are backed up for you all the time, using the some one else's electricity.
4)Reducing Call Costs
Hosted solutions usually allow calls for free across the network. So if you choose a system from Birchills Telecom you can talk to any other of Birchills Telecom's customers for free. Better than that if you have multiple branches then you can talk to those branches for free as well. If you go on a business trip then you can plug your phones into the hotels broadband and talk to your customers as if you were in your office.
Beyond this of course hosted PBX call costs are usually a lot lower than those given to small business customers by the big providers.
5)System Changes As You Do
Making changes in an old fashioned telephone system is a nightmare. Almost invariably the PBX you have will be out of date so that means either using 2nd hand components or scrapping everything and starting again. With a hosted PBX you can change anything any time or simply plug more phones in any time you like.
If you want to move offices again it is fairly probable that you will move outside the telephone exchange area and so you will have to have new phone numbers. With hosted VoIP you can kepp your numbers for ever wherever you are.
6)Speed of Installation
If you have a long lead time then you will have time to discuss with BT or Virgin just where you would like your telephone lines putting and how your system will work. If you are like most of us you simply want a system now then hosted VoIP is the fastest solution by far. You can be up and running in 3 days or less if you collect the system.
Written by David Hill, Chairman, Birchills Telecom
Birchills Telecom is the friendly professional business phone systems company based in Walsall Our team has developed our hosted VoIP phone systems platform and the technology behind it. Birchills Telecom is the only company to concentrate purely on our Internet based phone systems solution – the switchboard in the sky.
The business phone benefits of VoIP lie behind the astronomical growth of the industry. In summary these are:
•Free calls within the network.
•Low subscription costs.
•Amazing feature set.
•Unified communications at a dramatically reduced price point.