Comments on: Small Business VoIP Requirements List http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list Everything you need to know about VoIP Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Neal Gilbert http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-75842 Neal Gilbert Thu, 26 May 2011 18:38:26 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-75842 Most small business have a limited amount of capacity and brain power to devote to their primary business or "core" functions. Every minute management has to deal with these "non-core" activities is a minute lost devoting to "core" activities. For most small business owners, telecommunications is a "non-core" activity that should be outsourced to companies that specialize in this telecommunications. If you decide to outsource this function, you should make sure the company you choose has the ability and willingness to provide the type of support your company requires. The system you get will be virtually useless if you are not given the support your company needs to implement and deploy the system in a way that actually allows you to take advantage of the many powerful features a VoIP system has to offer. The problem is this is a very difficult to verify prior to choosing a VoIP Provider. The best way I have found is through a referral from an existing customer of the company. The problem with getting referrals from the company you are considering is that no company will actual give you a list of references that include unhappy customers. At lease you do a Twitter search for the companies you are considering. Most small business have a limited amount of capacity and brain power to devote to their primary business or “core” functions. Every minute management has to deal with these “non-core” activities is a minute lost devoting to “core” activities.

For most small business owners, telecommunications is a “non-core” activity that should be outsourced to companies that specialize in this telecommunications.

If you decide to outsource this function, you should make sure the company you choose has the ability and willingness to provide the type of support your company requires. The system you get will be virtually useless if you are not given the support your company needs to implement and deploy the system in a way that actually allows you to take advantage of the many powerful features a VoIP system has to offer.

The problem is this is a very difficult to verify prior to choosing a VoIP Provider. The best way I have found is through a referral from an existing customer of the company. The problem with getting referrals from the company you are considering is that no company will actual give you a list of references that include unhappy customers.

At lease you do a Twitter search for the companies you are considering.

]]> By: Abu Taher http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-62212 Abu Taher Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:51:38 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-62212 I want to start VOIP business. So, now I want to know the overall hardware requirement, overall starting procedure & Set up procedure of VoIP hardware. I want to start VOIP business. So, now I want to know the overall hardware requirement, overall starting procedure & Set up procedure of VoIP hardware.

]]> By: VoIP Requirements List http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-58362 VoIP Requirements List Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:37:22 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-58362 VoIP requirements list for PC to Phone: * A computer * An account with a VoIP provider click here for a list of top 5 VoIP providers * One of the following: headset microphone, speakers and a microphone, internet phone, a VoIP router or an ATA with a standard phone * A broadband connection * ADSL modem VoIP requirements list for PC to Phone:

* A computer
* An account with a VoIP provider click here for a list of top 5 VoIP providers
* One of the following: headset microphone, speakers and a microphone, internet phone, a VoIP router or an ATA with a standard phone
* A broadband connection
* ADSL modem

]]> By: dhamu http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-44492 dhamu Sat, 16 May 2009 08:00:57 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-44492 i want connect ip phone my office to another office so what equipement i want purchase give me the requirement list i want connect ip phone my office to another office so what equipement i want purchase give me the requirement list

]]> By: hff135 http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-22742 hff135 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:10:09 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-22742 Take a look at [http://www.voipspear.com|VoIP Spear]. It’s a web site that monitors your Internet connection 24×7x365 and shows you what your VoIP QoS is. VoIP Spear calculates a MOS score between 1 (very poor) and 5 (excellent quality). VoIP Spear will send email alerts to you when your VoIP quality drops too low. VoIP Spear is free for personal use and very affordable for commercial use. I believe it would be perfect for SMB's. Take a look at [http://www.voipspear.com|VoIP Spear]. It’s a web site that monitors your Internet connection 24×7×365 and shows you what your VoIP QoS is. VoIP Spear calculates a MOS score between 1 (very poor) and 5 (excellent quality).

VoIP Spear will send email alerts to you when your VoIP quality drops too low.

VoIP Spear is free for personal use and very affordable for commercial use. I believe it would be perfect for SMB’s.

]]> By: Fred Zimmerman http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-20552 Fred Zimmerman Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:36:06 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-20552 Garrett, this is a great starting point for SMBs deploying VoIP. This is Fred Zimmerman with TI's VoIP business. Regarding #9 (and actually #7, too) since it’s so important and covers a broad set of requirements I wanted to expand on it. Some good questions for SMBs to ask are: - Do we require a receptionist or central operator type environment? If so, a Centrex like system would be needed and this would be a different set of CPE equipment and related services (such as call transfers, parks, paging, etc) than a business that simply needs simple desk phones with individual voicemail. - Will each individual employee have his/her own phone or does my business have multiple shifts, groups of employees requiring multiple users or more of a “hoteling” like capability? - How important is mobility to each employee (or is everyone using the phone only at their desks?). The answers to these detailed requirements can make a significant difference in the architecture of the service, the type of CPE equipment, resulting services and of course the overall cost. - How important is having send and receive fax services? It is important to articulate this to the VoIP provider as not all VoIP services perform at the same level for fax processing. - And finally, QoS. How important is the call quality of each and every call for my business? How will my provider troubleshoot service if we report call quality issues? I hope small businesses take notice! Garrett, this is a great starting point for SMBs deploying VoIP. This is Fred Zimmerman with TI’s VoIP business. Regarding #9 (and actually #7, too) since it’s so important and covers a broad set of requirements I wanted to expand on it. Some good questions for SMBs to ask are:
- Do we require a receptionist or central operator type environment? If so, a Centrex like system would be needed and this would be a different set of CPE equipment and related services (such as call transfers, parks, paging, etc) than a business that simply needs simple desk phones with individual voicemail.
- Will each individual employee have his/her own phone or does my business have multiple shifts, groups of employees requiring multiple users or more of a “hoteling” like capability?
- How important is mobility to each employee (or is everyone using the phone only at their desks?). The answers to these detailed requirements can make a significant difference in the architecture of the service, the type of CPE equipment, resulting services and of course the overall cost.
- How important is having send and receive fax services? It is important to articulate this to the VoIP provider as not all VoIP services perform at the same level for fax processing.
- And finally, QoS. How important is the call quality of each and every call for my business? How will my provider troubleshoot service if we report call quality issues?

I hope small businesses take notice!

]]> By: Garrett Smith http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-20502 Garrett Smith Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:25:06 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-20502 @ Mark Excellent thoughts and additions. I totally forgot bandwidth shaping/prioritization. Thanks for adding it. @ Mark

Excellent thoughts and additions. I totally forgot bandwidth shaping/prioritization. Thanks for adding it.

]]> By: Mark Petersen http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/small-business-voip-requirements-list/comment-page-1#comment-20402 Mark Petersen Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:19:31 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=4072#comment-20402 Realy nice artikle, I only have two coments, I think no.12 shout be higher on the list, as bugfixing voip problem can be a pain even for experts. and nr.2 check if your ISP offer the posibility to custom shape you download, so VoIP has top pority Realy nice artikle, I only have two coments, I think no.12 shout be higher on the list, as bugfixing voip problem can be a pain even for experts.
and nr.2 check if your ISP offer the posibility to custom shape you download, so VoIP has top pority

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