Snom’s D717 IP Phones are Now Certified with 3CX Version 16!

October 25, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Did you know? Snom’s D717 entry-level color IP phones are now fully certified with 3CX v16! Now users can use Snom’s D717 with 3CX software seamlessly. 

Click here to see the guide on how to configure your D717 SIP phone via its web interface, or alternatively to provision and configure it remotely from the PBX interface.

About 3CX Version 16

3CX launched 3CX v16 back in March 2019 and since then, they have been relentlessly releasing new updates including the new Android app, Live Chat & Talk, new CRM integration with HubSpot and more. Learn more about new v16 updates here!

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About Snom’s D717 IP Phone

The Snom D717 is a high performing device that features 4 SIP accounts, HD audio, a 2.8’’ color screen, and more. This entry-level IP phone is perfect for both small or large scale deployments. See more popular features: 

  • 2.8” full-color LCD screen (320×240) and elegant design
  • Supports 4 SIP Accounts
  • 3 paperless PFK
  • GigE
  • Supports DECT dongle for add-ons (headsets, conference speakerphone)
  • USB Port

Are you using Snom’s D717 with 3CX? What’s your experience? We’d love to hear from you! If you have questions regarding 3CX v16 or Snom products, don’t hesitate to contact one of our VoIP experts at 1-800-398-8647!

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October VoIP Phone Roundup: Fanvil XU Series, Grandstream GRP2615 and Poly Trio 8300!

October 24, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

October is all about new IP phones at VoIP Supply! This month, we are introducing some more new exciting VoIP phones from our top brands. Let’s dive in!

Fanvil’s XU Series IP Phones

If you’ve heard about Fanvil’s X Series IP phones, you must check out their XU Series! These new VoIP phones come with additional side screens and more buttons to allow easy management and navigation. 

Better yet, the XU Series is equipped with up to 60 programmable DSS keys (12 two-colored physical keys)! Who doesn’t love buttons?

This series include th X3U, X4U, X5U, and X6U. Be sure to check them out!

  • 3.5 inch side color screen(s) 
  • Up to 5 line keys, 60 DSS keys 
  • Up to 20 SIP Lines 
  • PoE, Gigabit 
  • Opus support, IPV6 
  • Harman Speaker 
  • Built-in Bluetooth 

Poly Trio 8300 Conference Phone is Here!

The Poly Trio 8300 Conference Phone is also this month’s big star! Designed for small meeting rooms with up to 5 people, this powerful conference phone offers the same familiar interface as its predecessors and allows users to join meetings quickly and effectively in just seconds with the touch of a button. This device is currently in stock! Get one of them to try out!

  • Up to 3 line registrations
  • Audio connectivity for mobile devices
  • Wi-Fi audio calling (2.4-5 GHz)
  • 3 cardioid microphones

Grandstream GRP2616 High-End IP Phone is In Stock!

The Grandstream GRP2616 is part of the GRP IP phone family. This carrier-grade IP Phone features dual LCDs, integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth support, 48 multi-purpose keys (MPKs), an available extension module, dual Gigabit ports, and more.

Just like other GRP Series models, the GRP2616 is equipped with zero-touch provisioning which makes mass deployment and management a breeze! See the whole GRP Series here!

These are just some of the featured new VoIP hardware this month. See them all here! What’s your favorite new SIP phone this month? We want to know!

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What are the differences between Fanvil’s XS Series and XU Series?

by Ying-Hui Chen

Fanvil’s XS Series is known for its beautiful color screen, ease of use, and affordable price point. If you or your customers have one of these IP phones, you can’t miss out on Fanvil’s new XU series! 

Many of our customers are wondering what are the differences between these two series so we decided to create a blog post to explain all about it! For those who are not familiar with the XS Series, here’s a quick introduction:

About Fanvil’s XS Series IP Phones

Fanvil’s XS Series include the X3S/X3SP and X5S. The X3S (without PoE) and X3SP (with PoE) are entry-level phones with 2 line keys and 2 programmable DSS keys. These two are the basic phones designed for home office users or call centers. 

On the other hand, the X5S IP phone is a high-end model in this series. The X5S is equipped with 6 SIP lines and 8 DSS keys with up to five pages (virtualized total 40 DSS keys). 

What are the differences between Fanvil’s XS Series and XU Series?

So what are the different features from the XU Series? In a nutshell, the XU Series was designed with more screens and buttons to fit middle-level users’ needs! 

Additional Screens and More Programmable Keys

The additional screen(s) on the side gives you convenience when using DSS keys, built-in Bluetooth, and dual Gigabit ports. Depends on the models you choose, you can potentially have up to 60 DSS keys (5 pages of 12 keys)! 

Did I mention that the screens are bigger as well? The X6U SIP phone comes with a 4.3’’ (480×272) color LCD screen!

More Advanced Features and Functionalities

The XU Series also gives you more powerful support such as Built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi support via a USB dongle, customized icon color, and more! Check out the comparison chart below to see them side by side:

Download the Fanvil IP phone comparison chart here!

All these Fanvil IP phones have a color screen and high interoperability. They are all compatible with major platforms such as 3CX, Asterisk, Broadsoft, Elastix, Zycoo, etc. If you love touch screen IP phones, check out the X7 enterprise phones! 

Don’t forget to attend our upcoming Fanvil webinar to learn all the details about this new series and have your questions answered!

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Sangoma’s SIPStation Named #1 in 2019 SIP Trunking Customer Satisfaction

by Ying-Hui Chen

Sangoma is excited to announce that SIPStation, Sangoma’s SIP trunking service, has been named number one in customer satisfaction by industry analysts!

The 2019 SIP Trunking Customer Satisfaction report was researched and developed by the Eastern Management Group, Inc. More than 3,000 IT managers participated in the survey and reported on their experience as customers of 29 SIP trunking companies evaluated. 

This independent survey measures 5 customer satisfaction categories including support, management tools, total overall satisfaction, recommend to a friend, technology & product, and purchase experience.

Click here to download the full report.

SIPStation is Sangoma’s SIP trunking service used by many of our customers when deploying a Unified Communications (UC) solution. It is very easy to configure and reliable. Learn more about Sangoma’s SIPStation here! 

Congratulations, Sangoma! We’re excited to hear this great news. We will continue providing the best VoIP solution to our customers!

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VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply: Same-Day Turnaround and High-Quality Output

October 23, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

The VoIP Supply team keeps expanding on the provisioning and fulfillment capabilities to exceed our customers’ needs and stay ahead of changes in technology. 

Through a secure user portal, our customers are able to stay in control of their business from start to finish! The real-time automation service gives you visibility into inventory, outbound shipping, customer RMA’s and so much more. Check out some of the advantages below that really make VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply stand out in the crowd!

Key Advantages of VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply

  • Secure user portal to order and manage your business 
  • Manage your business with real-time automation of local receiving, outbound shipping, product provisioning and customer RMA’s. 
  • Real-time visibility into privately stocked inventory, as well as real-time connections to all of your order information 24/7/365. 
  • Integrated support to assist your business in managing, and tracking RMA’s or support issues. 
  • Private inventory storage and palletizing. 
  • Equipment provisioning. 
  • Re-packaging with custom inserts. 
  • Customer service maintenance. 
  • RMA product returns. 

Same-Day, High-Quality Turnaround Even with Spike Orders

VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply normally has the ability to fulfill around 500 phones per shift a day, however; one day, we received an order of 750 phones from one of our fulfillment clients and our team was able to get the phones ready to ship the same day with the same quality without missing any parts or labeling. Through Fedex’s overnight shipping service, we were able to deliver the products the same day without any delay.

VoIP Supply continues to monitor the growth of the program and add additional locations as necessary to maintain the same-day turnaround and high-quality output of the service.

Download the full case study here!

To learn more about our VoIP fulfillment and provisioning services on our website or give our Channel Manager, Don Stefanie, a call today at 716-213-6906 or email at dons@voipsupply.com today!

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How to Check The Firmware Version of Your Fanvil IP Phone

October 21, 2019 by VoIP Experts

Before you start provisioning your Fanvil IP phones, it’s important to bring your firmware up-to-date to ensure that the minimum requirements and features are implemented. The minimum required firmware is specified in the guides here: 

Not sure about what firmware version your Fanvil IP phone has? Keep reading!

How to Check the Firmware Version of Your Fanvil IP Phone

Checking the firmware version of your Fanvil IP phone is quick and simple. You can check the version right within the device’s own web interface. Follow these steps:

  • Point your web browser to your phone’s IP address.
  • Login to your account (default user/password: admin/admin).
  • Navigate to “Information >> System >> Software.” This number is your device’s running firmware.

Easy enough? In the next How-to blog series, we will show you how to manually upgrade your firmware. Stay tuned and come back to VoIP Insider to learn more! 

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[Video] How to Success with Snom!

October 18, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Snom and VTech have a robust suite of products including IP phones, conference phones, headsets and hospitality phones. These business phone solutions come with higher margins, longer warranties, and US-Based support! Check out Snom’s D7XX Series:

Watch our webinar recording above to learn what Snom has to offer and how you can succeed with Snom. Becoming an authorized online reseller through VoIP Supply, you’ll receive professional support and get first-hand information about new Snom and VTech products.

VoIP Supply is Now an Authorized Distributor of Snom!

Why Join the Reseller Program?

  • Access to Snom’s latest promotional offers and new products
  • Support from the most experienced technical support team
  • Professional training on Snom products
  • For products sold by unauthorized resellers, Snom will not offer any support

Become a Snom/VTech Reseller Today!

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Video Conferencing Guide: How to Choose your Best VoIP Solution by Room Size

October 17, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Not all meeting rooms are the same, that’s why you need to find the right conferencing solution for your specific space to enjoy the best communication experience. Not sure what features and functionalities to look for? Use this blog post as a guide! 

How to Choose the Best Video Conferencing Solution by Room Size

Executive Office/ Home Office: 

For small rooms such as an executive office or home office, you would want to look for a solution that’s compact enough for your narrow space. Chances are you already have an audio deskphone in place and an additional add-on camera like Jabra’s PanaCast will do the job, giving you the powerful face-to-face communication experience.

In addition to audio and video quality, I personally also prefer a plug-and-play solution. Time is money. If you don’t have any easy-to-reach tech support, choosing a video conferencing solution with easy installation is a no brainer. See more mini room solutions here.

Small to Medium Room/ Huddle Room: 

Looking to accommodate about 4 to 10 participants? Now you need to pay closer attention to your audio volume and video quality! Choose a video conferencing solution with a greater voice pickup range and a wide field of view to ensure that everyone can hear/see and be heard/seen in the meeting.  

Don’t forget to take future into consideration! A future-proof solution like Poly Studio comes with flexible calling compatibility that works with nearly every video platform, including Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Zoom, GoToMeeting, and more. Also, this simple device can move around easily to accommodate any space as your business grows. 

Large Room:

High video and audio quality is the key for hosting a successful meeting in a large room such as auditoriums and classrooms. You need a powerful video conferencing solution like Lifesize’s Icon800 which gives you 4K image quality, ultrahigh definition content sharing, superior sound and more to create the best meeting room experience.

Having a simplified user interface is also important. Make it easy for your participants to connect and collaborate quickly. Remember, our VoIP experts are always here to help set you up with a custom sound solution that will make even the biggest meetings a little less stressful! 

Looking for more ideas? Get a free consultation at 1-800-398-8647!

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What Versions of FreePBX Provide a High Availability (HA) Solution?

October 16, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Our tech support team at VoIP Supply offers great pre- and post-sales support plus provisioning, consultations, configuration, and installation help. We get a lot of VoIP hardware and software questions and would like to share the solutions with everyone. 

In previous Mom’s calling Q&A series, we have discussed: How to change the dial codes for 3CX’s hotel module. Today, we have more new real questions and answers from VoIP users just like you.  

What Versions of FreePBX Provide a High Availability (HA) Solution?

Q: Will FreePBX High Availability (HA) work with FreePBX 14?

A: The FreePBX High Availability (HA) Commercial Module is a module designed to work with the FreePBX Distro 10.13.66 or Older only. When installing the FreePBX Distro, make sure you pick one of the (HA) options to enable this module to work.

It’s recommended (but not required) that you install the Asterisk 11 distribution when running FreePBX High Availability. Learn more here!

STAY TUNED

Come back for more VoIP questions and answers next time! If you have VoIP questions to ask us, please submit a technical support ticket or contact our VoIP experts today at (866) 582-8591

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A Full Security VoIP Solution: Algo’s Voice Paging Plus Mobotix IP Cameras!

October 10, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

VoIP Supply has brought two of our amazing partners, Algo and Mobotix, together to offer you a full security solution!

How Do Algo and Mobotix Work Together

As a leading developer and manufacturer of professional alerting systems and security intercoms, Algo has been providing quality telephony solutions globally. Mobotix, a German-based IP video camera provider, acts as an extension of Algo’s IP Paging system to provide a top-notch intelligent surveillance system, recording to an SD card or to a centralized video management system. 

Together, Algo and Mobotix provide customers the ability to broadcast appropriate messages through their SIP compliant cameras when necessary. Let’s see some common use scenarios:   

After-Hour Alerts 

Broadcast message stating closure or issuing instructions when person detected outside a building. If intruder remains, the camera can call the police or security, open two-way communication at the camera location.  

Added value as opposed to “recording-only” surveillance system. 

Open two-way communication with anyone on VOIP network anywhere there’s a Mobotix camera with microphone/speaker. (typically exterior, ALGO likely would handle all interior communication) 

Dumpster Monitoring Example: 

  • Mobotix detects intruder, plays message via camera: “This disposal area is off limits. Please leave immediately” 
  • Second Warning: Mobotix turns on a light, plays second message “The police will be called if you do not vacate.” etc.
  • Third Warning: Call security with a pre-recorded message, play siren

Learn more about Algo and Mobotix’s partnership here

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