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                     VoIP Phone System Basics

Selecting your system                                       In fact, some PBX functions, such as follow-me calling,
                                                            appeared in a hosted service before they became
Here are a few different types of available                 available in hardware PBX equipment. Since that
VoIP phone systems. No matter which                         introduction, updates and new offerings from several
you choose, you will be required to                         companies have moved feature sets in both directions.
have a VoIP system if you want to take                      Today, it is possible to get hosted PBX service that

advantage of VoIP’s benefits.                               includes far more features than were available from the
                                                            first systems of this class.


                                                            Hosted IP Telephony is the licensing of VoIP systems,
VoIP PBX (private branch exchange)/Premise Based VoIP
                                                            Internet access, telephone access, and more. It is similar
Phone System is similar to many business phone systems,
                                                            to an ASP model, where you purchase and pay for what
typically placed in a phone or data closet, and requires
                                                            you need and the provider houses, maintains, and owns
you to purchase, upgrade, and maintain the system.
                                                            the required equipment.
They have a stated life expectancy of 5 to 7 years,
however most companies try to make the system last for
                                                            This model allows you to purchase what you need
10 to 12 years. When a manufacturer discontinues the
                                                            once—it’s a lifetime purchase (without necessarily being
system, you’ll be forced to buy a new one or continue
                                                            locked in). The business phone system is housed in the
without the manufacturer’s support.
                                                            provider’s central office, and they provide the data
                                                            network components, the phones, and the integration
Hosted PBX/Premise Based VoIP Phone System is a
                                                            to the customer’s network. Plus, the provider upgrades
hosted PBX system that delivers PBX functionality as a
                                                            the system and available features while maintaining the
service, available over the Public Switched Telephone
                                                            network without a cost being passed to you. You simply
Network (PSTN) and/or the Internet. Hosted PBXs use
                                                            pay a month per user fee. Typically, hosted IP Telephony
equipment located in the premises of the service
                                                            is an all-inclusive offering. Everything you need for your
provider’s exchange.
                                                            business communications system is included in the
                                                            monthly fee.
This means the customer organization doesn’t need to
buy or install PBX equipment. The telephone company
can, in some configurations, use the same switching
equipment to service multiple PBX hosting accounts.
Instead of buying PBX equipment, users contract for PBX          ManagedIP is TDS’s flagship offering of
services from a hosted PBX service provider, a particular        VoIP Telephony, and it’s the total business
type of application service provider (ASP). The first            communications system you’ve been looking for.
hosted PBX service was very feature-rich compared to
most premise-based systems of the time.



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Voip Phone Systems Basics

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    TDS® managedIP VoIP Phone System Basics Selecting your system In fact, some PBX functions, such as follow-me calling, appeared in a hosted service before they became Here are a few different types of available available in hardware PBX equipment. Since that VoIP phone systems. No matter which introduction, updates and new offerings from several you choose, you will be required to companies have moved feature sets in both directions. have a VoIP system if you want to take Today, it is possible to get hosted PBX service that advantage of VoIP’s benefits. includes far more features than were available from the first systems of this class. Hosted IP Telephony is the licensing of VoIP systems, VoIP PBX (private branch exchange)/Premise Based VoIP Internet access, telephone access, and more. It is similar Phone System is similar to many business phone systems, to an ASP model, where you purchase and pay for what typically placed in a phone or data closet, and requires you need and the provider houses, maintains, and owns you to purchase, upgrade, and maintain the system. the required equipment. They have a stated life expectancy of 5 to 7 years, however most companies try to make the system last for This model allows you to purchase what you need 10 to 12 years. When a manufacturer discontinues the once—it’s a lifetime purchase (without necessarily being system, you’ll be forced to buy a new one or continue locked in). The business phone system is housed in the without the manufacturer’s support. provider’s central office, and they provide the data network components, the phones, and the integration Hosted PBX/Premise Based VoIP Phone System is a to the customer’s network. Plus, the provider upgrades hosted PBX system that delivers PBX functionality as a the system and available features while maintaining the service, available over the Public Switched Telephone network without a cost being passed to you. You simply Network (PSTN) and/or the Internet. Hosted PBXs use pay a month per user fee. Typically, hosted IP Telephony equipment located in the premises of the service is an all-inclusive offering. Everything you need for your provider’s exchange. business communications system is included in the monthly fee. This means the customer organization doesn’t need to buy or install PBX equipment. The telephone company can, in some configurations, use the same switching equipment to service multiple PBX hosting accounts. Instead of buying PBX equipment, users contract for PBX ManagedIP is TDS’s flagship offering of services from a hosted PBX service provider, a particular VoIP Telephony, and it’s the total business type of application service provider (ASP). The first communications system you’ve been looking for. hosted PBX service was very feature-rich compared to most premise-based systems of the time. ThatsGoodBusiness.com | 888.660.4897 Restrictions apply.