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July 2009
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Hosted VoIP vs. Premise Based VoIP: The Honest Truth 2
Two VoIP industry leaders give honest answers to tough questions on VoIP technology.
In last week’s segment of “Hosted VoIP vs. Premise Based VoIP: The Honest Truth,” David Byrd, VP of Marketing and Sales at Broadvox and Eric Thomas, CEO of FreedomVoice, addressed technical differences, common road blocks, and the issue of company size.
This week, the two VoIP industry leaders provide valuable answers to questions on security differences, bandwidth, equipment, and costs. One again, David Byrd will be representing premised based VoIP and Eric Thomas will be representing hosted VoIP.
FreedomVoice Responds with Military Suspension Plan
On June 24th, 2009, FreedomVoice came across a post on TMCnet discussing an unfortunate situation which some of America’s finest are being faced with. Although representing our country on foreign soil, VoIP service providers are still forcing soldiers to pay to maintain their current VoIP service when they are on tour, even if they are not using the service.
FreedomIQ Review: Polycom 330 SoundPoint IP VoIP Phone
As a basic yet popular SoundPoint IP phone, the Polycom 330 is an excellent option for business owners seeking a VoIP phone for light office use.
While the Polycom 330 VoIP phone does not boast as many built-in features as more expensive models, you can still rely on it to provide professional-grade sound quality at an unbeatable value. This phone is offered with the FreedomIQ hosted VoIP PBX service and is popular with many FreedomIQ customers.
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Hosted VoIP vs. Premise Based VoIP: The Honest Truth
Two VoIP industry leaders give honest answers to tough questions on VoIP technology.
Everyone buying VoIP phone systems these days is faced with the same issue, how to choose between a hosted and premise based PBX. This presents a daunting task for anyone trying to wade through the mountain of information available on the web. But choosing is simpler than you think if you focus on the real issues.
To help you with this we asked two VoIP industry leaders with no business relationship to discuss the real issues behind hosted and premise based systems. As the 1st installment of a 3 part Q&A, this segment covers the technical differences, common road blocks, and issue of company size. Both VoIP experts have been asked to answer questions honestly and as unbiased as possible.
22 Top VoIP News Sites, Which is #1?
There are a lot of VoIP news sites out there, all of which are reporting on the latest developments in mobile, premise-based, and hosted VoIP. But you can’t possibly visit them all. Which of these VoIP news sites is your favorite and why? Cast your vote by listing your top 3 favorites in the comment box below!
In this post we are only discussing VoIP news sites, not VoIP blogs.
The top 3 VoIP news sites will be announced August 4th in the FreedomIQ VoIP Blog!
Google Voice: Better Late than Never? Maybe Not…
As Google Voice approaches the point of being available to the masses, it’s garnering a lot of attention from mobile and hosted VoIP nuts (like me). In case you haven’t been following along as closely, Google Voice is a repackaged and retooled version of GrandCentral, a free “one number” VoIP voicemail service that Google bought while still in Beta testing back in July of 2007.
In the two years that have passed since the acquisition, however, Google has done a less than stellar job of maintaining this phone service and the droves of testers it inherited. New invitations were frozen, and the support forums became a barren wasteland devoid of developer response. At the beginning of this year, the gauntlet was finally thrown down by Judi Sohn of Salon.com, saying what everyone else was thinking.
Fast forward to now, and you have Google Voice finally on the diving board, ready to make a splash. But the question on the mind of many in the VoIP industry is, “is it too late?”
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Is HD Voice Getting Good Reception?
I just put Polycom’s HD Voice to the test, and it’s true, calls are crystal clear, so clear in fact that you can hear literally everything.
Wanting to get a second opinion, I asked Ben Koonse, a developer here at FreedomVoice, to describe the level of clarity while we were on a call. His response, “It’s so clear I can hear you clicking your mouse.” I was browsing the TMCnet website during the conversation…
FreedomVoice Welcomes New Hire Tina Marie Haley
This week we welcome strategic partnership guru Tina Maria Haley to our growing team! In her new role as Special Projects Manager, Tina Marie will ensure resellers have best-in-class support and will work to perfect the customer experience.
Most recently Director of Vendor Relations at TAG National, a national organization of leading independently owned telecommunications companies located in the United States and Canada, and a valued strategic partner of FreedomVoice, Tina Marie played a key role in the company’s growth and success. At TAG, Tina Marie worked directly with TAG resellers to help them get the most out of their relationship with the organization.
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