Did You Know Polycom Offers Insurance?
Did you know that Polycom offers an extended warranty for its phones? For $45 – one-time – you can extend the manufacturer’s one year warranty on a Polycom VoIP Phone compatible with any FreedomIQ Cloud Phone System for to two years for your customers?
Plug and Play
The joke about Plug-and-Play has been going on since Microsoft first iterated that phrase. We talk about our FreedomIQ service being Plug-and-Play. What do we mean?
The phones are configured to look for our servers when they are drop shipped from the distributor (thank you, NETXUSA!). That means that when the phones are plugged into a network, they will try to ping the FreedomIQ network.
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America Wants You…to Upgrade Your Hardware!
Time is running out to take advantage of Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code that enables small and medium-sized businesses to write-off the FULL PURCHASE PRICE of any hardware bought between 1/1/2012 and 12/31/2012.
While you’re out and about holiday shopping looking for the latest and greatest Tickle Me Elmo Furby (really they’re back?), you need to consider making a holiday purchase for your business. Expiring on 12/31/2012, Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows small and medium-sized businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment and/or (shameless plug alert) like VoIP phones and routers, as well as any other qualifying equipment and/or software up to $139,000.
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VoIP Phones, Gone Platinum
Platinum has long stood as a symbol of rare excellence, a notch above even the traditional “first place” of gold.
It is for this distinction that FreedomVoice is especially proud to be one of only eight qualified Polycom Platinum Partners. Of the countless companies that sell Polycom’s wildly popular VoIP phones, only a handful deliver enough phones annually to hold this prestigious title. But – what does this mean for you? Here are three benefits our Platinum status passes on to you…
How to Convince Your Boss to Try Hosted VoIP
IT managers working for an SMB have a tough gig: maximizing the return on every IT dollar spent. With tech budgets shrinking across the nation, there’s an urgent need for every IT product or service a company chooses to deliver higher value at a lower price. Fortunately, this need has resulted in the emergence of a host of cost-effective, productivity-enhancing technologies. Among them, the hosted VoIP phone system leads the charge for smart business communications.
But, if you’re an IT manager, you already knew that. You’ve done your homework. Now it’s time to convince your boss, who may be coming from a different perspective and have different priorities. Here are some tips on how to present a hosted VoIP solution that will get the C-level to sign on the line that is dotted.
What Are You Looking for from Hosted VoIP?
No matter the size of your business, hosted VoIP has something to offer everyone. As a result of this wide-spread appeal, the adoption of hosted VoIP is increasing rapidly and savvy business owners couldn’t be happier what they’re getting. So what is it about a hosted VoIP PBX that has caught your interest?
And if you haven’t already made the switch, what’s holding you back?
Today I’ll cover two of the many advantages of hosted VoIP that get people talking. If you have something to add to the list, or any questions about hosted VoIP, drop a comment below!
Hosted VoIP PBX Is An Equalizer
In sports, an equalizer (or equaliser) is match-tying point, an even-ing of the score. It’s that swing in momentum when the team that was at a disadvantage comes surging back.
When I talk about hosted VoIP technology, that’s how I like to describe it: an equalizer for entrepreneurs and SMBs. So today I’m outlining just a few of the ways a hosted VoIP PBX can help your small business operate at the same level as your larger competitors, providing you with enterprise-grade communications that won’t tax your budget and resources.
What Do You Look for in a Business VoIP Phone?
Depending on the size of your business and the function of your employees, which VoIP phones you select is a very important decision. Some VoIP phones are going to be more appealing to you than others, so it’s a good idea to make a list of everything you want your phones to do before you begin browsing.
Today I’ll go over some of the most sought-after VoIP phone qualities that businesses target when shopping for phones for their hosted VoIP PBX.
