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One of the universal truths is no one likes talking to the guy trying to sell them phone service. But in many cases when a business is looking at a new phone system, its a good time to talk phone service as well to make an optimal package.
For example one job we did recently the client wanted a new phone system with a few external IP extensions to tie in teleworkers. We had a few decisions how to implement this, so we went to their current bills to decide what made sense. Turns out Qwest was charging $24/month in long distance plan fees and still charging .05/minute domestic and for example Japan mobile phones they were being charged .40/min.
We decided to take their lines from Qwest to Integra and nearly cut $100 off there, then put $22 of the savings into a dedicated DSL for VoIP to ensure good call quality. Instead of paying $24/month for Qwest’s long distance plan, we paid $30 for a NexVortex VoIP line with 1250 US minutes and extra minutes at .035/minute. Instead of paying .40/min to Japan mobile phones, we cut it to .18/minute.
This client was looking for a phone system to improve their call handling ability, but with our expert consultation actually saved enough to have the system pay for itself in the next few years!
The Author: Kevin Selkowitz
About: Kevin Selkowitz is the founder and lead consultant for Selkowitz Technology, a Seattle-area small business systems consulting company. We focus on the four major technology needs of small businesses - phone systems, phone and internet service, servers/network infrastructure, and business applications.
This entry was posted by Kevin Selkowitz, on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm and is filed under Phone and Internet Services. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response on the right, or trackback from your own site.
