I saw the CommQuotes logo flashing in the sky - someone needs help with a Cloud PBX Solution!

Yeah we work with net2phone quite a bit, know the ownership there and have a lot of experience. They are sometimes a good fit, sometimes not. IDT is the parent company (Billion dollar international telecom) but the N2P group is relatively small compared to the marketplace of 8x8, Ring, Vonage etc. Net2Phone has some huge upsides for cost (call path pricing for larger deployments), unlimited dialing to many countries as well as traditionally a good support system (at least for our clients) since they are a smaller group that tries a bit harder.

Net2Phone is very limited as far as features in the UCaaS and Collaboration space, however that should change in a few months when they roll out their new platform. Have had some outages in recent times that have put some eyes on them, however those issues have been solved to our satisfaction (we talk directly to CLevel about operations and other issues).

But I would say - lots of options and for 5 seats your pricing will be about the same so will come down to what ya need. So what say you? What ya need in a the new phone system?

"He watches."

It's true, but not as creepy as it sounds. Thanks for the mention Jared and Scott. @hobbit666 yes I can probably help you. We have partnerships with hundreds of ISP's and thousands of data centers worldwide. Easy for us to quickly scope the scene and talk through the available solutions. Where are you located?

Jared listed my contact info already so shoot me a note and we can sync up.

I knew I would like this place

Hello Mangolassi...ers? Question 1: What do we call each other?

Thanks for the welcome notes. Glad to be here and part of such a interesting and smart group of IT Pro's.

The name is Phil, and the company is CommQuotes. Some of you know us from other IT communities already but for those who don't - we are a group of smart, honest, forward thinking and completely technology and supplier agnostic Telecom experts with one single goal - to navigate and negotiate the most cost effective telecom solutions that solve your problem. To date our partnerships span 250+ ISP, VoIP and Cloud/XaaS providers, as well as 1400+ data centers around the world - all with better than direct pricing and dedicated escalation and support channels.

No sales pitches, no gimmicks. Just some friendly out of the box discussions on solving real world problems. All of which is experienced based on working with thousands of IT Pro's across every vertical, geography and business size.

Shoot a note if anyone wants to connect.

@scottalanmiller Was both times to wish me a Happy 40th birthday ha!

Wow, awesome to hear that we made it into the conversation. I was not aware of the MangoCon but certainly am now. Next year 100%

Just noticed that OP is working with us already! I am not sure who is handling the relationship but there must be a good reason to go N2P... our team is pretty good about understanding needs and positioning good solutions. Feel free to message me if you want another opinion

@rojoloco

I do have a fetish for anything Chuck Norris.

@JaredBusch @wrx7m Hope I responded right but yes we can get Toll Free numbers a la carte anywhere in the world (well almost anywhere!). Mexico yes! Hit me up

I agree! UPVOTED!

@NetworkNerd Agreed! Next time in Dallas I will reach out to you! And Mango for next year I am there.

Yessir, I can help. Hit me up and we can talk options!

@jt1001001 I'm here if you need help... Just shoot me over the address and I'll check all the ISP options.

Sounds good to me, just keep in mind that there are always things we can do to solve quality issues and other problems my friend. Replacing an ISP may not be possible due to contracts but we can always supplement with low cost secondary / broadband services. Even LTE/LOS SAT has been able to bring substantial performance and stability enhancements when we leverage SD-WAN (type) devices to aggregate multiple connections to provide best path routing for critical traffic . Certainly changing or adding services in a contractual renewal phase is ideal but just don't think you are stuck if you truly need the help. If things are workable for now, waiting probably makes sense but if needs are urgent always a way to help (almost always I should say).

And Knoxville has many enterprise ISP options so while it is highly possible it's all AT&T or whoever you are using now, there may be others. Happy to just poke around and show you some fiber maps if you want to get some inside scoops. I know we have used AT&T, Zayo, Centurylink, Hudson Fiber, WOW! and others there, but of course all depends on exactly where you are and what service level/budget you have (coax vx. fiber for ex).

I'll be here if/when you need help

@JaredBusch @notverypunny

I agree, talk to Phil! :upside-down_face:

Thanks the shout out Jared.

NVP, Message me the address and what you need and I'll work my magic.

@NetworkNerd Agreed! Next time in Dallas I will reach out to you! And Mango for next year I am there.

@scottalanmiller Was both times to wish me a Happy 40th birthday ha!

Wow, awesome to hear that we made it into the conversation. I was not aware of the MangoCon but certainly am now. Next year 100%

@wrx7m happy to help!

@JaredBusch @wrx7m Hope I responded right but yes we can get Toll Free numbers a la carte anywhere in the world (well almost anywhere!). Mexico yes! Hit me up

@scottalanmiller said in 8 port FXO gateway needed:

@JaredBusch said in 8 port FXO gateway needed:

The unit worked perfectly for 2 years (June 2018). At that time it was honorably retired as the site was able to get a solid fiber connection thanks to @Phil-CommQuotes.

Good reminder, I needed to email him today!

I'm here to help! Let's talk!

@mmicha

Yup, it's a good solution for sure. Nothing is perfect, but as long as you have CommQuotes by your side, you will have someone there to help you if you need it. We have clients with a few phones to hundreds of seats, as well as call centers that push millions of minutes per month over their network.

You are in good hands and I think you are going to save so much money that you will be hoisted up on to a chariot and whisked away to the kingdom that awaits you as King of Phones at your company