Chris Smith - Technical Director

Geographic Numbers versus Non-Geographic Numbers

ChrisSmith — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:20:49 +0000

One of the best things about operating a voice over IP (VoIP), or Internet, phone service is the opportunity a business gets to choose their phone number. Traditionally business telephone service providers allocated a random number. With managed hosted systems, a company can choose the type of virtual number they want, whether this is [...]

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Take Care Signing A Business Telephone Service Contract

ChrisSmith — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:20:17 +0000

Signing Business Telephone Service Contracts A little while ago we wrote a short piece entitled “How do I Change My Business Telephone Provider?” Over the last few months we have come across a number of companies that are very unhappy with the business telephone service they have purchased. Highlighting the care that needs taking [...]

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How do I Change My Business Telephone Provider?

ChrisSmith — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:33:36 +0000

The reasons for changing are many and varied but it is easy to do so long as you follow these simple steps. Find a company that are suitably skilled Ask how long they have been in business, how many business telephony customers they have and what services they provide. Are they focused on Business [...]

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Unbeatable value from a Standard Service Offering

ChrisSmith — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:48:48 +0000

Many standard service offers are described as such for a reason. They offer so little that the extras list needs raiding in order to put together the product that’s wanted. Stamford Telephone Company supply a standard telephone offering that works for your business. It packs in so many great features there’s no need to [...]

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Considerations for a Start-up Business – VoIP Telephone Services

ChrisSmith — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 09:48:12 +0000

Whether an organisation is a Start-up Business or not the development of its identity and the maintenance of it brand is vital for continued success. Part of the mix are considerations around communications. A new website and social media presence will be required and an important component will be effectively addressing the Start-up Business [...]

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Do you provide staff with a business mobile phone

ChrisSmith — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:00:15 +0000

Many organisations will still answer yes to this question and supply a business mobile phone to key staff. Feeling that this is the best way of allowing them to stay connected, away from the office, on a device that is paid for by the company. However, these portable computers aren’t cheap with handsets such [...]

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Power at Your Fingertips

ChrisSmith — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:20:03 +0000

The Growth of Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power over Ethernet (PoE), provision and use, has become a commonplace feature. Employed as a means to simplify the building of networks and the integration of service based hardware. Such examples being IP phones, wireless access points and CCTV cameras. Indeed many manufacturers of data network equipment [...]

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Installing VoIP today

ChrisSmith — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:58:48 +0000

Consideration should be given by every business in the UK to installing VoIP today. For most SMEs, employing up to 100 staff, the functions and features offered through installing VoIP can greatly enhance productivity. Per user subscription charges also make predicting operational costs very easy. With these subscriptions frequently including landline and mobile minutes [...]

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Internet connectivity – how much is enough?

ChrisSmith — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:53:53 +0000

Making sure that your business has sufficient bandwidth to access internet services, key for your business on a day to day basis, is now critical from an operational perspective. The adoption of cloud based technologies has changed the way every business uses the internet; there is still a requirement for fast and reliable download capabilities [...]

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