New phone system needed

[pentel]

Hi All,

In our current premises we have inherited a meridian phone system which along with not doing what we want is starting to get difficult to find engineers to support so we are looking to change.

We are sufficiently far from our local exchange to only be getting an intermittent 8 meg broadband connection so voip or cloud based is not for us.

4 lines, 15 extensions, call logging, auto attendant, voicemail and divert are all requirements. We need to be able to make tannoy announcements initiated from the handsets and either a dect system for the warehouse of a low cost way of using mobiles as extensions.

Suggestions welcome.

 

[PipeTen-Carl]

Consider the use of http://www.asterisk.org/ for the PBX, it doesn't have to use digital or VOIP, can support legacy analog POTS. You could even get it working with your Nortel Meridian, but it is probably not worth the effort.

 

[Quest Cloud Solutions Ltd]

Hello - I wouldn't rule out VoIP on the basis of your internet connectivity - with a specialist service delivering intelligent and managed voice traffic, your 8Mb should easily be sufficient; we have customer running similar numbers of extensions on less.
Please PM me if you would like to find out more!
Nick

 

[The Byre]

ADSL does not work well for VoIP and you will need as fast going up as coming down. (It's the A in ADSL that spoils it!) As 'Quest' says, a dedicated service would be possible.

 

[cjd]

I'm not sure why you're ruling out VoIP - 8 meg suggests you've got plenty (even up stream). I'd be more concerned about the 'intermittent' bit and there's no excuse for that these days. Have you actually had the broadband connection properly tested?

We've got a new high-end broadband service on an empty network being rolled out at the moment. If you're interested give us a call - 020 7043 5555.

 

[TPTele]

Hi Pental,

If you can PM me your address and the best number to contact you on we can discuss your requirements. We can supply and support most manufacturers phone systems and all technologies; analogue, ISDN, VoIP/SIP, GSM, etc. so should be able to help.

Kind regards,

Stuart.

 

[UPS Centre]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum but you might want to consider putting in a UPS to backup the phone system so at least if the power goes off then your phone system will continue to work for a short while afterwards.

If you need further info feel free to drop me a pm or email.

Thanks

 

[Elliot Roberts]

Hi Pentel,

I represent PMGC Technology Group as Unified Solutions Director. I would be happy to discuss and share options for your business.

Are you still reviewing this project?

Kind regards,
Elliot

 

[Marc Christensen]

Hi Pental - I assume that you got this telephone issue sorted - if you still need to discuss with someone or are looking for alternative options then please feel free to get in touch