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« on: May 25, 2023, 11:00:01 AM »
(my previous post was cut off Possibly because i clicked on quick reply but here is what I meant to post )
There is still a lot of types of business that hosted doesn’t make sense. for example, Educational situations where you have phones in every classroom that get very little usage and is not worth 15-20 bucks a month per phone
Mitels hosted had some key features that most other hosted providers don’t have. One big one is the ability to mix and match seats. In situations where you have only one or two employees that are going to use a feature like recording and with most hosted providers including ring central you have no choice but to make all users an "elite" Seat, which brings up the monthly cost considerably and can be a deal breaker. another example is Bridged call appearances, with the mitel we were able to closely emulate key system Line Appearance. Smaller business where every call is important benefit from the ease of use with this configuration.
But the biggest problem I have with most hosted providers is their willingness to sell direct to a customer and cut you right out.
So far after working with all the big players (Nextiva, Ring central, Star to Star etc.) we have found that Tadiran Aeonix is the best fit for us so far
They have all the features of a classic Phone system plus all the newest apps and stuff.
Their tech support is US based and very knowledgeable. The Aeonix is the same software weather you install on site or use their hosted. we have full access to the programming, so we fix our customers problems right on the spot.
Tadiran prices better than most of the other hosted providers as well Plus the most important part is they DO NOT sell to the end user. if someone calls them direct they push it down to a partner.