Recommendations for telephone system vendors?

Start with looking a cool newer stuff like Voice over IP from Cisco.
Next decide how high you want to jump. Like a T1 line, DID and automated
attendant, etc...
Look into the E911 legislation for your area and make sure you address those
needs as well.
Then look for vendors and installations in your area that work. (Site visit,
Site Visit, etc...)
Every local area has its own quarks, etc... you will need to find them.
We found some of the smaller scale systems didn't handle T1's that well and
some of the larger systems/vendors did not here our voice on simple issues.

Good Luck

Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: technifast <jholloway@...>
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Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:02 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Recommendations for telephone system vendors?


We are in the process of looking at upgrading our telephone system,
voice mail, etc. We need to be able to connect to a new warehouse.
I have already received a proposal from Expanets/Lucent. I would like
to get a few more, but would like some recommendations on suppliers
vs. just going through the Yellow Pages.


Joe Holloway
Technifast Industries
Carol Stream IL
jholloway@...




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CDW has some great deals. The provide a VAR in your area to do the install.
Jeremy Leonard
IT Manager
K-T Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: technifast <jholloway@...>
[mailto:jholloway@...]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 5:02 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Recommendations for telephone system vendors?


We are in the process of looking at upgrading our telephone system,
voice mail, etc. We need to be able to connect to a new warehouse.
I have already received a proposal from Expanets/Lucent. I would like
to get a few more, but would like some recommendations on suppliers
vs. just going through the Yellow Pages.


Joe Holloway
Technifast Industries
Carol Stream IL
jholloway@...




Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
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Joe,

If you are looking at brand recommendation, we have a Toshiba DK-424 system
installed and I really like it. We have had very little trouble with it.
Toshiba is one of the more popular systems, so it can be purchased from more
than one vendor in a given area.

Dave Cole
Reeder & Kline

-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard, Jeremy [mailto:jleonard@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:41 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Recommendations for telephone system vendors?


CDW has some great deals. The provide a VAR in your area to do the install.
Jeremy Leonard
IT Manager
K-T Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: technifast <jholloway@...>
[mailto:jholloway@...]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 5:02 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Recommendations for telephone system vendors?


We are in the process of looking at upgrading our telephone system,
voice mail, etc. We need to be able to connect to a new warehouse.
I have already received a proposal from Expanets/Lucent. I would like
to get a few more, but would like some recommendations on suppliers
vs. just going through the Yellow Pages.


Joe Holloway
Technifast Industries
Carol Stream IL
jholloway@...




Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>


Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .




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