Compare Phone Systems & Which Phone System?
Systemsadvice.org.uk is theUK's leading independent forum for business large or small wanting to compare phone systems for purchase, upgrade or to even just to change a telephone handset or simply answer the question which telephone system? Founded by the Facilities Management community - who were increasingly frustrated at the lack of independent on or off line information comparing which phone system (or PBXs). Systems advice is a unique tool to help you in your search and to compare phone systems. Fred is your guide to the site, and you can contact Fred to ask a specific question at any time by clicking on Fred. (Incidently this is not Freds real picture but he does have experience of phone systems since they were called switch boards! FJ)
Whether you have a technical or a non-technical background, the site provides a wealth of information on the world of compare telephone systems. Read the 'How to Use the Site' section below to help you with the best way to navigate the site to get the best phone system comparisons for your business from it.
We offer you access to our phone system comparison research and information for free of charge - on one condition! - that you give us feedback on how useful our information is in relation to finding your new phone system. For more information about the history of systemsadvice.org, please visit the About Us section.
How to Use the Site
Navigate yourself around the site using the menus on the left and right, and this will take you into various resources available free of charge. Our recommendation is that you use the site in the following order:
- Phone Systems Guide -have a look through the Telephone System Guide - this details our recommendation for what to consider when purchasing a new business phone system. Hopefully this will be useful introduction for which phone system? you should be looking at.
- Buyers Checklist- print off the Buyers Checklist that gives you the list of things you should be looking for, and gives you a quick-glance guide to check off as you go through your best phone system comparison. Will help you question telephone system installers and suppliers.
- Top 5 Systems- have a look around the Top 5 Phone Systems that are the right size for your business. These are in sections for Less than 50 Extensions considered best small business phone systems and for More than 50 Extensions for medium and large companies, or multi sited companies. Hopefully you will find the telephone system information here useful. The ratings are provided as an average from reviews of existing users of these phone systems. This will give you an introduction to the most popular phone systems available currently.
- Jargon Buster - in this section you will find an easy to search resource that provides you with a glossary of terms that exist in both the telecoms and IT worlds. No-one can understand all of the terms that exist, so we hope you will benefit from this guide. A complete glossary can also be printed or saved as a PDF. In this section you will also find a guide to all of the abbreviations that exist in the telecoms industry, and again this is available as a document you can save or print.
- Other Resources- also on the site, you will find a wealth of resource on the range of systems manufacturers - whether traditional PBX's (PABX) or IP PBX's, or hybrids (digital and analogue, or digital and voip). Please join in the forum discussions, and if you make a purchase of a new telephone system or have feedback on an existing phone system, please provide this to us.
- Contact Us- you can contact us at any time by clicking on the link in this section if you have any specific questions you would like answering. The Forum is where you can post a topic you have a query you can not find information on elsewhere, someone in our user group is sure to know the answer to even the most obscure of telephone system related questions. You can ask specific questions about phone systems in the manufacturer sections, a moderator, manufacturer or reseller will try to answer your specific phone system feature questions. We do not recommend any phone system in particular, and are not supported by any one system manufacturer.
Good luck - we hope you find the site useful.
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