Vodafone VoIP solution for business

Forums › One NZ (including Farmside) › Vodafone VoIP solution for business - any recommendations?

lchiu7

6521 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 543

Trusted

#210374 24-Mar-2017 18:01

I have a friend who has a business in Wellington CBD. Currently his landline and Internet is with Spark. His landlines appear to be a simple PBX though I am not sure and Internet is xDSL.

He is looking at DDI (extensions) and VoIP seems to be the way to go. He could move ISP's since I can't see anywhere on the Spark site where they offer VoIP, only some sort of Centrex service over ISDN. (correct me my research is wrong here)

Anybody have any familiarity with Vodafone VoIP service in the Wellington CBD or perhaps should I just get fibre to the office and go with a VoIP provider?

Thanks

Staying in Wellington. Check out my AirBnB in the Wellington CBD. https://www.airbnb.co.nz/h/wellycbd PM me and mention GZ to get a 15% discount and no AirBnB charges.

Darren0

70 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 10

#1747585 25-Mar-2017 14:23

Look for "IP Telephony", I think that's what you're after.

lchiu7

6521 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 543

Trusted

#1747641 25-Mar-2017 17:41

Thanks. I found the information and will call Monday

Staying in Wellington. Check out my AirBnB in the Wellington CBD. https://www.airbnb.co.nz/h/wellycbd PM me and mention GZ to get a 15% discount and no AirBnB charges.

chevrolux

4962 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2638
Inactive user

#1747644 25-Mar-2017 17:47

How many extensions do you require? Why not ask a specialist to provide a solution as opposed to a 'one size fits all from a normal ISP?

hio77

'That VDSL Cat'
13036 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 3896

ID Verified

Trusted

Lizard Networks

Subscriber

#1747703 25-Mar-2017 20:23

it is my understanding the Concetrix service supports DDI's.

That's all i can comment on though, i'm not trained in Fixedline.

#include <std_disclaimer>

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.

toejam316

1516 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 888

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1747739 25-Mar-2017 22:29

Pretty sure hio is on the money, Centrix should be quite capable of doing what your friend wants - with that said, I'm also pretty sure that if it's a new implementation, instead of something already in place, going with a SIP service is a no brainer.

Any reason he can't get a naked connection and have all his VoIP running through 2talk or another provider?

Join Quic Broadband with my referral - no sign up fee and gives me account credit

Anything I say is the ramblings of an ill informed, opinionated so-and-so, and not representative of any of my past, present or future employers, and is also probably best disregarded.

chevrolux

4962 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2638
Inactive user

#1747909 26-Mar-2017 10:36

Centrex is essentially just DDI's with the extra features added to it. Every phone has a proper phone number, ie DDI, and then has an extension number too.

This day in age though you would be utterly mad to get Centrex as it is super expensive and lacks many many features. They do however now have IP Centrex which I think is Mitel based - only guessing though.

If it was me I would look to a PBX vendor who can also manage your broadband and SIP services too. 2talk is great, but would only use it as a PBX for maybe 3-4 extensions max. Anything further and moves/adds/changes just become an absolute nightmare to manage without a provisioning platform for the devices.