FreedomIQ Review of the Cisco WIP310 Wireless-G

Businesses are ready. They want VoIP. They see the cost savings and exciting features. They understand the technology lets them “Go Green” and encourages telecommuting. But in order to get the most out of the technology, they need information. They need to be able to access resources that let them pick the correct VoIP solution and tools for their business. That’s where the FreedomIQ Review comes in – and About VoIP of course. The first FreedomIQ Review by FreedomVOICE focuses on the Cisco WIP310 Wireless-G IP Phone. As a dynamic and powerful device, the introduction of the Cisco WIP310 marks a new level of maturity in wireless VoIP. The WIP310 works within 300 feet of an Internet connection, provides impressive browsing capabilities, and allows for 3 hours talk time and 40 hours standby between charging. Due to an overwhelming amount of requests for a Wi-Fi phone, FreedomVOICE kept a close relationship with Linksys Cisco for over 9 months in anticipation of the WIP310 release. During that time, FreedomVOICE tested almost every option on the market, however, the Cisco WIP310 proved to be the superior device. The FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX by FreedomVOICE is the first VoIP service provider to offer the WIP310. The Cisco WIP310 Wireless-G has been an exciting addition to the FreedomIQ hosted VoIP service. The product has created a tremendous buzz in the business community, and has even become a driving force behind some business owner’s decision to adopt the FreedomIQ service. Watch Episode 1 of the FreedomIQ Review where FreedomVOICE Tier 2 Engineer, Cory Dzbinski, highlights the most important features to consider when determining whether a product is correct for your business.

Stupid phone trick #7 – How to make iPhone calls from my ShoreTel handset!

Yeah, I am sure you were just dying to know how to call your iPhone and have your ShoreTel phone ring? Better yet, pick up your ShoreTel handset and make a call out your iPhone? Actually, it is a useful integration and one that I recently had the opportunity to implement. Many carriers have plans in which you can call any of your “family members” without racking up minutes. This is useful when calling from cell phone to cell phone, but how useful is it for the office? If you have a field sales force running around the market with cell phones, and you as manager need to call them frequently, you might not always be on your cell phone! This means that each time you call them, using your office phone system, you are paying full fare for the call whatever that might be. It is very possible to Integrate your cell phone with your ShoreTel phone system in a way that enables you to enjoy the benefits of both systems. You can link your iPhone to ShoreTel such that when someone calls your cell phone, your ShoreTel desktop phone will ring. Answering the ShoreTel handset, cuts you through to your cellular caller. (Yes, your ShoreTel Communicator does a screen pop with the Caller ID of the Cellular caller). Likewise you can you can initiate a call on your ShoreTel handset and direct it out your cellular network. There have been a number of solutions in the market for putting cellular gateways on your PBX. Generally they have the advantage of making the cellular access available to everyone on the phone system. They also have the disadvantage of being fairly pricy! The solution we implemented can be described as a black box that uses blue tooth technology to couple your office handset to your favorite cell phone. Drop me line and I will send you the solution and you to can do stupid phone tricks!