# Small business phone company. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722 "2012-02-23T14:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/1 "2012-02-23T14:22:07Z")
So I have a friend who goes thought verizon for his pizzeria phone lines. We have a total of 5 lines. 3 for orders one personal and one that is only used for the CC machine. What other options are out there for a business besides Verizon. The bill is never constant and they always offer credits that just disappear and never go onto the account. What other options are out there? ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/2 "2012-02-23T14:35:58Z")
Lets see how many faggots chime in… [http://www.twcbc.com/](http://www.twcbc.com/) ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/3 "2012-02-23T14:57:09Z")
You should go voip, it will make your cc machine faster as well as provide a flat rate billing. Posted from tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/4 "2012-02-23T15:02:05Z")
Could go Skype. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/5 "2012-02-23T15:23:28Z")
Anyone have options they use? Or reccomend a company to email/ call? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/6 "2012-02-24T06:33:40Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > You should go voip, it will make your cc machine faster as well as provide a flat rate billing. > > Posted from tapatalk Going VoIP will require his CC machine to either need a VoIP adapter which is very unstable or have to buy another one that uses the internet. With 5 phones, it really depends on how much tinkering you want to do. What is your up/down internet connection? Do you have computer cables where you want all your phones? The most simple solution if you have only 4 office phones and a CC machine is keep an analog line for the CC machine unless you want to migrate to something such as [Square.com](http://Square.com) and use an iPod/iPhone to swipe cards but their fees are higher than a standard payment gateway. The benefit tho is you don’t need to have an analog line. If you decide to keep your current system, keep one analog line for your CC machine ~ $30 and then have the rest of your phones be VoIP ones connected to a remote hosted PBX. I do this professionally so let me know if you want me to talk more with you. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/7 "2012-02-24T06:46:44Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Going VoIP will require his CC machine to either need a VoIP adapter which is very unstable or have to buy another one that uses the internet. > > With 5 phones, it really depends on how much tinkering you want to do. What is your up/down internet connection? Do you have computer cables where you want all your phones? > > The most simple solution if you have only 4 office phones and a CC machine is keep an analog line for the CC machine unless you want to migrate to something such as [Square.com](http://Square.com) and use an iPod/iPhone to swipe cards but their fees are higher than a standard payment gateway. The benefit tho is you don’t need to have an analog line. If you decide to keep your current system, keep one analog line for your CC machine ~ $30 and then have the rest of your phones be VoIP ones connected to a remote hosted PBX. > > I do this professionally so let me know if you want me to talk more with you. thank you boxxa for a real answer. right now the internet is just Verizon dsl but like i said they have screwed him over so much he has no attachment to them and will switch to whatever suites his needs. and we run way to many CC a day to pay higher fee’s, most days between pick up orders and deliveries we have 50+ CC transactions. all 4 phone likes are within a 10 foot space so getting cables to them is simple. if you could PM or post here some more info on some decent VoIP or recommend someone for him to talk to directly that would be great. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/8 "2012-02-24T07:05:11Z")
You will need to look up business class internet (FIOS if its available in your area or TW business class). DSL is notorious for having slow uploads and since audio is two way, you will run into all kinds of problems after 1 phone call. Once you get that situated, I have used RingCentral for a while and have had no issues. If you buy Polycom or Cisco IP phones with them, they can auto setup so really limited and have some cool features like fax to email and stuff. Just takes a little bit to get everything setup with your lines and porting your existing numbers over to their system. > **[Voice, Video, Team Messaging, Contact Centers | RingCentral](https://www.ringcentral.com/)** > > A leader in Gartner's 2016 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) Worldwide for a second consecutive year. OnSip I have heard good things about but I have no info on. > **[Cloud Phone System & CPaaS | OnSIP](https://www.onsip.com)** > > OnSIP is a powerfully simple cloud phone system and CPaaS that starts with free. Try our business VoIP service or add real-time communications to your apps. He can always email me too if he wants to work directly or a quote to implement everything from start to finish. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/9 "2012-02-24T10:13:04Z")
We use RS Lang for our 4 locations. Very happy with the customer service. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/10 "2012-02-24T10:17:34Z")
You could try local VoIP companies like Hover([http://www.hovernetworks.net/](http://www.hovernetworks.net/)) or Vaspian tell them Justin sent you lol or at least quote them to see if its worth it. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/11 "2012-02-24T10:26:35Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You could try local VoIP companies like Hover([http://www.hovernetworks.net/](http://www.hovernetworks.net/)) or Vaspian tell them Justin sent you lol or at least quote them to see if its worth it. thank you, me and justin have been in contact and hovernetworks will be calling us today ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/12 "2012-02-24T10:29:29Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You could try local VoIP companies like Hover([http://www.hovernetworks.net/](http://www.hovernetworks.net/)) or Vaspian tell them Justin sent you lol or at least quote them to see if its worth it. or iEvolve. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/13 "2012-02-24T10:45:38Z")
I wouldn’t call I-Evolve they suck :lol: I’m friends with the people at Vaspian/Hover I have no idea of their pricing but if you guys are not technical it might be worth it to use a 3rd party company. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/small-business-phone-company/220722/14 "2012-02-25T11:46:53Z")
we talked to Justin’s brother on friday and he is currently crunching numbers. seems like a great company hope it works out