Office phone system: evaluating call handling inside and outside the office

An office phone system has to work for your business, and a number of factors can help you determine whether a ConnectMeVoice phone system is right for you.

• If you ever travel for business and need to be connected on the road
• If you ever work remotely or if you have a virtual office
• If your business would benefit having a national presence in the form of an 800 number
• If you wish to ensure you never miss a call in the office or on the road or never lose a forwarded message
• If you need fax capabilities and want to access faxes virtually from anywhere

If any of the above situations applies to you, the solution is a reliable, flexible ConnectMeVoice office phone system.

Office phone system: evaluating your requirements

To help evaluate your requirements, consider the following:

The number of individual office phone system extensions you need:
You can start with five extensions and add unlimited additional lines going forward (for example, advertising, regional management, human resources, purchasing). These extensions can be in the same office, in different offices, or in no office at all.

How you want the office phone system to handle calls:
You may want separate greetings for after-hours callers, call queue and rotations, and you'll almost certainly want call forwarding. You can have up to six numbers at your home, hotel, conference center or vacation spot.

Ease of use and accessibility:
You should be able to provide precise instructions on the extension numbers to establish - which forwards to where, in which order and at what times of day. You should also be able to set it up and change it anytime through a Web interface rather than having to be at one specific handset designated for programming the office phone system.