Comments on: Outsourced phone systems for start-ups http://www.curiousoffice.com/2008/03/17/outsourced-phone-systems-for-start-ups/ A Seattle-based seed stage investment and technology development organization. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: L Pille http://www.curiousoffice.com/2008/03/17/outsourced-phone-systems-for-start-ups/#comment-178373 L Pille Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:20:24 +0000 http://www.curiousoffice.com/2008/03/17/outsourced-phone-systems-for-start-ups/#comment-178373 That must have been an interesting email thread, don't mind if I add my own note. The PBX topic is hot right now with a lot of advanced 1-800 (not to even mention VOIP) providers cropping up; one thing very few people address, though, is that these companies ARE different and cater to their own markets, even if they aren't entirely mutually exclusive. For example, Gotvmail stands out for me in the bunch since they're really an entrepreneur voicemail: the emphasis is on professional client interaction for small businesses and functionality for traveling managers (ie Play it on Mobile). I went with them on a referral from another small business owner and their features jibe perfectly with my needs at present. But, companies like Angel, on the other hand, are aimed towards a larger company market, and are priced accordingly. So it depends on what kind of a company you are, too. Thanks, btw, for the testimony on asterisk and accessline, I'll bear that in mind. That must have been an interesting email thread, don’t mind if I add my own note. The PBX topic is hot right now with a lot of advanced 1-800 (not to even mention VOIP) providers cropping up; one thing very few people address, though, is that these companies ARE different and cater to their own markets, even if they aren’t entirely mutually exclusive. For example, Gotvmail stands out for me in the bunch since they’re really an entrepreneur voicemail: the emphasis is on professional client interaction for small businesses and functionality for traveling managers (ie Play it on Mobile). I went with them on a referral from another small business owner and their features jibe perfectly with my needs at present.

But, companies like Angel, on the other hand, are aimed towards a larger company market, and are priced accordingly. So it depends on what kind of a company you are, too. Thanks, btw, for the testimony on asterisk and accessline, I’ll bear that in mind.

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