VoIP Supply: More Than Just a Website for Everything VoIP!

March 12, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

VoIP Supply has been a leading provider of VoIP hardware and services for over 16 years. Serving more than 125,000 customers worldwide, we are dedicated to delivering comprehensive and valuable VoIP solutions.

When talking about VoIP Supply, you may think of VoIP Supply as an efficient website where you place your VoIP orders; however, that is just a fraction of what the VoIP Supply team has to offer! We are more than just a website supplying you with all things VoIP, we are here to help you grow your business.  

VoIP Supply is More Than Just a Website for VoIP

 

  • VoIP Experts: We have the most experienced VoIP experts in the industry and the access to over 150 years of combined in-house VoIP experience. Take advantage of the free consultations with our VoIP experts at your convenience regarding your VoIP hardware and service needs.  
  • Reseller Partner Program: VoIP Supply’s Reseller Partner Program is a window where you can resell VoIP hardware and service through VoIP Supply with all the support you need. As a partner with VoIP Supply you’ll benefit from exclusive educational materials, top consultants in the industry, better margins, massive inventory with same day shipping and much more!
  • Fulfillment Service: By taking advantage of the services that we have to offer and the expertise we have in-house, you are able to focus on your core business rather than trying to get pallets and boxes shipped in and out of your offices.

Being more than a website is what makes us the best VoIP provider for your business in the industry. Visit our website today or give us a call at 1-800-398-8647 to learn more about the services we provide and the whole team behind the website!

Behind the URL: The Faces of VoIP Supply

March 9, 2018 by Erin Feeney


It is a wild, wild world out there on the web and there are loads of options for just about anything you need. From toys to TVs it’s all fun and games but if there is something you should take seriously it’s the tools you need for your business to be successful.

When purchasing things from a website you usually have no guarantees on who is behind that e-commerce site. Maybe you’re thinking why should you really care about this? Well, this is the person that you are giving your money to, in some cases it could be thousands of dollars and who you are entrusting to handle the new hardware that you are purchasing to help your business grow to the top of its potential. Nevermind if they even have the knowledge, support, and space to ensure that the appliance you are buying really is the best fit for your business.

I say ”usually” because VoIP Supply is the outlier in this. You know who is behind this site, on our phones and writing this article (hi guys!). From Joe and Hazel who are there to help you with any issues that may arise to Brian, Jon, Don, Joe, Jesse, and Darren who are sitting over to my right currently helping customers make sure that they are getting products that are the perfect fit for their business and wallet.

I wanted to take this opportunity to let my AMAZING coworkers work-family introduce their departments and passion to you.

Sales

“While some companies may have sales guys who look a bit more like this;

Note his confused expression and questionable attire.

We are lucky enough to have a team of VoIP Experts who look more like this…

With over 40 years combined experience, we are proud to offer the opportunity to share best practices on end-user deals and help VoIP Resellers grow their business. Our team truly has a different approach to “sales” whereas to not push boxes around but provide valuable relationships based on dependability, solution architecture, and pure excitement about your projects.

How is this so? Well…we give a damn.

Meaning, we understand very well what it takes to help our customers succeed. We understand that product knowledge is imperative. We understand that a sense of urgency to your needs is absolute. We understand that a team that loves what they do, will love helping you!

At VoIP Supply, we put our sales force through an extensive Sales and Product training program right from the start, and we continually challenge them to expand their capabilities. A continual educational process ensures that our team stays at the front of VoIP Technology, just where you need them to be.

Please, call and get to know our team and help take your solutions or VoIP Company from good to great with the knowledge of our team!

– Your VoIP Experts”

Customer Service

While many companies may find themselves utilizing call center with high turnover rates and unenthused employees (see below)

That is not the case with VoIP Supply. We have dedicated team that goes above and beyond to ensure that you are satisfied with your products and services.

“I love working with people and that is an important part of what we do here. We are not just a website where you buy something and hope for the best. We are an entire solution to all of your VoIP needs! From calling with questions or needing help in a stitch my team is here to get you on the right path to your perfect solution. So give us a call and experience what it feels like when a company genuinely cares about their customers!

Warmly,

– JoJo, Customer Experience Supervisor”

Tech Support

Hey, we have all had issues with technology at some point in our lives. I am sure of that. Another thing I am sure of is we have all came across the tech support guy who drops the quintessential line “Have you tried turning it on and off again?” YES. To be followed by “Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?” YES.

Insert deafening silence here because it turns out that is all this guy was trained on… Oops.

Not the case here. You have an issue? WE will help you find that solution.

“The VoIP industry is expansive and has a lot of different elements from hardware to software. That means there are a lot of pieces that can go wrong. We are here to help with those disconnects. From solving problems to preventing them through provisioning my team is available to help you every step of the way. We are always training with your favorite brands on their newest products to ensure that our knowledge is up to date. Joe is my name and tech support is my game! So let me and my team help you.

– Joe P., Senior Technical Support

Management Team

I feel like everyone has at least one example in their mind of manager that just plain sucked (I know I do). From ego to anger we all have had that boss that made our jobs and lives difficult. A poor leader creates the foundation for a poor performing team.

Here at VoIP Supply, we don’t have any room for managers that are “all hat and no cattle” (Note size of above hat and obvious lack of cows). They understand that talk can be cheap and real substance comes from actions. The management team here comes from a place of support, crystal-clear communication and genuine care about their teams and the company as a whole. But don’t take it from me, I will let them speak for themselves!

“VoIP Supply’s mission is to deliver complete VoIP solutions that hold superior value to a worldwide marketplace through remarkable customer experiences and long-lasting relationships with employees, customers, partners and our community.  As technologies have changed, we have helped millions of people communicate better and shaped the success of their businesses. Our core values and culture is the heart of our management approach, it reaches throughout the organization and enables us to be out in front in our marketplace.”

– Paula Griffo, CEO

With all of this spirit and these amazing people behind VoIP Supply, it’s no wonder that we have achieved such a level of success. We have so much passion we can’t help but pass it along to our customers and their businesses. From clicking through our website, talking to our sales guys, working through problems and getting packages from our warehouse to your door, there is a personal VoIP Supply touch that takes place every step of the way. But hey, you don’t have to take my word for it… come experience VoIP Supply for yourself!

Sangoma Released New PBX Feature: Vega Management Module

March 8, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Are you using or selling Sangoma’s FreePBX or PBXact phone systems? You will want to check this out!

Sangoma Technology recently announced the new release of Vega Management Module, a new PBX module designed to manage and monitor Vega gateways within the FreePBX and PBXact phone systems. Let’s find out what the buzz is all about!

 

What is Vega Management Module?

The Vega Management Module is a free-of-charge module, designed to help FreePBX/ PBXact customers manage and monitor their Vega gateways associated with their phone systems.

 

What Features are included?

The module is accessible just like any other module within the FreePBX webGUI, offering the following features:

  • Dashboard overview
  • Gateway Status
  • Configuration management
  • Firmware management

 

Where Can I Find It?

The module is accessible within the FreePBX webGUI like any other PBX module. Currently, the Vega Gateway Management Module is available to customers as a public Beta for FreePBX 14 systems.

It is not compatible with FreePBX 13 and below, but customers can easily upgrade their systems using the FreePBX 13 to 14 upgrade instructions . The Vega Management Module will be officially released for FreePBX 14 by the end of March 2018, then available to PBXact customers in April, 2018. See installation and configuration instructions here!

The Module currently supports the following Vega Gateways:

  • Vega 60G FXS/FXO, 3000G, 3050G Analog Gateways
  • Vega 100G/200G/400G E1/T1 Digital Gateways

Questions about Sangoma’s new module or the FreePBX/ PBXact phone systems? Give us a call at 1-800-398-8647 or utilize the comment box below to share your thoughts with us!

What is my password for the Grandstream UCM?

March 7, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Our tech support team at VoIP Supply offers great pre- and post-sales support plus provisioning, consultations, configuration, and installation help. We get a lot of VoIP hardware and software questions and would like to share the solutions with everyone.

In previous Mom’s calling Q&A series, we have discussed: 6 Simple Ways to Fix your VoIP Audio Quality Issues. Today, we have more new real questions and answers from VoIP users just like you.

 

What is my password for the Grandstream UCM?

Q: What is my admin password for Grandstream UCM?

A: The newer devices will have a sticker on the bottom showing the admin password to log in. This is a good security measure because most of all devices factory set to “admin/admin”, which can be hacked easily.

If the “admin/admin” password isn’t working, then there should be a sticker on that device. If you have forgotten the password, it can be e-mailed to you if you have set this up in the UCM’s wizard. If in fact, you did not set this in the wizard, then you will need to factory reset the device, because there is NO way around this to retrieve their password. The CX will need to start from scratch.

 

STAY TUNED

Come back for more VoIP questions and answers next time! If you have VoIP questions to ask us, please submit a technical support ticket or contact our VoIP experts today at (866) 582-8591

Sangoma Cloud 9 SIPStation Webinar Q&A

March 6, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

We had a lot of interactions during our Cloud 9 SIPStation webinar today! We’d like to share the questions and answers with all of you. Whether you attended the webinar or not, you may find this useful!

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And don’t forget to register for our next Cloud 9 webinar: FAXStaion! Click here to reserve your seat today!

Question 1: How does Sangoma define a Call Path?

Answer: Each purchased High Volume Voice Trunk will provide you the ability to make one simultaneous call into or out of your system. If you require multiple simultaneous calls, then you will need multiple trunks. You do not need a trunk for every DID. The exceptions to this are as follows:

  1.      Since Toll Free inbound calls are charged on a per-minute basis, they do not count as a concurrent call for your trunks. For example, if you have two trunks with us and have five inbound calls on your Toll Free number at the same time, you are still not using any of your High Volume Voice trunks, so you can still make or receive two normal calls.
  2.      If you have bursting enabled, you can optionally choose to pay a per-minute charge to burst beyond your call paths for both inbound and outbound calling. This lets you make and receive more simultaneous calls than your purchased trunks will support.

Question 2: Is VGA the only way to see the local monitor?

Answer: It depends on the configuration of your hardware. Since there are various configurations that you may have I am unable to provide a definitive answer to this.

Question 3: Will SIP Station work with any PBX?

Answer: It is specifically designed for FreePBX/PBXact systems, but will work with any Asterisk based system.

It will also work with other phone systems, but we are unable to help or assist with setting the service up on those systems.

Question 4: How many data centers do you have?

Answer: We have 2 data centers (one in Milwaukee and one in Phoenix). We also have multiple providers going into each one for further resiliency.

More Questions? Contact Brian Hyrek at [email protected] or 716-531-4318!

Edgewater Introduces NEW SBCs: EdgeMarc 2900e PoE Intelligent Edge

March 1st, 2018 – Edgewater Networks, a market leader in enabling IP-based voice, video and data services, introduced their latest release: the EdgeMarc 2900e PoE Intelligent Edge.

The 2900e PoE: All-in-one Session Border Controller and PoE
This is a powerful yet simple appliance that integrates the session border controller functionality with 12 fully-managed Power over Ethernet ports.

The 2900s PoE device can be combined with the EdgeView Service Control Center for remote monitoring and management. It is also designed to be compatible with Cloud2Edge Complete, the subscription-based model of Network Edge Orchestration.
Take a peek at some of the benefits:

  • Single device solution makes installations easier and reduces the number of SKUs to manage
  • Single user interface for configuration of both SCB and PoE functions
  • Fully managed design allowing for VLANs and advanced management
  • Type 1 PoE device, providing a full 15.4 watts per port
  • Dual 1Gb/s Ethernet or optical fiber connections backing today’s bandwidth speeds

Download the datasheet

Make this St. Patrick’s month GREEN and lucky for you, the planet, and VoIP phones!

March 5, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Happy St. Patrick’s Month! In honor of the most celebrated Irish holiday of the year, we are offering our lucky VoIP Phones at the luckiest prices!

VoIP Supply is dedicated to being a sustainable business that minimizes negative impacts on the environment and we need your help to make all this happen!  

Go GREEN with our lucky Refresh phones to keep the old phones out of landfills and get lucky today!

 

Why Refresh VoIP Phones?

  • Exhaustive 10 step reconditioning process to ensure they look and feel like new
  • Enjoy the high-quality IP phone at a lower price point
  • Go green by keeping old phones out of landfills
  • Get some good luck!!

March Mayhem | The Final Phone Down

This event is over. See what other current promotions we have!

In honor of our basketball and IP phone fans this St. Patrick’s Day month, we are offering a bracket-style competition featuring the top IP phones in the industry!

Vote for the VoIP phone that you think has best features, functionality, and quality! One lucky winner will be drawn randomly on April 2nd from all voters of the winning IP Phone to enjoy one $250 Amazon Gift CardSee Details Here!

March Mayhem Rules:

  • Each person has one vote per game (match-up) so you have 7 votes in total for 7 games.
  • The more games you vote, the higher chances you have to win the $250 Amazon gift card!
  • Each phone starts out at zero votes for a new game (match-up).

From there only 4 phones will prevail to enter into round two, where we will have 2 matches, each with 2 phones. In round three, the VoIP phone that has the highest votes will become our winning VoIP phone!

Patton’s CL1101 PoE Extender Earns 2017 Product of the Year!

March 1, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Feb 21, 2018 – Patton Electronics, a cloud and IoT enabling solution manufacturer, announced that their CopperLink 1101 Power over Ethernet Extender has earned the 2017 Product of the Year Award from Communications Solutions magazine.

The PoE Extender is designed to allow users to reuse circuits previously meant for traditional non-IP applications such as alarms and analog phones, and instantaneously install PoE compliant devices like IP Phones with no added overhead costs. Click links below to learn more:

We are honored to accept this award,” said Johnnie Grant III, Product Line Manager, Patton. “The distance limitations of Ethernet and the challenges of delivering electrical power often make it too expensive or technically impossible for system designers to position endpoint devices where they are needed. Patton technology changes all that.”

“The CL1101 PoE Extender has been a great addition to our catalog and a fantastic help to our customers who are looking for Ethernet solutions that don’t involve construction. The ease of use and Patton quality make it a hit!” – Erin Feeney, Product Marketing Specialist at VoIP Supply

Congratulations to Patton on this amazing award for their innovative product! We look forward to seeing more customers benefit from Patton products.

What is VoIP? 4 Basic VoIP Questions for VoIP Beginners

February 27, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Are you new to VoIP industry? What exactly is VoIP and how does it work? We have collected four most common questions from VoIP beginners like you to help you get your foot in the door of the VoIP world!

4 Basic VoIP Questions for VoIP Beginners

  1. What is VoIP?

VoIP stands for “Voice over Internet Protocol”. An Internet Protocol (IP) is a data-oriented protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched network (home, office, the internet). Internet Protocols (IP) allow you to transmit data any interconnected networks.

  1. How does VoIP work?

Utilizing a combination of hardware, software, and voice protocols, your conversations are carried over the IP network to its intended destination.

A VoIP system converts the analog audio signals (your voice) into digital data that can be understood by the VoIP devices and transmitted over the Internet Protocol (IP) network to the other end of the call.

  1. What does VoIP do?

VoIP allows you to make phone calls over any interconnected network instead of using traditional analog PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) lines. Because the calls are generated through the Internet, VoIP system perceives long distance calls the same as local calls.

  1. Why VoIP Service?

VoIP service not just reduces your monthly phone bill, but also offers you the flexibility you need. Check out some popular phone features below that will enhance your customer experience and work efficiency.

  • Voicemail to email & voicemail to text – listen to the recording directly from your inbox
  • Web collaboration tools – easily turn any device into a conferencing unit and have a call anywhere
  • Advanced analytics – real-time analytics to analyze the patterns and make wise business decisions
  • Call me/ Follow me routing – directs calls that are coming in to your desk phone or mainline to somewhere else that will be more convenient for you

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