Grandstream Discusses New Products and What to Look Out For in 2019 at ITEXPO 2019

March 15, 2019 by Steve Lopian

What’s new with Grandstream? Well, a lot.  That’s why we absolutely had to pick the brain of Grandstream’s Senior Marketing Manager, Phil Bowers at this year’s ITEXPO 2019.

Phil was nice enough to let us ask him some important questions and be a part of our interview series at the show this year. And while we interviewed several manufacturers, we were super excited to hear about what’s in store for Grandstream in 2019!

Phil was very excited to let us know about the release of their new line of DECT phones, the DP730 and the DP722 and their new GXW4500 line of digital gateways!

But that wasn’t all Phil let us in on! To see the whole interview, click the video above and get excited about what’s coming in 2019 from Grandstream!

What were you most excited about after watching our interview? Let us know in the comments!

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VoIP Supply Celebrates Its 17th Milestone Anniversary!

March 14, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

VoIP Supply LLC celebrates its 17th anniversary on March 14th, 2019 with over 30 dedicated employees behind their efficient website where customers fulfill their VoIP needs and develop new businesses!

VoIP Supply Celebrates its 17th Anniversary

Over the years, VoIP Supply has been relentlessly expanding and improving its VoIP reseller program and fulfillment capabilities to help their VoIP partners grow. Today, the team works seamlessly side by side with multiple VoIP service providers and provides VoIP provisioning and fulfillment services for their partners with lots of benefits and features.

White-Labeling & Plug-and-Play Provisioning

Custom branding on the boxes and private stock holding are just two of the popular benefits their VoIP partners enjoy. See more VoIP Supply partner advantages below:

“I am thrilled with where the company is today and am honored to work with such a great team. Their passion and dedication to our customers, partners and our community makes me so proud. We truly have a winning team.” – Paula Griffo, President and CFO of VoIP Supply

About VoIP Supply

VoIP Supply, LLC (https://www.voipsupply.com) is North America’s leading VoIP solutions provider. Since 2002, VoIP Supply has delivered valuable solutions for some 125,000 customers worldwide. With over 25 passionate employees, 2,500 products, 20,000 square feet of office space and an unlimited number of VoIP solutions to meet your needs. VoIP Supply has everything you need for VoIP, whether you are a consumer, business, service provider or reseller.

VoIP Supply is a three-time Inc. 500/5000 honoree, listed by Business First as one of WNY’s Most Admired Companies, as well as being consistently ranked one of Western New York’s Best Places to Work.

PBXact and PBXact Cloud – the benefits of selling both (Webinar Recap)

March 13, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Are you interested in selling Sangoma products? If yes, you’re in luck! Sangoma’s reseller webinar series this month covers the key selling points of Sangoma’s PBXact and PBXact Cloud. Don’t miss out on this insightful webinar recap!

Download the presentation slides here. The webinar recording will be available shortly. Stay tuned!

Sangoma Reseller Webinar Q&A

Q: Is the interface the same for PBXact on-premise as it is for the PBXact Cloud?

A: Yes, exactly the same.

Q: can SIPStation pool across multiple locations for a customer?

You can set up multiple locations, but each one has to have its own registration. You can’t buy one trunk and register them all to one trunk. All Minutes pool.

Q: What are the benefits to buy Sangoma products through VoIP Supply

A: One benefit being that you get a dedicated rep to assist you and your customers. Plus, you will receive exclusive reseller discounts on all of the brands and products VoIP Supply carries. And don’t forget about the programs VoIP Supply offers:

  • Rental program – Device as a Service (DaaS) gives your customers the widest variety of VoIP products for a low monthly payment
  • Refresh & Reclaim – offering certified reconditioned devices at a fraction of the cost plus offering an outlet for selling off used and excess VoIP equipment
  • Provisioning – get your VoIP hardware to deliver to your customer and ready to go right out of the box  

New Beta Testing: Grandstream’s GSC3510 SIP Intercom/ Microphone

March 12, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Don’t miss out on the latest beta testing opportunity from Grandstream! Grandstream recently announced a new beta test on their new upcoming GSC3510 SIP Intercom Speaker/Microphone. If you have extensive experience working with VoIP networks and SIP intercoms, apply for the beta testing here by March 20th! Only 50 applicants will gain a spot to test this soon-to-be-released product.

About Grandstream GSC3510 SIP Intercom/Microphone

The GSC3510 wireless speaker/microphone is an 8W high fidelity speaker with 3 directional microphones, beam forming, and up to 4.2 m voice pickup range. Integrated dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth, and advanced acoustic echo cancellation are just some of the highlighted features the GSC3510 has to offer. Check out more features below:

  • Wireless SIP speaker/microphone
  • 8W high fidelity speaker
  • 3 directional microphones with multichannel microphone array design, beamforming, and up to 4.2m voice pickup distance
  • Integrated dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth, network port with PoE
  • 20KHz full band audio (including full band Opus and wideband G.722 codec support)
  • Advanced acoustic echo cancellation for full-duplex 2-way audio

Apply for the Beta Testing Today!

Fanvil Talks About New Products and Their 2019 Roadmap at ITEXPO 2019

March 11, 2019 by Steve Lopian

There was little to no downtime at this years ITEXPO for us, and that’s the way we like it! But somehow, between all o the traffic at our booth and all of the fun and excitement the show has to offer, we were still able to find time to sit down and talk to Fanvil!

Being a distributor of Fanvil, it was nice to stop by their booth and get some exciting news and information from their Sales Manager for North America and Brazil, Tommy Cheng.

Tommy was nice enough to cover a lot of hot topics including new releases and what we can expect to see from Fanvil in the future! He was even able to show us the hot new X210 executive level IP phone which is available for preorder now!

We had such a great chat with Tommy, we’re lucky we were able to get it on camera because now we can share this fun and exciting interview with YOU!  Just click on the video above get all the latest from Fanvil!

Are you currently using Fanvil products? Want to become a Fanvil reseller? You can start by signing up here!

Webinar Recap: What are the differences between Grandstream SLA and SCA?

March 7, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen


This week, Grandstream and VoIP Supply hosted another successful webinar to talk about SLA and SCA features. We received a lot of great questions during the webinar that we’d like to share with all of you who might have missed it!

Recap the webinar with our presentation slides here and Q&A session below.

What was covered in the webinar?

  • Shared Line Appearance (SLA) allows mapping the line key on the IP phone to the POTS lines
  • Shared Call Appearance (SCA) allows multiple phones to share the same extensions and services
  • Call Park
  • Live Demo
    • How to enable SCA
    • How to set up extensions
    • Call Parking
    • Analog Trunks

Grandstream Webinar Q&A Session

Q1: Does the SLA work with PRI?

A: Grandstream’s UCM PBX has a built-in PRI you can use. You can use SCA to monitor the lines. This method only works if each channel has a DID that is only directed to an extension. It’s pseudo monitoring, but there is no true trunk monitoring for PRI.

Q2: Can you have a private extension use SCA and not ring on incoming calls? For example you only want a few phones to ring on the lines but everyone else is able to pick up the line and dial out, or grab calls that are on hold?

A: If you don’t want it to ring, you just want to monitor, under “add private number”, you can disable the function. You can also uncheck ”allow origination from this” to block outgoing calls.

Q3: Call Park vs Monitored Call Park feature usage?

A: On your UCM, there’s no difference between these two. For GXP IP phones with a third-party PBX, we suggest using a monitored call park instead of call park.

Q4: If you change the VPK #1 from default does the phone continue to work? I thought VPK #1 always has to be default as the phone needs to know what account to dial and receive calls on.

A: It depends. VPK1 is typically tied to whatever the main account is. Avoid changing this. Please watch the recording for more details.

RenegadePBX Pro 75 By VoIP Supply: The Perfect IP PBX For Any Small To Medium Business

March 6, 2019 by Steve Lopian

Whether you’re just starting up your SMB, or if you have decided your existing SMB is ready to make the switch to VoIP, the RenegadePBX Pro 75 By VoIP Supply is the perfect solution!

Just by looking at its small form factor, you would ever be able to tell just how loaded this machine is! It comes standard with 2GB of RAM, supports 75 extensions with up to 45 simultaneous calls and quick start installation.

But the RenegadePBX Pro 75 features don’t stop there. For a more detailed list of what this high-powered PBX can do, check out our product page here!

And if by now you’re not completely impressed with the value and price point of our PBX, then take a look at our recent product video and take a look at the RenegadePBX Pro 75 in all its glory!

For an additional layer of security to go with your RenegadePBX Pro 75, I would also consider adding a Sentry security device to your phone system as well!  This nifty little device fits in the palm of your hand, and has the ability to make your IP address invisible!

Right now you’re probably saying to yourself, “How in the world can that be possible?” Right? Check out more information on the Sentry by SYSTM security device here!

And as always, if you are new to this whole VoIP thing, then give our Solutions Consultants a call and have them craft an expert solution with the RenegadePBX Pro 75 that is just right for your business! 1-800-398-8647.

Are you already using a RenegadePBX Pro 75? How would you rate its performance?

What Bluetooth Headsets are Compatible with Sangoma’s s705?

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: Can I use Sangoma’s PCI Card with the RenegadePBX Appliance? Today, we have more new real questions and answers from VoIP users just like you.  

What Bluetooth Headsets are Compatible with Sangoma’s s705?

Q: I am looking for a Bluetooth headset that will work with Sangoma’s s705 IP phone. Could you advise?

A: Here is a list of Bluetooth headsets that were tested against the S705 IP phone: https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/PHON/Tested+Bluetooth+Headsets

The s705 compatible headsets that support Bluetooth include Jabra Pro 9470, Plantronics Voyager Legend, and more.

If you are looking for other compatible headsets and phones, I suggest you download our free guide to headset & phone compatibility here: https://www.voipsupply.com/phones-and-headsets-compatibility

Or simply call one of our VoIP consultants at 1-800-398-8647.

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

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5 Reasons Why Businesses Choose VoIP Phones with WiFi

March 5, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

As technology advances, your customers are expecting and demanding more from you than ever. Therefore, mobility has become the key to success for many businesses, big or small. That’s where wireless VoIP comes into play! If you are debating whether to go wire-free or not, be sure to check out this blog post as we cover the reasons why businesses choose VoIP phones with WiFi.

#1 Stay Connected Anywhere

WiFi phones, such as the Grandstream’s GXP1750W or Spectralink’s 8440 , give the users the ability to make and receive calls through their VoIP service anywhere in the world, as long as there is a WLAN (wireless local access network) that provides internet connection for the IP phone to connect to. Your salespeople will be set free from their seat to meet clients and your remote workers can collaborate as effectively as being in the same meeting room or office physically.

#2 Ease of Use

Anyone who knows how to use a cell phone can easily manage a WiFi phone very quickly! Most WiFi phones will scan for an access point and connect to one that has the strongest signal and does not require authentication via a web interface. You will be able to get your WiFi phone up and running at the drop of a hat!

#3 Same Luxury, Lower Cost

Need to be mobile but don’t want to be paying huge cell phone bills? VoIP phones with WiFi is your solution. Since VoIP service uses the same Internet connection you already have, you will be able to use the flat-fee low-cost VoIP service to make calls to and from anywhere in the world.  

#4 All Features at Your Fingertips

Many of today’s WiFi phones allow users to enjoy the same calling features they have on their analog or desktop VoIP phones.  Features such as speed dialing, call forwarding, call waiting, conference calling and others can be delivered with exceptional voice quality and mobility. You don’t have to sacrifice the features you love for being mobile!

#5 Higher Security

Instead of having your employees use their own cell phones for work with lots of security holes, WiFi phones like Spectralink’s 8440 gives you full control of how your staff is communicating. This is especially important for hospitals and clinics where the communication can involve sensitive information such as patient’s medical history data, etc. Learn more about WiFi phones for healthcare communication here.

Another popular choice of wireless VoIP is DECT phones, which receives a signal through a base station that connects to the phone service to send/receive phone calls. Learn more about the difference between WiFi and DECT here.

Wireless VoIP is growing in popularity every single day as more businesses are searching to have the convenience of mobility with the low cost of VoIP. Don’t be left behind! If you need help deciding what wireless VoIP phones are best for you, download our free Wireless VoIP guide or simply raise your phone to call our VoIP consultants at 1-800-398-8647 now!

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How to Configure Fanvil’s X6 IP Phone on the 3CX Server

February 28, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Fanvil’s IP phones are not just known for its high quality and affordable price, but also its ease of use! Configuring a Fanvil IP phone only takes a few minutes and you are ready to roll. Today we will take the X6 SIP phone as an example and show you how easy and quick the configuration can be done. Let’s get to it:

How to Configure Fanvil’s X6 IP phone

  1. On the web interface of the 3CX server, select “Settings” > “Network”
  2. Click “Ports” tab to check your SIP port used by PBX. You will need this SIP port number to configure SIP accounts for your IP phone
  3. Go to “Extensions”> Click “Add” to create a new extension and click “OK”
  4. On your X6 IP phone, click “Menu” >”Status” to get your IP address
  5. On the web interface of your X6, enter the IP address
  6. Select “Line”> “SIP” tab, enter your server address
  7. Now go back to the 3CX server web interface, copy your Authentication ID and Password
  8. Paste the information from 3CX server to your X6’s web interface. (Authentication User and Authentication Password)
  9. Enter your User name and Display name
  10. Enter Proxy Server Port, this is your SIP port number used by PBX (we got this number from step 2)
  11. Select “Activate”> “Apply”
  12. You are all set!

Did you successfully configure your Fanvil IP phones? What’s your experience? Share with us in the comments below! If you have more questions about the X6 VoIP phone, click here to download the user manual or visit our website for more information.

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