Microsoft Teams Adds 4 New Mobile Features to Empower Firstline Workers

January 14, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Are you a first line worker such as a retail associate or a flight crew member who rely highly on mobile for work? If yes, you’ll be thrilled to learn the new features Microsoft Teams has to offer! Let’s check them out:

  1. New Customizable Mobile Teams

To combat the security issues and compliance risks that come from using consumer chat apps to communicate with coworkers, Microsoft Teams recently announced a new customizable mobile Teams experience that gives you the tools you need to collaborate securely on the road. Some key features include location sharing, smart camera, audio messages recording, and sharing. These features are available now!

  1. New Configuration Policy Template

Your IT administrators can now assign each employee a role to access just the Teams features they need but not all. Then your employees can customize their experience by pinning the modules in the navigation. This is extremely helpful when your employees need different capabilities based on their unique role.

  1. New API for Workforce Management Systems

Integrating your existing workforce management systems with Teams is easier than ever! Graph API for Shifts is now available for all customers, which allows your managers and employees to efficiently access the workforce management system. This new API is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2019.

  1. New Praise Tool

High turnover rate is one of the most challenges many first line employers face. The new Praise tool is designed to easily engage and recognize your employees right from Teams app, improving their satisfaction and reducing turnover. This new tool will be rolling out this quarter.  

There you have it! Are you a road warrior who uses mobile a lot on the go? Many VoIP service providers now provide great mobile solutions for iPhone and Android. Check out Digium’s Switchvox softphone features here.

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What is a DECT-Base Station?

January 9, 2019 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: What is the typical application of the Algo 8373 zone paging adapter? Today, we have more new real questions and answers from VoIP users just like you.  

What is a DECT-Base Station?

Q: What is a DECT-Base Station? What does it mean?

A: The base station gets the internet connection and DECT is the wireless signaling that communicates with the phone. So the base station does the SIP and you have to get both parts to use the DECT phone. You can learn more about DECT Technology here:

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Yealink’s Teams Edition IP Phones Are Now Available!

January 7, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Yealink’s CP960 conference phone and the T5 series desk phones are no stranger to many of us. Now Yealink has gone one step further to release the Microsoft Teams edition on these phones! Yealink’s Teams IP Phone series includes the CP960 conference phone, the T56A smart media phone and the T58A phone with video calling experience.

The Teams edition phones feature a Teams-tailored user interface and a faster response speed, making Team collaboration as easy as a breeze. Check out some of the key features and benefits:

  • Microsoft Teams-tailored user interface
  • Fully compatible with Teams key calling/meeting functionality
  • Supports Office 365, and upgradability of device applications to Teams or SFB

Ready to learn more? Visit our website to get more information or simply raise your phone and give our VoIP experts a call at 1-800-398-8647!

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4 Features to Get Your Business Done with VTech’s Wireless Headsets

When talking about VTech telecom products, you might think of their desk phones, conference phones, or their unique hospitality line with the antibacterial features; what you might have missed is that VTech also designed a wide-band audio wireless headset series! Let me walk you through the 4 key features that VTech headsets help you get your business done efficiently:

#1 Up to 500 Feet of Range

Need to be set free from your desk? VTech’s wireless headsets give you the best long-range coverage and clarity provided by a unique antenna design and advanced noise-filtering technology. No more interruptions and cut-offs!

#2 HD Voice and Wideband Audio

When it comes to communications, voice quality is the key. VTech’s wireless headsets give you rich and life-like sound quality with wideband audio, providing crystal-clear communication even when you are moving around your office.

#3 Hot-Swappable Battery

If you tend to have long conversations with your clients or colleagues, you will love the hot-swapping feature! When your battery is low during long calls, just swap the cordless headset’s battery mid-conversation for a new one without ending the call. Your clients won’t even notice anything!

#4 Softphone Call Manager

VTech’s headsets are optimized to work with major softphone services. Our customers love the free softphone call management software that gives you full integrations and remote call control right from your cordless headset!Ready to make your workspace a truly wireless environment? Visit the product page to learn more or simply contact our VoIP consultants at 1-800-398-8647 today!

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How to Reset The Fanvil X and H Series IP Phones

January 4, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

Factory resetting is one of the important steps when configuring your Fanvil phones for 3CX to make sure your VoIP phones don’t have any residual settings of a previous configuration before you start a new one.

The reset will help you bring back the factory default settings and possibly solve other technical issues you encounter as well. Let’s see how this is accomplished!

How to Reset the Fanvil X and H Series IP Phones

The instruction below only applies to Fanvil X3/3G, X4, X5/5S, X6 and H2S, H3, and H5. If you are using other models, please submit a technical ticket here and we will be happy to assist you.

  1. Make sure your IP phone is completely turned off
  2. Hold the pound key (#)
    1. If you are using a X5S: press # after the Red Light blinks on Page-Switch  key
    2. If you are using a X6: press # after the 2nd Red Light blinks on Power Indicator LED
  3. You will then see the message “Post Mode” appears on your screen
  4. Dial *#168
  5. After 5 seconds, you should see “Conf Reset” on your screen
  6. Restart your IP phone and your phone will be reset to the factory settings

There you have it! Now you are one step closer to configure your Fanvil phones! Do you have more questions about Fanvil phones? Visit our product pages or simply give us a call at 1-800-398-8647!

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VoIP Supply Is Exhibiting at ITEXPO 2019 in Florida

January 2, 2019 by Ying-Hui Chen

VoIP Supply to showcase their Reseller Partner Program,Fulfillment Services and many of the top VoIP Brands such as Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Fanvil, Algo, Plantronics, Cyberdata, January 30 – February 1, 2019, at the Open Source and Asterisk event

Buffalo, NY – January 2nd – VoIP Supply, everything you need for VoIP, announced today that it will be showcasing its Reseller Partner Program and Fulfillment Services at Asterisk World, held January 30 – February 1, 2019, at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Asterisk World is focused on Asterisk business users and potential users who are interested in getting more in-depth experience with Asterisk, and who also want to learn more from Asterisk adopters and see what’s happening in the Asterisk market. Visit VoIP Supply at Asterisk World at booth 428 to learn more about VoIP Supply’s strategy for VoIP partners.

About VoIP Supply’s Reseller Partner Program

VoIP Supply’s reseller partner program is designed to assist all of their partners who want to offer the perfect telecommunication solutions to their clients. They are committed to using their position in the Marketplace to help their customers and partners grow exponentially. As a partner with VoIP Supply, you will gain:

  • Industry aggressive commissions
  • VoIP Provisioning
  • Multiple solutions and proposals through their partners
  • Dedicated support from VoIP Supply and their partners
  • Comprehensive resources including marketing emails, infographics, blog posts, sales training, sales templates
  • Much more!

About VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply

VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply provides provisioning and fulfillment to VoIP Service Providers since the industry’s beginning. By taking advantage of the services and expertise VoIP Supply has in-house, customers are able to focus on their core business rather than getting pallets and boxes shipped in and out of their offices. Their services have continued to evolve and improve over time, leveraging current technologies and passing along the access and efficiency to their customers.

Registration for Asterisk World is now open. Reserve your seat today!

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What Is The Typical Application of The Algo 8373 Zone Paging Adapter?

December 26, 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: Why Are My Revolabs FLX2 Microphones Not Picking Up Sound? 

Today, we have more new real questions and answers from VoIP users just like you.  

What is the typical application of the 8373 zone paging adapter?

Q: What is the typical application of the Algo 8373?

A: The Algo 8373 is a zone paging adapter typically used to connect an existing paging amplifier to a UC environment as a SIP extension or multicast endpoint. It can relay the single unique audio stream from the amplifier to one of the 3 speaker channels, creating a zoned paging system. Check out the user guide here to learn more!

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How to Upgrade the AudioCodes UC450HD to the C450HD Microsoft Teams Phone

December 21, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Are you looking to upgrade your Skype phone to a Microsoft Teams phone? If yes, then you are in luck! Many manufacturers now offer an easy way for you to upgrade your IP phone to the Teams phone with just a little extra upgrade fee!

In this blog post, we will take AudioCodes UC450HD Skype phone as an example to walk you through what you need to know about upgrading it to the C450HD Microsoft Teams phone.

How to Upgrade the AudioCodes UC450HD to the C450HD Microsoft Teams Phone?

First of all, you have to meet the requirements to be eligible to upgrade your UC450 HD IP phone:

  • You purchased the UC450HD on or after May 1st, 2018
  • You purchased 2 years of AudioCodes Technical Support

Once you determined that you are eligible, now you just need to pay the upgrade fee! There are two options available:

  • One-time $35 cost per unit
  • Monthly cost of $1.50 per unit x 24 months

Note that this upgrade fee can also be paid up front during the initial purchase.

The upgrade process will include an internal HW component change to upgrade your UC450HD to become a C450HD and support the new software load. This process will be done at the AudioCodes labs and they will reuse the same physical device from you to keep your costs at the minimum.

It’s just that simple! Are you ready to upgrade your UC450HD Skype phone? Have you encountered any issues during the process? If you have more questions, check out the AudioCodes UC450HD to C450HD Upgrade Options FAQ here!
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Refurbished IP Phones available from VoIP Supply

December 19, 2018 by Youleidy Vega

If you are looking for refurbished IP Phones, we’ve got them. Our Refresh product line gives customers the opportunity to purchase quality used phones at a fraction of the cost of new ones.

Refresh products come with a 6-month no questions asked guarantee so that you are at ease in the unlikely event that the phones malfunction.

Check out our featured Refresh products:

This is the Polycom VVX 500. A 12 line IP phone that it’s more than just its cute face. This device is the perfect phone for any busy professional who can benefit from multimedia applications such as displaying your exchange calendar directly on the phone’s display or receiving meeting reminders just like you would on a smartphone.

The VVX 500 has HD Voice and features a 3.5 inch TFT color touchscreen display that also reacts to gestures.

Some features include:

  • Streaming media video playback
  • Screensaver and digital picture frame mode
  • On-screen virtual keyboard
  • Voicemail and video mail support
  • Dual USB ports (2.0 compliant) for media and storage applications
  • Polycom HD Voice technology
  • Dedicated RJ9 Headset Port
  • Dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet port with PoE Support
  • Codec Support: G.711 (A-law and μ-law), G.729AB, G.722, G.722.1, G.722.1C

VVX 500 Datasheet

Polycom vvx300

This is the Polycom VVX 310. A 6 line IP PHone for the call center operator or cubicle worker. Just like the VVX 500, users can easily integrate this phone with third-party web-based applications, including viewing and managing their calendars right on the phone’s display.

The VVX 310 features HD Voice and has a Backlit 8 Level Grayscale graphical LCD display.

Some features include:

  • Dual Gigabit RJ45 Ports
  • RJ9 headset port
  • Built-in auto sensing IEEE 802.3 af Power over Ethernet
  • 2 x Ethernet 10/100 or GigE
  • Asian character support

Polycom VVX 500 Datasheet

This is the Yealink T46G. A 6 line Gigabit IP Phone with an elegant look that would fit right in at any administrative or executive office.

The T46G has a 4.3″ color screen and features full duplex audio and echo cancellation for clear calls.

Some features include:

  • Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
  • Up to 6 SIP accounts
  • Full-duplex hands-free speakerphone
  • Supports Yealink EXP40 expansion module
  • RJ9 Headset Port
  • 4.3″ 480 x 272 TFT color screen
  • Wall mountable

Do you have questions about our Refresh line? We have answers! Call us at 1-800-398-8647 or email us at [email protected]
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Microsoft Teams Adds New Advanced Calling Features

December 18, 2018 by Ying-Hui Chen

Microsoft Teams keeps adding new features and functionalities to better accommodate both small businesses and enterprises. Earlier this month, Microsoft Teams, once again, announced their new roadmap of rolling out four new advanced calling features, including group call pickup, call park, shared line appearance, and location-based routing. These new features are expected to be available in a few weeks to the first quarter of 2019!

Group Call Pickup

This is an enhancement of an existing feature that Teams offers. Users can now automatically forward incoming calls to groups of colleagues. You are able to call each member in the group simultaneously or separately. Customizations of the appearance and notifications your participants receive will also be available.

Call Park

Users can now put a call on hold and send a text message to an assigned employee who can then answer the call in the Teams app.

Shared Line Appearance

Create user accounts with multiple phone lines. Your incoming calls can be set to automatically forwarded to assigned users. This feature enables other people to answer and make calls on your behalf.

Location-based routing

Restrict the routing of calls between VoIP endpoints and PSTN endpoints based on the location of the callers. This call management feature controls how your calls are routed by the Teams server and enforces call authorization rules based on the caller’s geographic location.

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