Toll free numbers or a Toll free telephone number is a telephone number with an 0800 prefix that is billed for all incoming calls, instead of incurring charges to the originating telephone subscriber. The charge for using a toll free phone number is paid for by the called party instead of the calling party. Thus for the calling party, a call to an 0800 number from a landline or mobile is free of charge. Your customers might not be [...]
Teleconferencing is an essential business tool. Traditional teleconferencing systems can, however, be extremely costly. They are often difficult to use and can lack productive features. Similarly, video conferencing requires expensive equipment. It also requires a large amount of bandwidth. Special rooms are also required at each end to facilitate the video call. In contrast, Switch Telecom's teleconferencing solution is free to Switch Telecom clients and is simple to use. It was specifically designed for business users who don't want [...]
Switch Telecom is able to provide its clients with international phone numbers reflecting the area codes of hundreds of cities in over 60 countries worldwide. One of the main benefits of having an international number is that it gives callers the impression that your business has a local presence in foreign cities. In addition, international callers will pay their local call rate when calling your international number, which will consequently make it easier for them to do business with [...]
Switch Telecom uses VoIP technology to provide an IP Faxing solution over your wired or wireless broadband Internet connection (FoIP). Government departments, professional firms and financial institutions still rely on faxing to send and receive documents. Moreover, legal documents that require signatures are also still sent by fax. For the purpose of real-time faxing, Switch Telecom has enabled the T.38 fax protocol throughout its network. The T.38 protocol ensures that there is no longer a need to store and [...]
Maybe you’ve heard of a VoIP SIP Trunk or VoIP SIP Trunking. Maybe an acquaintance of yours saves money by using a Switch Telecom VoIP SIP Trunk in his or her business. As a result, you’d like to know more. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms telephone service over the Internet. Because your business is already paying for the internet, you can now use our VoIP solution to make calls at a reduced [...]
Buying and maintaining a traditional switchboard or PBX service is an expensive exercise. Furthermore, costs can increase significantly when you include the wiring, equipment, proprietary phones and installation fees. Signing a lengthy maintenance agreement might reduce some of the large up-front costs, but, you are consequently left with a technically inferior switchboard when the contract eventually comes to an end. https://youtu.be/svhUwhC8VrI Switch Telecom uses VoIP technology to provide a fully managed and customisable Hosted Switchboard (PBX) solution. There [...]
A VoIP Line is a direct line service used together with a VoIP telephone (desktop/cordless) or Mobile Softphone. Switch Telecom uses VoIP technology to provide a telephone service over your wired or wireless broadband internet connection. VoIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms a phone service over the Internet. If you have a reliable internet connection such as DSL, 4G/3G/HSDPA, WiMAX or Fibre, you can get a phone service delivered through your internet connection. [...]
Number porting is the transfer of your existing telephone number, or numbers, from your current service provider to the Switch Telecom network. https://youtu.be/GVU8pawcZIY When you port your number to Switch Telecom, the ported number or numbers will be linked to a cost-effective Switch Telecom solution or multiple solutions depending on your requirements. You can choose from a wide range of solutions which will see a reduction in your existing monthly service fees together with your call charges. Solutions range from [...]