BuyerZone users' VoIP phone system requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their VoIP phone system purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of VoIP phone systems other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: VoIP phone system purchasing requirements

"Whatever you think off for a hotel busiess with 40 suite rooms."
-- Buyer, Travel/Hospitality, Gonzales, LA

"Opening a new office that will have 5 stations, also interested in concerting my current office and its 5 stations."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Insurance, Louisville, KY

"New, small medical office3 phone numbers (private, main, fax)5-6 lines5-6 unitsneed message machine, message on hold, forwardingneed expandability."
-- Partner/Principal, Health Care, Naples, FL

"We have 3 incoming phone lines and a fax line. We are on satelite internet and want to switch to something else."
-- General Manager, Manufacturing, Elkridge, MD

"I am looking for an independent designer that is not affiliated with a particular manufacturer or vendor."
-- CIO, Education, Lafayette, IN

"We currently have an Avaya Partner ACS system that we are outgrowing. We are looking at the most cost efficient solution we can find. (VoIP or otherwise)."
-- CIO, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Washington, DC

"Existing 3 lines, rollover on 2, caller ID, messaging, conferance,."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Albuquerque, NM

"We would need a isp that could handle this also. be it t1 or whatever. Also need to be able to transfer calls to other locations ie cell phones we would be replacing a merdian system with 7 incoming lines voice mail and music on hold."
-- Consultant, Insurance, Antigo, WI

"Need intercom capabilities between at least 5 phones. The phones should be able to handle calls for two numbers and have room for expansion later."
-- Attorney, Legal, Manassas, VA

"We are moving and replacing our current system. We currently have 10 telephones and one fax and one postage machine. We have 4 lines. We are the administrative office and we have 5 other buildings and staff in other parts of New York City that are part of our organization. One of those sites now has a VoiP system in place. The other 4 buildings have regular telephone systems."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, New York, NY

"We currently have 10 hunt lines. 4 non-hunting lines. 2 800 lines with the ability to be forwarded to other numbers when busy. also outside numbers are bounced to us when they are busy. We need the ability for us to call in and check messages via a backdoor line."
-- Office Manager, Insurance, Cincinnati, OH

"We are expanding our sales operation, and have outgrown our 5-line analog system. VoIP is being considered, and we are seeking a local expert to sell and install the system."
-- Sales/Business Development, Computers - Software, Waltham, MA

"We do not have a T1 line. We have about 20 phone lines, 10 toll free lines and 20 DID lines. We also have high speed DSL. We want to replace a majority of our phone lines with a VoIP phone system."
-- MIS/IT, Health Care, San Diego, CA

"Looking to replace current system with a more cost efficient system."
-- Office Manager, Consulting, Kirkland, WA

"Need to replace an Avaya System with 50 phone lines."
-- MIS/IT, Retail, New York, NY

"WE would like to replace the SL-1 with a VoIP PBX, however we will need to connect a PRI and 8 analog lines to the system."
-- MIS/IT, Government, Springfield, MO

"Have system in place looking for tempory support of asterick voip system."
-- Buyer, Health Care, Valdosta, GA

"I need a phone system for two stores to open in Florida in the next six months. Each store will need four phones and be able to reach the other store as well as the NYC based home office. Each day the POS system will send data back to the home office via the internet."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Greenwich, CT

"We have a small company with 4 executives in the office that are sharing a single phone line right now. Our office is out of a residential property right now and will be moving into an office facility within the next year or two. Any system we look at will have to be easily moved."
-- MIS/IT, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Cloud, MN

"We currently do not have a VOIP system and use XO communications."
-- Buyer, Financial Services, New York, NY

"We have 8 locations that need VoIP, all locatinos only need 2 lines, phone and fax."
-- CFO, Other Business Services, Raleigh, NC

"Need a T1 line and phoen system along with phone equipment. About six phones."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Dallas, TX

"We have a T1 service with 8 voip phone numbers and will need 16 phones."
-- General Manager, Telecom/Utilities, Sterling, VA

"I cureently have 8 lines for my automated dialer via vonage and each line averages 450 calls per day, vonage said i exceed my unlmited costs per line 29.95 per month so they will turn off my lines, i own my boxes they are not vonage boxes, just vonage lines, my boxes are 2 port lynksis boxes and i have 4 of them with 2 lynksis routers installed with 1000 meg up and 4000 meg down with my cable carrier using 2 cables 4 lines for each cable for crystal claritycan you helpbenjamin fraga."
-- Sales/Business Development, Other Business Services, Blythe, CA

"We have 6 inbound lines and 2 additional fax linesWe have 9 extensions."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Cicero, IL

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