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Questions will be accepted until March 1st 2024 at 11:59 pm. All answers will be posted below.
Details
Question: What is the highest total number of agents that could be on the phone at any one given time?
Answer: Over the past 30 days we have a max of 8 agents signed on at the same time. I would, however, plan for at least 10.
Question: At peak, what is the highest number of concurrent calls?
Answer: I am unable to run a report that will tell me the highest number of concurrent calls, however we get an average of 130 calls daily.
Question: What term would you like to see on the proposed agreement and contract with the proposed Cloud Based Phone System?
Answer: We can sign up to a 5 year contract.
Question: Do you prefer monthly or annual billing?
Answer: We do not have a preference.
Question: For phone devices, do you want to purchase them or rent them?
Answer: I think I would prefer that we purchased the devices. However, if it’s not too difficult to include both prices then do.
Question: What is the existing phone system?
Answer: It is currently a cloud based hosted system.
Question: Who is the current telco service provider?
Answer: Broadcom
Question: How many numbers will need to be ported?
Answer: 300-400 numbers.
Question: Dedicated phone cabling? If so, is it Cat 5 or better w/ RJ-45 terminations at each end?
Answer: yes to both.
Question: Do they have gigabit PoE network switches w/ open ports for all phones?
Answer: yes
Question: What type of Internet Services are at both offices and who are the ISPs?
Answer: dedicated 1GB bi-directional fiber, Metronet and Accelecom are the providers.
Question: What type of equipment will be required?
Answer: We will need only phones and fax ata devices.
Question: Do they currently have telephones or softphones today?
Answer: Mix of both, but mostly physical phones.
Question: If so, what are they using?
Answer: Currently using Webex as softphones and polycom phones for physical phones.
Question: Are they experiencing any call quality issues currently?
Answer: Not currently.
Question: Can the company use a shared web-fax account or does each user need an individual one?
Answer: We currently share 14, or so, shared fax numbers.
Question: How many call center agents?
Answer: 1 call center 20 agents.
Question: When would they want the installation (during business hours, weekends, etc.)?
Answer: After hours would be best.
Question: Can LFCHD provide details of the phone extensions list in number 7 by location (desk phone, conference room, breakroom, or other location)?
Answer: Yes
Question: How many of the extension use 3-digit or 4-digit dialing?
Answer: All of our extensions are 4 digit extensions.
Question: If 4 or more, are they open to moving away from it and just using Dial by name or hot keys on a desk phone?
Answer: Yes, I think this would be ok.
Question: How many current desk phones are in use and what are their makes and model?
Answer: Phone models are Polycom VVX-311 PoE qty 105, VVX-411 PoE qty 22, VVX-501 qty 10.
Question: Are there any overhead paging requirements?
Answer: Yes
Question: Do any of the digital faxes connect to an analog fax machine?
Answer: They are fax ata boxes.
Question: Do you have a hybrid workforce? Meaning, do any of the remote workers also work in the office a few days per week? If so, how many are hybrid vs how many are fully remote?
Answer: Yes, up to 40 employees.
Question: Would you like to have the telephones shipped or delivered to your office that would arrive
pre-programmed for your staff to deploy (As in swapping out the old phone for new ones)?
Answer: Yes, if possible.
Question: Would you like our team to do an onsite installation?
Answer: No.
Question: Would you want the new telephones shipped (also pre-programmed) to your WFH/Remote
employees?
Answer: No, we do not need phones shipped to WFH/REMOTE staff. We will use a softphone or application for offsite staff.
Question: Do you prefer end user training? Some options include: Live/in-person, we provide end user tutorial videos, video conference with a trainer?
Answer: For our needs some video conference training with a trainer would be helpful and also end user training videos would be helpful to be of reference.
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