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Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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It ​improves communication between our two offices

What is most valuable?

Chat and video call. This enables chat with other users while the internet is down, since the server is on LAN.

How has it helped my organization?

It improves communication between our two offices.

What needs improvement?

The video call capabilities between endpoints/extension on the LAN -- instead of the traffic routing via 3CX data center in the cloud.

For how long have I used the solution?

We did a trial for six months, but have been in production for one month plus.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Nope.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Nope.

How are customer service and support?

It's good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes -- Asterisk.

How was the initial setup?

Yes, it was straightforward and it was easy to create extensions.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, and it was Asterisk.

What other advice do I have?

3CX Phone System is fantastic and easy to setup.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Owner at a tech services company
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Cloud Management is the most valuable feature.

What is most valuable?

Cloud Management is the most valuable feature.

How has it helped my organization?

We use the range of unattended answering options because we are always in and out of the office working with our clients on their IT projects. This unit is perfect for small-medium sized businesses looking for a solid and reliable cloud-based telephony system.

What needs improvement?

It would be really good to have an expanded range of VoIP handset hardware to include more Cisco phones. We would like the ability to be "STUN provisioned".

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used this solution for 24 months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We've had no issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've had no issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We've had no issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

I would give customer service a rating of 8/10.

Technical Support:

I would give technical support a rating of 8/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

This is our first foray into VoIP telephony.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was very straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented in-house and now we have a certified consultant to manage the projects.

What was our ROI?

This is hard to quantify.

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Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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With a super easy web interface, I can easily up-skill IT engineers to provide support to our 3CX customers.

Valuable Features:

It is a highly flexible and easy to use platform which offers many benefits to our customers. We also use it for our own internal communications as we have found it to be superior to all other phone system platforms we have tried. Without a doubt 3CX is our phone system of choice.

Improvements to My Organization:

With 3CX running on Windows and having a super easy web interface I can easily up-skill IT engineers to provide support to our 3CX customers. It's so well documented and offer regular training opportunities which enables us to keep pace with the latest developments.

Room for Improvement:

Bluetooth audio support for 3CX IOS app is needed.

Update!! This is working now! 

Deployment Issues:

There were no issues with the deployment.

Stability Issues:

There have been no stability issues.

Scalability Issues:

There have been no issues with scaling it.

Initial Setup:

If you follow the deployment guides all will work well.

Other Advice:

If your business does not have an internal IT department, find a trustworthy 3CX partner to assist with your installation.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're a reseller.
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Chief Operating Officer at a comms service provider
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I can see all the calls on the system and can pull back calls that are going into voicemail or transfer by drag and drop.

Valuable Features:

Reception dashboard is excellent.  I can see all the calls on the system and can pull back calls that are going into voicemail or transfer by drag and drop.

Web meeting is a feature that surprised us.  It allows us to do quick product demo or training without all the software installation normally found with GotoMeeting, TeamViewer or others.

Improvements to My Organization:

We're able to quickly do product demos or training with very little setup.  

We have people working in remote offices and they're able to answer reception calls or transfer calls just like if we were all in the same office

Chat has been very helpful.  It allows us to paste web URLs, account information over to others in the office when we're on the phone with them.  Quicker then email or trying to dictate over the phone.

Room for Improvement:

It would be nice if the Chat feature also allowed us to transfer files.  We'd like to have the ability to manage calls (transfer, see call list) from the android client.   Once we started to use the 3CXPhone application on our computers, it became a much missed feature when using a tablet.

Deployment Issues:

We've had no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

We've had no issues with stability.

Scalability Issues:

We've had no issues with scalability.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We have been using 3CX for 4+ years now and love it. We love it so much that we help others install it too.
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President at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Call quality has improved a lot since our old Linux based system.

Valuable Features

This system is just awesome. It's so easy to use and to make it work.

Improvements to My Organization

Call quality has improved a lot since our old Linux based system. The caller experience is better!

Room for Improvement

There's always room for improvement and 3CX is always improving the system. One specific feature I would like, would be to have the option of using a music stream for the customers when they are on-hold.

Stability Issues

It's stable.

Customer Service and Technical Support

They are really good and fast.

Initial Setup

It's straightforward, you just have to follow the questions and you re done.

Other Advice

Be sure to use a FQDN if you can, afterward to configure any phones or to manage your system, It’s easier then using an IP.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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pdonovan89107CTO at a security firm
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" to have the option of using a music stream for the customers when they are on-hold."
I agree. Have been saying the same thing.

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Network Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
We can use the mobile app when calling clients to mask our cell phone numbers.

Valuable Features:

The ease of deployment and web interface to manage the phone system is without Parallel.  The phone system can be deployed within hours.  The cost saving to the client can be up to 80% compared to other systems with the same features.  The call center module is included and their isn't a per user license so it is very scalable to any size organization and is suitable for any budget. 

Improvements to My Organization:

We can use the mobile app when calling clients to mask our cell phone numbers, and direct important calls to mobiles so we can assist our clients even when we are away from the office.  The other feature that is improved our organization is the video conferencing capabilities.  We no longer have to pay for the service and we have all the features such as screen sharing, recording and video feeds with anybody, whether they are in the organization or not.

Room for Improvement:

I would like to see is for the status to have a “time in status” field so people can see how long someone has been in that particular status.

Deployment Issues:

We have not encountered any issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

It has been stable and we've not experienced any problems..

Scalability Issues:

We've been able to scale it for our needs with no issues.

Other Advice:

The advice I have is to buy the plug in play phones and deploy it with the phone system.  Implementation goes a lot easier and smoother with plug in play phones.  

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are a reseller for 3cx and use the product in house as well as implement the solution to our clients.
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Issa Ibrahim Taiwo - PeerSpot reviewer
Issa Ibrahim TaiwoAvaya Support Engineer at Simba Group
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you can install an SBC and installing zoiper on your android phone,i guess your problem is solve with this little explanation.i am available to work in any project regarding 3CX,Asterisk,Avaya.please carry me along when there is any project on ground i can travel across the globe.

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Director of Technical Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
It gives you the flexibility to make and receive calls anywhere.

Valuable Features:

It's a VOIP PBX based on Windows. It runs rock solid, and is easy to setup and manage. There is also a helpful user forum and community of enthusiasts.

Improvements to My Organization:

3CX gives you the option of having softphones or physical phones, this gives you the flexibility to make and receive calls anywhere.

Room for Improvement:

They need to embed a help or chat feature.

Deployment Issues:

There were no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

It's been a stable product.

Scalability Issues:

It's scaled to our needs.

Other Advice:

Be sure to understand all components of the product before deployment.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Technical Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
We can take calls on mobiles and dial from Outlook, Gmail, etc.

Valuable Features

Excellent Windows based PBX constantly updated with new features and great support.

Improvements to My Organization

We can take calls on mobiles and dial from Outlook, Gmail, etc. time saving.
We have got business leads from professional on hold adverts we have created.


Room for Improvement

Not really much to dislike. the product is solid but you do need to keep your windows server updated.

Deployment Issues

We've had no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues

We've had no issues with stability.

Scalability Issues

We've had no issues with scalability.

Customer Service and Technical Support

The on hold music options could be better but they have improved it in the last version. There is now the option to change the queue on hold music and have different audio per call or per day so we can add different announcements/adverts on each call.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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