7 telltale signs you need to change your Phone System

7 signs you need to change your phone system
Unified Communications

Published: February 28, 2017

Rob Scott

Rob Scott

Publisher

Typically a traditional PBX (telephone system) lasted 7-10 years before it needed to be replaced, nowadays with the rise of software based phone systems and cloud, we’d hope that this might be longer.

However, many would argue that innovation in telecoms software in fact shortens the lifetime of the system and if (software) upgrades are not carried out to the system reguarly, then you’ll be swapping it out sooner than you think.

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Here’s some fun memory hooks for you:

1. The LCD screen of your office telephone looks like an 80’s Casio watch.

old Panasonic display phone

2. There’s a strange box in the cupboard that all the staff are scared of. Next to it is a US Robotics 56k modem (switched on).

PBX under cupboard

3. Your telephone system’s music-on-hold sounds like Manic Miner.

4. Your Manager still asks you to change the ‘answer machine’ message for the Christmas holiday (it has a red LED display showing the number of messages)

BT Response Answer Machine

5. BT are still sending you a paper bill and charging you for the privilege. You probably still pay by cheque…

BT paper phone bill

6. Theres a button on the side of your telephone that switches from Pulse Dial to DTMF.

tone pulse switch on telephone

7. You’re probably still running Windows XP on your PC…

Windows XP Shutdown

 

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