Guides & Articles on Mobile Phones
Cell Phones and Service for Small Business
Be a smart shopper for standard cellular plans or prepaid cell phones
By Frances Sharpe
Cell phones are one of the most valuable and versatile tools for small business. And with new software applications and features arriving at a breakneck pace, these handy communication devices are already surpassing the desktop PC as the most important piece of business equipment for some tech-savvy entrepreneurs. Knowing what to look for among the wealth of features and cell phone...
Prepaid Cell Phones
Free yourself from annual contracts and deposits.
By Chris Maxcer
The biggest benefits of having prepaid wireless phones for your business is that you don't need to have an annual contract, a credit check, or a deposit — all you have to do is buy, activate, and dial the phone to make a call. Before you go with prepaid, remember: Check the offerings of major carriers. Most carriers, including virtual network operators that lease time o...
International Cell Phone Service
How to stay in touch with the office and clients while traveling abroad
By Betty W. Stark
We’ve come a long way from the days when the best phone-home option when traveling internationally was the hotel room phone at your destination and all the negatives that imposed, including telephone bills higher than Mt. Everest. Now, with the coming-of-age of international cell phone service, you can be on a mountaintop, in the desert, adrift in the middle of the ocean or i...
Wireless Technology
Connect your phone, computer or entire workplace with wireless technology
By Erin Brereton
If your office is a tangled, trip-inducing mess of wires, extension cords and power strips, it may be time to unplug and consider wireless technology.A number of wireless service options exist that allow you to connect to the Internet, make phone calls, link office devices and computers without plugging them into a phone jack -- or each other.Wireless technology, often called WiFi,...
GPS Cell Phones
Your satellite GPS phone knows where you are
By Michael Berman
When you think of global positioning systems (GPS), do visions of maps and directions flash through your mind? Combine a GPS cell phone's capability to give you accurate directions with its ability to pinpoint your exact location, and you end up with a lot more than just an atlas in your pocket.All of the GPS cell phones and GPS satellite phones have a locat...
Paging Service Providers
Pager activation offers many more options today than previously
By Jeanne Dininni
With the advent of the cell phone, one might expect pager activation to become a thing of the past, but that hasn't happened. The fact is that pagers can actually help save you money on cell phone charges, when used in conjunction with your cellular phone. Modern pager service providers also offer many features that traditional pagers didn't have.Whether you are a medical p...
International Mobile Phone Rentals
Save money on business trips with international cell phone rentals
By Sharisa Lewis
Renting cell phones worldwide can make things easier when traveling abroad or keeping in touch with international clients or employees. Rates on international mobile phone rentals are generally cheaper than hotel phone calls, pay phones or calling cards. Plus, you have all the convenience and flexibility of a cell phone with an international mobile phone rental.But you need to be c...
Mobile Communications
Finding the right ideas to keep in touch with radio communication
By Taracha McCain
Today there is almost no way around incorporating mobile communications into your company. Even well-known dining restaurants such as Red Lobster and Chili’s are using mobile radios and several other communication radios to stay in touch across the floor. Business owners and staff are in need more today than ever for wireless radio gurus. Consider the following when looking f...
Telecommunications Organizations
Telecommunications organizations provide the busy telecom professional with an array of resources
By Kelly Shetsky
Telecom associations are a team of passionate professionals who want to share their experiences and knowledge. They provide support, networking and information exchange to telecommunications and IT industry. Whether you're with a small telecommunication company or a large corporation, you can benefit from joining telecommunications industry organizations. Telecommunications ass...
Wireless Telecommunications Infrastructure
Increase financial productivity and efficiency by setting up a wireless telecommunications infrastructure for your business
By Rachel Davy
Having a wireless infrastructure will increase your employees' productivity and make your business part of the global economic community. It will allow your employees to telecommute from home. The necessary equipment is needed to keep your wireless infrastructure secure.How you decide to set up your wireless infrastructure network depends on the size of your business. If y...
Wireless Consultants
Wireless consulting firms maximize wireless solutions for effective communications and reduced costs
By Kristen McClung
Wireless consulting companies solve communication challenges with business strategies that increase communications and reduce spending. Wireless consultants use industry expertise and specialized skills to define, implement and plan an optimized business approach to wireless communications. Wireless experts have the capabilities to provide complete wireless solutions, including str...
GSM Antennas
Supply the right GSM antennas and service for your customers
By Terri Deno
GSM, or global systems for mobile communications, is an important part in cell phones and other equipment that relies on global satellite and positioning systems to connect mobile devices. The GSM network needs three major components to work: the base station, network subsystem, and hand-held units. All these devices rely on GSM antennas to function. Whether you use traditional com...
Supplies for Cell Phones
Enhance your cell phone services with the right accessories
By Lisa Maloney
Equipping your employees with cell phones is one of the easiest ways to instantly upgrade their connectivity. While cellular phones are relatively simple stand-alone devices, arming your business cell phones with the right supplies and accessories can keep them operating efficiently and can keep you in touch with your employees, even when they're out of pocket. Having the right...
Making the Most of Cell Phones
Turn cell phone services into business and marketing assets
By Lisa Maloney
While business cell plans are useful for employee supervision and connectivity, there are other ways of turning cellular phones to your business' advantage. Instead of focusing on the cell phones in your employees' pockets, consider how to put the phones your customers are carrying to work for you.Making the most of cell phones requires thinking outside the box. Cell phones...
Prepaid Cell Phones Industry Overview
Research the prepaid cell phones industry to increase the efficiency of your business
By Kelley Keith
Whether your company chooses to sell, manufacture or buy a prepaid cell phone, understanding how the industry works is paramount to your success. This knowledge can help locate business opportunities and allow you to use prepaid phones to maximize your profits. Most all of the large cell phone providers offer the prepaid option, but there are differences between each service in ter...
Supplies for GPS Cell Phones
Finding supplies for GPS cell phones
By J. Stoltzfus
Cell phones can do a lot of things these days, but not everybody is aware that GPS cellular providers can get members GPS service right through their mobile. GPS satellite service allows for signing up for navigational features, and allows for other kinds of location-oriented communications and features.For outfitting your GPS cell phone, you may want to also invest in some very fu...
GPS Cell Phones News and Trends
Find out about GPS cell phones news and trends
By J. Stoltzfus
In today's marketplace, GPS cell phones can offer a lot more than just a calling device. Users can buy, sell, email, shop, and a lot more, including using your cell like a GPS device by hooking up to a satellite network, the same kind that dedicated GPS devices use. Business leaders are recognizing the potential for GPS or satellite phones in tracking staff or projects, using G...
Making the Most of Prepaid Cell Phones
Integrate prepaid cell phones into your company's communication plan to boost revenue
By Kelley Keith
When making the most of prepaid cell phones, it pays to examine how your employees communicate. You also need to evaluate the communication products like the prepaid cellular phones your company sells. Prepaid phones can help profit margins in two primary ways. First, you can replace the company’s traditional cell phone plans with pay-as-you-go-cell phones or buy prepaid cell...
Using International Cell Phones
Conduct business from anywhere by using international cell phones
By Apryl Beverly
Using international cell phones is a great way to stay connected while travelling abroad. In the past, international cell phones were seen as a luxury that most professionals simply could not afford. However, today, the cost of international cell phones is more affordable and is considered a small price to pay for staying connected.To avoid missing critical business opportunities, ...
Pricing and Costs of International Cell Phones
Stay connected by exploring pricing and costs of international cell phones
By Apryl Beverly
With the introduction of advanced wireless technology, pricing and costs of international cell phones is more affordable than ever before. International cell phones are a great way to stay connected outside the United States and Canada. In the past, international cell phones were seen as a luxury that most professionals simply could not afford. While many cell phone providers offer...
Wireless News and Trends
Keep up with wireless news and trends
By Linda C. Ray
Wireless communication companies change with the times. And as the landscape surrounding wireless telecommunications continues to evolve, following technological and financial forces, you have to keep up with the wireless business to be able to make the best presentations and know what your competitors are doing. The wireless technology industry should be followed closely so that y...
Using Wireless
Make your company more efficient by using wireless
By Linda C. Ray
Wireless telecommunications can save you time and money with all the latest advancements in wireless telecommunication services. From saving money on group business plans to being able to maintain constant communications with your outside reps, wireless telecommunications can help to eliminate missed calls and give you the ability to create plans and make adjustments more quickly a...
Making the Most of Paging Service Providers
Choose the best pager service providers for your business
By Terri Deno
Any nationwide pager service will probably work for your business. But if you want to get the best service possible, you should try working with paging service providers that can give you the options to best help your employees stay in touch with one another. Pager service providers offer different services, depending on where you are located and the availability of specific beeper...
Mobile Communications Basics
Tips for selecting communication radios and accessories for your mobile communications needs
By Virginia Franco
Keeping an edge over the competition for many industries requires mobile communications so that an instant transfer of information can always take place. Mobile and wireless radio has been an invaluable tool used by law enforcement and public safety officials for years. While still used in these lines of work, other industries are finding value in communication radios when personal...
Wireless Telecommunications Infrastructure News and Trends
Get the most information on wireless telecommunications infrastructure
By Felicia R. Blue
Ever since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the National Wireless Telecommunications Siting Policy has attempted to balance local autonomy in land use with national commerce. Wireless telecommunication has expanded greatly since then. To get the most current wireless telecommunications infrastructure news and trends, you don’t need to go to the bookstore for a magazine. In...
Phone Conferencing Services
Convene customers and colleagues in business conference calls without leaving your desk
By W. Eric Martin
When you need to talk with workers and clients in far-flung locations -- whether for a sales meeting, crisis management or training seminar -- conference calls let everyone participate in the action. Phone conferencing can be conducted through some ordinary desk phones, but those systems usually connect no more than three people at a time. Thankfully, video and audio conferencing s...
Teleconferencing
Span the globe using teleconference services to set up your next meeting
By Michael Berman
Teleconferencing services cover a wide range of communications that, essentially, bring a group of people together in one virtual location. Accomplish this in several ways, ranging from the extraordinarily simple to extremely complex. Hosting a teleconference may be the best way for you to bring all the key players in your organization together for a meeting, no matter where they&...
Toll-Free Conference Calling
Find the best toll free conference calling service for your office
By Angela Roe
Every business needs conference calling capabilities. Teleconferencing is an important part of today's business world. Toll free conference calls allow you to stay connected with other offices, host meetings, train associates and discuss business with ease and professionalism. Selecting conference calling services doesn't have to be an arduous process. By having an idea of ...
Telecommunication Sales Leads
How to get the most useful telecom leads for your business
By Autumn Rivers
Telecommunication industry sales leads that offer quality are usually difficult to find. Either it seems like the leads never end up as sales, or they require a huge up-front cost. Turn bad luck with leads around by understanding what to look for in telecommunications sales leads providers. Your telecom sales leads are crucial to your business, so your telecommunications sales lead...
Conference Call Services Industry Overview
Increase your company's communication and productivity with conference call services
By Kelley Keith
The business conference call has undergone drastic changes due to technology and the way people work. More people are working from home or on the road. The use of conference call providers by these workers to communicate with the central office makes for a more effective company. Not only do these services help your employees, they help a small business work like a large business w...
Conference Call Services Key Terms
Use conference call services key terms to communicate effectively with conference call providers
By Kelley Keith
Every industry has its own language and conference call services aren’t any different. To communicate effectively with conference call providers, it's imperative that you understand the terms they use. Without this knowledge, the contract and service specifics can get lost in translation. Some companies think it's enough that their technology department knows these te...
Teleconferencing News and Trends
Stay connected to the latest developments in teleconferencing
By Linda C. Ray
In this virtual world, for almost any business, teleconferencing can bring people together across time and space to get things done. Whether you are a provider of teleconference services, a business leader looking for phone teleconferencing equipment or teleconferencing services or an investor looking to profit from advances in teleconferencing system technology, you'll need ac...
Using Teleconferencing
Save resources by using teleconferencing to hold meetings
By Linda C. Ray
From saving money on travel to being able to call meetings at a moment’s notice, business teleconferencing services can help to eliminate errors due to poor communication and create plans more quickly and efficiently. Meetings can involve everyone who needs to be there, regardless of their location.Use teleconferencing services to follow every aspect of a project. Get your en...
Toll-Free Conference Calling Education and Training
Training opportunities for conference calling service
By Trisha Schulz
When you can't meet face to face, a telephone conference call can be the next best thing. Such a service can safe you both time and money. And you are able to communicate more effectively and keep in contact with your business associates in another state or a major client halfway across the world.Educating yourself on toll free conference call technology can enhance your abilit...
Toll-Free Conference Calling Key Terms
Get your message across with toll-free conference calling terms
By Brenda Lee
Whether you need to make an announcement that's heard simultaneously by employees across the state or conduct a training session or sales meeting for employees across the country, toll-free conference calling -- also called teleconferencing -- is a simple, fast and efficient way to get the word out.Toll-free conference calling involves designated participants calling into a giv...
Teleconferencing Key Terms
Learning teleconferencing terminology can improve industry relations
By Christine Foley
Teleconferencing allows individuals, businesses and organizations to communicate on a virtual level at a virtual location. This can take place through a number of different formats, including web teleconferencing and telephone teleconferencing. The formats can be simple or complex depending on the needs, wants and desires of those using the teleconferencing format. The success...
Saving Money on Conference Call Services
Find ways to save money when scheduling business conference calls
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
Conference call providers offer many solutions for arranging meetings via telephone or the Internet. Most companies find that teleconferencing can save by eliminating travel expenses, but they still want a good deal with adequate service.Audio conference call rates vary widely depending on the type of conferencing solution you choose. Options include monthly fla...
Toll-Free Conference Calling for Beginners
Learn the basics of toll free conference calling
By Andrea Buginsky
Toll free conference calls are good for businesses that do a lot of long distance phone services, such as teleconferencing meetings, either between different office branches or with clients; sales meetings; or any other meeting between two or more offices. By using conference calling services that provide your business with toll free conference calls, you can save your business a l...
Bluetooth Wireless Solutions
The low-cost technology lets you easily interconnect the electronic devices vital to running your small business
By Mark Ingebretsen
Bluetooth technology connects computers, PDAs, cameras and phones with one another without the need for wires, creating so-called ad-hoc, virtual networks that share information. That information can include everything from photos and videos stored in a digital camera to contact lists from a PDA or your own voice transmitted from a wireless headphone to the cell phone in your pocke...
PDA Software and Accessories
Organize the organizer for maximum utility
By Karen Kingsley
You've chosen your BlackBerry or Treo or other PDA, deciding between a simple organizer and a more versatile PC companion. Now, it's a question of which accessories and software best enhance your experience. Virtually anything you need is available; it's a question of your budget and the device's memory. Some of the considerations when selecting add-ons are: How mu...
Cell Phone Faceplates
Get new cell phone faceplates for your company phones
By J. Stoltzfus
Custom cell phone covers are a stock supply for many companies. If you are in charge of doling out phones and accessories, you might want to provide your team with cell phone faceplates. These accessories can create a "team" style for cell phone disbursement. A faceplate can also protect a phone that someone will use outside or in a factory environment. For style solution...
Cell Phone Cases
Select the cell phone case for your needs
By Kim Finn
Cell phone covers have grown in popularity as quickly as the newest cell phone technology. Not only do cases protect your investment, they can make your phone more functional, more accessible and harder to lose. Choosing the right cell phone case for your needs is easy. If you don't buy one when you purchase your phone, you can still go to a brick and mortar retailer or search ...
Cordless Telephones
Get the right cordless phone for your business
By Lori Carver
A business cordless phone system makes sense for on the go offices today. Cordless phones systems expand up to 12 handsets. Business cordless phone systems are less expensive then cells, but they offer the same flexibility within the office. 2 line cordless phones or 4 line cordless phones allow you to carry a mobile switchboard with you anywhere within the office. Choose to comple...
Cell Phone Batteries
Invest in new technology in cellular phone batteries and recycle the old
By Donna Harvey
When employees' cell phones are dropping calls and shutting down, you may be losing customers. The batteries that come with cell phones probably are not the best anyway, so buy better batteries as replacements to enhance talk and standby time. Choose from original equipment or aftermarket products. Original equipment gets you a better warranty, but aftermarket replacement cell ...
Corded Headsets
Keep your employees productive and comfortable with corded telephone headsets
By Rebecca Turley
With work safety and anti-insurance claims always being a concern among employers, now may be the right time to consider corded telephone headsets for your employees. In addition to keeping their hands free to handle other tasks or type on the computer, corded headsets offer many ergonomic benefits for your employees, as well. Corded headsets will eliminate the need for your e...
Cell Phone Antennas
Improve your cellular phone's reception with a wireless phone antenna
By Rebecca Turley
Mobile phones have certainly become crucial to the successful operation of many businesses. And when they don’t work well--or not at all–the operation of the business can suffer.Aside from being just plain annoying, poor cellular reception affects how well a business operates on any given day. Not being able to effectively communicate with your employees and clients can...
Cellular and Paging Equipment Parts and Accessories
Improving your ability to communicate with parts and wireless accessories for your pagers and cell phones
By Kim Finn
Strong communication remains a top contributing factor of any successful business. Without effective internal communication, you can't get anything done within your business, and you can lose customers and sales. In today's mobile work force, cell phones and pagers and their associated wireless accessories and equipment can help satisfy your communication needs.Make sure yo...
Telephone Batteries
How to buy, replace and maintain cordless phone batteries
By M. Worcester
Telephone batteries in a cordless phone give us great freedom from being attached by a short wire to a phone on a desk or the wall. However, they can cause great aggravation when they stop working. Searching for phone batteries for sale may seem like a simple task. However, the search for business owners involves considering the specific nuances of your telephone phone system. Ther...
Headsets for Telephone Networking
Headsets for telephone networking facilitate communication and increase employee productivity
By Kristen McClung
Headsets for telephone networking provide big benefits to your business. Telephone headsets enable employees to multitask efficiently. With hands free headsets, employees can work on the computer, take copious notes or locate files across the room while talking on the phone. Headsets for desk phones eliminate the need to put callers on hold, resulting in superior customer service a...
Bluetooth Headsets
Connect your stereo bluetooth wireless headset to your cell phone, iPod, and computer
By Nicholas Patti
Bluetooth technology has cut back significantly on those tangles of wires at our computer desks, and Bluetooth headsets have freed us from our constant need to deal with more wires connecting our heads to our cell phones, PCs, and laptops.The promise of the Bluetooth headset is wireless, hands-free use of our cell phones, complete with stereo sound and voice capability. iPods and s...
Bluetooth Wireless Communications News and Trends
How to get the latest in Bluetooth wireless communications news and trends
By Felicia R. Blue
You need the latest news in Bluetooth wireless communications news and trends. You’re putting a presentation together for your department. The presentation must cover the latest trends or news in the field. You have looked on the Internet, but the information is overwhelming because there is so much on Bluetooth technology.You don’t have to feel overwhelmed. First, anal...
Cell Phone Cases News and Trends
Follow cell phone cases news and trends for the latest on cell phone protection
By Apryl Beverly
Protect your cell phone and distinguish your company by staying abreast of cell phone cases news and trends. Created in 1994, cell phone cases have transformed into one of the most popular and widely used cell phone accessory. Much of this popularity comes from the multi-functionality of cell phone cases. Not only do cell phone cases protect the cell phone from damage, they also he...
Cell Phone Cases Basics
Stay connected by learning the cell phone cases basics
By Apryl Beverly
You can protect your cell phone investment by learning the cell phone cases basics. Cell phones are expensive and the last thing any business owner wants to do is waste money replacing a cell phone because you dropped and scratched it too many times. Cell phone carrying cases can solve this problem.Cell phone cases come equipped with clips that you can easily attach to your belt, p...
Bluetooth Wireless Communications Industry Overview
Using Bluetooth technology information to make better investment decisions
By Felicia R. Blue
Having a Bluetooth wireless communications industry overview is a must if you’re a professional investor and you want to invest in the Bluetooth wireless technology field. You can use the Internet to research the technology and companies that are developing Bluetooth products and technology.Bluetooth is an exciting technology found in devices such as mobile devices, headsets,...
Pricing and Costs of Cell Phone Faceplates
Get prices for wholesale, discount and custom cell phone covers
By J.R. Glass
While cellular phone covers are by no means a necessity for cell phones, they are a great way to protect phones by adding durability and water resistance to phones. Cell phone covers are also a great way of advertising for businesses and giving unity to project team members. When you intend to purchase faceplates, make the pricing and costs of cell phone faceplates a part of your c...
Making the Most of Cell Phone Faceplates
Make the most of cell phone faceplates by personalizing them
By J.R. Glass
Cell phone face plates provide people with a way to express themselves. They also offer durability and water resistance and mask cosmetic flaws. Personalization of cell phone covers is a trend of self expression and fashion.Ways to personalize custom cell phone covers include displaying photos, art, logos, icons and color. There are innumerable ways to customize faceplates to refle...
Using Headsets for Telephone Networking
Complete business tasks efficiently by using headsets for telephone networking
By Apryl Beverly
Using headsets for telephone networking allows businesses to increase productivity, comfort and mobility when conducting business transactions via phone. Headsets for telephones are a cost-effective solution for today’s demanding office environment.Because telephone headsets offer hands-free communication, users can easily perform other tasks such as type correspondence, chec...
Using Cellular and Paging Equipment Parts and Accessories
Keep connected by using cellular and paging equipment parts and accessories
By L. Newton
Many businesses today keep in touch with employees using cellular and paging equipment parts and accessories. This equipment allows workers to talk and discuss issues on the road or off duty. Hospitals, businesspersons, service repairmen, and contractors all benefit from using cell phone and pager parts and accessories.Very few companies use pagers and cell phones alone. Most need ...
Cellular and Paging Equipment Parts and Accessories Education and Training
Provide your staff with cellular and paging equipment parts and accessories education and training
By Missy Duncan
Many companies offer their employees cellular and paging equipment parts and accessories education and training, which gives employees the ability to inform customers of the best options for their cellular phone or pager. Adding well-informed customer service specialists to your list of services gives your customers confidence in your products and services.Educate your employees ce...
Cell Phone Antennas Education and Training
Gain cell phone antenna knowledge to answer the questions your customers ask most
By L. Newton
Ongoing changes in cell phone antennas create a need for cell phone antennas education and training. Cell phone antennas come in a variety of forms. Originally the cell phone external antenna, on the outside of the phone, was the norm. Manufacturers later introduced the wireless phone antenna. Internal cell phone antennas are now available. A cell phone antenna booster and a cell p...
Cell Phone Batteries Pricing and Costs
Learn how to save money on cellular phone batteries
By Autumn Rivers
If you or your employees use a cell phone daily, then you know that cell phone replacement batteries need to last. Avoid spending the extra time and effort of plugging in your phone during your work day, and offer your employees the same peace of mind with quality mobile phone batteries. Fortunately, cellular batteries do not have to cost a fortune. As long as you are aware of ...
Corded Headsets Types and Styles
Find the best headset for your company by comparing corded headsets types and styles
By Missy Duncan
Corded headsets allow your employees to talk on the phone while doing other tasks. A corded headset will reduce pain in the neck and improve efficiency in the office. Finding a corded headset that satisfies all your employees can be a daunting task. Reviewing all the corded headsets types and styles available will help you find a headset the will please most employees.Corded headse...
Cell Phone Batteries Types and Styles
Find out the best type of cellular phone batteries for your business
By Autumn Rivers
If you or your employees use a cell phone daily, then you know that replacement cell phone batteries need to last. Rather than spending extra time and effort plugging in cell phones during the work day, offer your employees peace of mind with quality cellular batteries. Before you start looking for cell phone batteries for sale, you should do a little research.Learning the cell...
PDAs for Small Business
Put the power of your PC in your palm with a handheld PDA
By John Riddle
If you've ever written a potential client's phone number or email on a scrap of paper or jotted down a sales appointment on a napkin, you're a prime candidate for a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). These lightweight handheld computers allow you to view and update your calendar, read and send email, write memos and much, much more. Smart business owners are recognizing ...
Hiring the Small Business Executive
How to hire executive-level employees who will help your business grow
By LaRita Heet
Great employees – especially leaders – can help a business go from ho-hum to hot in no time. Want to hire the best execs around? Then it’s time to get creative. The best executives are the ones that bring value and a breath of fresh air to the company. And happy employees mean happy customers. Hiring the right executives adds value to your small business by:1)&nbs...
Smartphones
Connect to new profits by selling smartphone cell phones
By Nicholas Patti
Substantial profits are there for the taking in the robust smartphone market. To open shop, an electronics retailer can add smartphones and smartphone contracts to the store’s offerings, for example, and a small business entrepreneur can open a franchise.Anyone considering an investment in this area should know the state of the market, however. Sales of new and leading smartp...
Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Great ways of using personal digital assistants (PDAs) in business
By J. Stoltzfus
From big corporate overlords to scrappy small business owners, many have touted the wonders of personal digital assistants (PDAs). But there are different ways to use these devices in different businesses, and operators, managers and owners have to find the right fit for outfitting their workers.You can find various PDA models online for any kind of job. Choose from feature sets in...
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) News and Trends
Follow personal digital assistants (PDAs) news and trends online
By J. Stoltzfus
The popularity of personal digital assistants, or PDAs, to handle personal information from remote places is on the rise as leaders in many industries and fields take up these handy digital tools to stay connected while commuting or out on the road. The PDA represents one of America's essential communication tools in the new high-tech economy.Buyers and users of PDAs will want ...
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) Key Terms
From the Pocket PC to the iPhone, PDAs have come a long way
By Mary Spencer-Huber
Originally, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were a distinct category of technology that encompassed small hand-held devices. These devices were designed to keep track of appointments, memos and address books in an electronic format that could easily synch with the user's personal computer. As technology has improved, various phones and other hand-held devices have taken on t...
Successful 'On-Hold' Messaging
Make your phones work harder. Put tell-and-sell to work on hold.
By Daniel Kehrer
Delivering sales and marketing messages on hold is an idea that's gaining momentum among small businesses. Sure, you want to avoid putting anyone on hold. But if you must, why not make the most of it? Don't waste that time with sleepy music or radio stations that carry someone else's ads! Instead, use the opportunity to "tell and sell." Successful ads on hold...
Getting and Using 800 Numbers
Boost response rates and your sales with free calls for customers
By Linda Formichelli
Toll-free numbers (or "800 numbers") let callers contact your business without having to pay for the call. Generally, toll-free numbers aren't expensive, although the cost rises as your volume climbs. Toll-free numbers typically begin with 800, but can also begin with 888, 877, or 866 since true 800 numbers are in such high demand that they're virtually all taken....
Choosing a Phone Service Provider
Customize your communication services to fit your needs
By Meagan Francis
In the past, choices were limited when it came to choosing a phone service provider for your business. But thanks to new technology and an increasingly competitive market, businesses now have a number of options. You can choose local, long-distance and international calling plans from a variety of providers or bundle all your services with a single company. Finding plans that mee...
Paging Service Providers
Paging service can be a reliable, inexpensive backup to a cell phone
By Beth Stackpole
Looking for an alternative or backup to your cell phone? Consider a pager as a speedy and reliable adjunct to your cell phone to stay connected with the office and your clients. Some reasons to consider pagers: They are relatively inexpensive. Costs range from about $5 a month for a basic, low-end subscription to up to $50 or more for a top-of-the-line, international plan with tw...
Voicemail Solutions
Find a telephone system to meet your voicemail needs
By Julianne Jardine
Nearly every small business today can benefit from a voicemail system. When used properly, voicemail can improve productivity, give your business a professional image, enhance customer relations, and make ordering products and services quicker and more efficient. Here are a few keys to making sense of voicemail systems. Learn which voicemail system best meets your company's cu...
Saving on International Phone Calls
Keep in touch with your worldwide network for cheap
By Shara Karasic, Work.com Community Manager
Making an international phone call has never been easier or cheaper. We've come a long way - I remember in 1990 when I was staying in a small village in the north of Bali. Making a phone call entailed riding nine kilometers on a bemo crowded with chickens, sacks of rice, baskets of flower offerings, and old ibus in lace kebayas. At the telephone office in Singaraja, I would sit...
Local Phone Service
How to Choose the Best Local and Long Distance Phone Service
By Greg Brown
Residential phone service in the United States used to be pretty predictable. AT&T, known as Ma Bell, was the de facto phone monopoly. Phones were indestructible, residential phone service adequate and prices, well, high.The states and, later, the U.S. Congress took a hatchet to AT&T, ushering in a new era of competition -- and confusion -- for consumers. Ma Bell was busted...
Long Distance Phone Service
Cut your costs without cutting quality when choosing among long distance carriers
By Greg Brown
Getting the most out of your long distance phone company these days can be tricky. It helps to have a very good idea of exactly where you call, preferably over several months, at what times, and for how long.Knowing your long distance phone call breakdown can help when choosing from among dozens of options for long distance phone service. The key is to buy at the right rate, whethe...
Calling Cards
Calling cards offer cheap alternatives to traditional telecommunications
By Stephanie Fagnani
Calling cards have long been the best way to avoid excessive hotel phone charges while traveling. Prepaid calling cards can also help keep expenses down while on the home turf, and many businesses are using them to reduce the often high monthly charges enforced by local phone companies and long distance providers. To make the most out of calling cards: 1. Determine what t...
Federal Minimum Wage Increase for 2007
The minimum wage has jumped from $5.15 to $5.85; more coming
By Daniel Kehrer
The federal minimum wage went unchanged for almost 10 years. That ended July 24, 2007 when the rate jumped 70 cents to $5.85 per hour. But that's just the first of three scheduled increases. Additional rate increases on the way are: * In July 2008 the rate goes to $6.55 * In July 2009 to $7.25.That's a combined 40 ...
International Cellular Phone Roaming Options
5 Ways to Save Money on Your Cell Phone International Roaming
By Shonika Proctor
Do you travel abroad for work or for play and feel that you constantly get stung on your international cell roaming rates no matter how disciplined you try to be with your usage? Well I can definitely relate if you are one of those people who thoroughly enjoy 1 Euro half pint beers, but feel the hangover kick in a month later when you open that 100 Euro m...
Prepaid Phone Cards
Save Money by Implementing the Use of Prepaid Phone Cards Within a Small Business
By Heather Topham Wood
Save money on business expenses by purchasing prepaid phone cards and using them in lieu of a traditional calling plan. You can decrease your overhead and escape overuse charges and fees with prepaid calling cards.Besides decreasing your phone usage costs, prepaid calling cards have other uses. You can choose to distribute phone cards amongst your clients as a customer incentive pr...
Intercom Systems
Compare intercom solutions for your business
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
An intercom system can be a beneficial addition whether you operate a home-based business or manage a corporation in a multi-level property. Finding the right system depends on your needs and budget.1. Decide if you prefer wired or wireless intercom systems.2. Sketch a layout of where you want intercom access in your office.3. Consider adding security functions with an intercom sys...
Satellite Phone Service Providers
How to get the most from your satellite phone service
By Shannon Ambroson
Satellite phones allow you to contact almost anyone in the world, using communication satellites orbiting in space. Whether you travel within the United States or overseas, you will undoubtedly run into areas with nonexistent cellular phone coverage. Satellite phone service providers give you a reliable option when you must communicate with your business, customers or family.Satell...
Wireless Telecommunications Messaging
Getting the most out of mobile messaging for your company
By Kim Finn
If you're older than 30, you may not rely on wireless telecommunications messaging, especially for business, but the future will likely see mobile instant messaging and mobile text messaging evolve into accepted standards in business communication.If you haven't given wireless messaging a try, you should probably think about it. If you have kids, start with them because the...
International Long Distance Call Back Carriers
Find the best international long distance call back carriers
By Danny Manson
Acting as a virtual calling card, long distance call back is a service that allows users to receive incredibly low rates for making long distance and international calls. This new technology allows users to dial a unique local access number and then receive a call back from their call back service. The service then prompts the user to dial the number they wish to call, and the call...
Long Distance Discount Operators and Resellers
Become a long distance reseller by selling discount calling cards
By Betsy D. Vanderslice
Discount long distance phone resellers are small companies that "rent" long distance minutes in bulk from a major carrier and resell them to consumers at cheaper rates. They can afford to do this because they do not have to pay costs associated with big corporations such as advertising and marketing.You can boost your bottom line by becoming a long distance discount phone...
Finding Phone Numbers
Find phone numbers more efficiently with technology
By Jeffrey Lindblom
When we see a movie character pick up a phone and ask the operator for "KLondike 54321," we can let loose a small sigh at the nostalgic simplicity of the phone number lookup. Now, getting the assistance of an operator means a charge of a few dollars. Do you call the office number (office cell, cubicle or meeting room) or do you call a home number (home cell or home land l...
Carrier Billing and Customer Care Solutions
Select the right carrier billing and customer care solutions for your business
By Kimberly Webb
Running a telecommunications company isn't easy, and one of the biggest decisions you'll make is deciding among the different telecom billing and customer care systems on the market. You need to make sure that the solution is efficient and can keep up with all your billing and customer service needs. First, look at the different billing systems for telecommunications. Y...
Calling Card Solutions for Service Providers
Calling card software information for your small business
By Betsy D. Vanderslice
Phone card software has allowed many small business owners to make money without a lot of risk. As the competition grows in the market, it is important to stay on top of the latest calling card solutions for service providers. Advanced technology and evolving laws in the telecommunications world mean this business will remain profitable as long as you keep up with the trends.With t...
Directories of Toll-Free Listings
Toll-free phone number directories are great for business
By Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
Every day, thousands of people spend needless dollars because they neglected to use directories of toll-free listings. Many businesses that are attempting to reach out to their customers offer toll-free lines as a service but instead, many customers use their regular phone number.Your business can save on expensive long-distance charges if you simply put to use the many listings fo...
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in Texas
Save on phone service with Texas CLECs
By B. Lumadue
Several CLECs serve the state of Texas. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in Texas have been around since the Telecommunications Act of 1996. They compete with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC). ILECs are the carriers that were in place before deregulation. Most are Regional Bell Operating Companies that were created after the break up of AT&T in the 1980s. The ...
Pay Telephones
Find a pay phone business to buy or repair phones
By Sharisa Lewis
With the popularity of cell phones, there is less of a market for pay phones. However, you can still find pay phones outside of 7-Elevens, some grocery stores, gas stations or other businesses. Although pay phones are not as common anymore, they can still benefit your business. Customers can use them in an emergency instead of relying on your business phone. They can also use pay p...
Call Forwarding
Use call forwarding products to ensure an answer for every customer call
By Angela Kovalyak
If you are a business that requires customer interaction, then you need phone call forwarding services. There is nothing worse than having a client call you and listen to dozens of rings without anyone, or anything, answering the phone. More than likely, this potential customer will take business elsewhere.To add call forwarding to your business phones, you can:1. Subscribe to a ca...
Aircraft and Vehicle Broadcast Systems
Find or customize your own aircraft and vehicle broadcast systems
By Violette DeSantis
Television production vehicles and aircraft and vehicle broadcast systems are perfect for industry insiders and novices alike. When you have a corporate event or benefit that needs to be broadcast or a news or sporting event to relay to any part of the world, vehicle video systems are necessary tools.A system for vehicle broadcast is installed in a variety of vehicles from small tr...
Affordable VoIP Hosted PBX for Businesses
Affordable VoIP hosted PBX phone system for businesses provide excellent customer care services.
By Greg Brown
The basics of private branch exchange (PBX) are clear to anyone who has ever called a doctor's office: You get a receptionist, a recording, or a chance to search for your contact by name, and perhaps leave a voicemail.While not complex nor tremendously expensive, a virtual PBX system is hardware and virtual PBX software that must be bought, installed, serviced and, eventually,...
Advantages of VoIP Phone Service for Your Business
The VoIP PBX phone service offers all the comprehensive telecommunication features
By Daniel Kehrer
"Voice over Internet Protocol" or VoIP is technology that lets you make and receive phone calls via the Internet. VoIP began as a curiosity not so long ago but has moved mainstream in a big way with small business. Some businesses are dumping conventional phones in favor of VoIP, and startups are selecting VoIP from the get-go. VoIP is gaining popularity among small busin...
VoIP for Small Business
Why VoIP? Inside info on VoIP, finding a VoIP provider, VoIP phones and VoIP services
By Daniel Kehrer
"Voice over Internet Protocol" or VoIP is technology that lets you make and receive phone calls via the Internet. VoIP began as a curiosity not so long ago but has moved mainstream in a big way with small business. Some businesses are dumping conventional phones in favor of VoIP, and startups are selecting VoIP from the get-go. VoIP is gaining popularity among small busin...
Choosing the Right Phone System
Connect to your clients and vendors without breaking the bank
By Greg Brown
Hooking up a home phone is a piece of cake: Plug in the handset and start dialing. But for business — even one with just a handful of employees — business phone systems can be much more complex. And, if your business grows, you could quickly outgrow a basic small business phone system. The good news is that there are plenty of competitors hungry for your business. The t...
Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Phone Systems
Improve customer satisfaction and productivity with a powerful communication tool
By Jenni Simcoe
First impressions count, and they're often formed when customers place a call to your business. Do they get a busy signal? Does the phone ring and ring without being picked up? If so, you could be losing their business before you even have a chance to pitch your products or services. To avoid such phone faux pas, consider investing in a critical business communications tool &...
Virtual PBX
Get cutting-edge business phone features with no hardware with virtual private branch exchange
By Greg Brown
The basics of private branch exchange (PBX) are clear to anyone who has ever called a doctor's office: You get a receptionist, a recording, or a chance to search for your contact by name, and perhaps leave a voicemail.While not complex nor tremendously expensive, a virtual PBX system is hardware and virtual PBX software that must be bought, installed, serviced and, eventually,...
Business Phones
Connect your business to more sales with the right business phones
By Greg Brown
The back end of business telephone systems -- the hardware and software that runs office telephones -- really matters. But it's the handset and base, the actual physical apparatus of office phones, that can either help or hurt your actual business. Buying business phones can be complex, so knowing the key points helps when buying business telephones.Covered in this guide to off...
Buying and Using a Business Phone System for 2 to 10 Phones
Choosing a phone system for your small business or satellite office
By Greg Brown
Small businesses are, by far, the driving force and main employer in even the most developed economies. Think about it: realtors, restaurants, law offices, car repair shops -- never mind the 20 million or so sole proprietors in the United States, self-employed individuals who nevertheless lease office space and have perhaps an assistant or two, the largest category of small busines...
Buying and Using a Business Phone System for 10+ Phones
Choosing a business phone system for your growing small business or satellite office
By Greg Brown
Cutting costs is a great business practice -- until it actually costs you money in the end. That's the principal risk with a small business phone system: Buy too little, and expansion is pricey or just plain impossible.Spend too much on a small business phone system, and you waste money if your employees don't really use all the cutting-edge features. (They won't.) A s...
CTI Services
CTI call center software gives your agents full access to a customer's history as soon as they pick up the phone
By Marianne Cotter
Computer telephony integration (CTI) is a technology that marries the computer with the telephone in a call center. Thanks to CTI call center software solutions, a customer history pop-up screen appears on an employee’s computer as soon as a customer call comes in, giving the employee complete insight into the customer’s history and data. CTI solutions allow customer s...
VoIP Solutions
Use the power of the Internet to take advantage of VoIP business solutions
By Michael Berman
The perfect telecommunications solution for your company is sitting right on your desk. A computer with a broadband Internet connection can be used to set up IP telephony business solutions, enabling you to make telephone calls anywhere in the world at a fraction of the cost of using a conventional telephone carrier.More and more companies have adapted Voice over Internet Prot...
Conferencing Equipment and Supplies
Find the right conferencing equipment for your small business
By Nikki Wheeler
Technology facilitates easier ways to work together and communicate much more effectively. Have regular meetings easily through conference calls. Stay in contact with traveling employees or those that work from home using audio conferencing equipment. Get conferencing equipment to allow multiple people to take part in a phone conversation at once on a single phone. Havi...
Wireless Headsets
Stay connected without being connected with a wireless headset
By Rebecca Turley
In today’s frantic, multitasking world, we want to do it all -- without being tethered to a wire. Luckily, technology has answered our call with a vast selection of wireless headsets.Whether working at the computer, answering calls in the office or talking on a cell phone, wireless headsets provide you with a hands-free, wire-free alternative to standard telephones, earphones...
Phone Recorders
Phone recorders capture all your business calls
By Lori Carver
Phone call recording equipment is useful in many businesses. Check a customer’s phone order firsthand by playing back the original call. Save all your phone calls inbound and out, to provide fail-safe records. Telephone recorders provide firsthand feedback about your employees calls. Do your customers hear cheerful, helpful workers anxious to give them the best customer servi...
Conference Phones
Find business conference phones with the features you need at a price you can afford
By Angela King
Reliable phone conference equipment is vital to provide clear communication effectively in business, and is essential to build good working relationships, maintain current clients and to gain new customers. Sellers of conference phones can provide conferencing phones with the features you need for your business. Suppliers of conference phones should offer conference telephones in a...
Computer Telephony Software
Transform your computer with computer telephony integration (CTI) software concepts
By Jeffrey Lindblom
Computer telephony software transforms most modern computers into powerful telecommunications tools by integrating functions like memorized phone lists, voicemail and even video to your computer. Computer telephony software is diverse and sophisticated. Computer telephony interfaces can be as simple as onscreen dialers or CTI computers, which fully interface with a business' te...
Computer Telephony Hardware
Computer telephony integration products transform your computers into sophisticated telecommunications equipment
By Jeffrey Lindblom
Computer telephony integration equipment, or CTI equipment, adds real value to your computer network. By leveraging your existing hardware, your network becomes a sophisticated PBX telecommunications system. Hardware for CTI needn't be expensive and is easy to find. In fact, if you replace your entire phone system with telephony hardware, you often reduce your infrastructure co...
Wireless Intercoms
Improve workplace communication and security with commercial wireless intercoms
By Rebecca Turley
Regardless of your workplace environment, commercial wireless intercoms can prove to be an important method of communication between you and your employees at any given time. Home offices, small office environments, large offices, manufacturing settings or construction sites can all benefit from the convenience and versatility offered by wireless intercoms. No wires mean a quick, i...
Telephone Networking
Business telephone networking made easy
By Michael Dunne
Telephone networking services should never be left out of your business plan. You've got to communicate with your customers. They have to be able to reach you to buy your products and services.Whether you're selling flowers, tires or investment advice your business needs some kind of voice network communications. If you've got more than one employee you need to understa...
Telephone Networking Hardware
Demystify phone networking equipment to fill business needs
By Michael Dunne
Telephone hardware is no longer just handsets purchased from your local exchange provider. Options abound for telephone networking hardware, accessories and providers of phone networking equipment.Information about phone networking equipment can be confusing. As a business owner, you need key details on telephone hardware and phone networking accessories in order to make cost-effec...
Telephone Adapters
Stay in touch with right the telephone adapter
By Lesley Graybeal
Phone adapters are necessary for a number of business and home purposes. Many small businesses with few telephone operating personnel find that on-hold adapter solutions are vital for transforming a regular phone into a customer-retention tool when multiple customers are on the line.Telephone adapters also are useful for travel, or if you want to make calls through your computer, u...
IP Telephony Software
IP telephony software programs provide cost effective business communication solutions
By Kristen McClung
IP telephony software programs enable businesses to make telephone calls through the Internet, saving money and creating convenient communication solutions. IP telephony is an emerging trend that can change the way businesses communicate in the future. However, in order to have telephone conversations through the Internet, businesses must install IP telephony software programs. Aft...
Telephone Systems Software
Find the right software for phone systems -- you'll rely on it heavily
By Octavia McFerrin
Installing business phone systems software can be a nightmare, even for a small or home-based business. You'll have to rely on strong in-house tech support or easily-accessible customer service no matter where you purchase business phone systems software and hardware. Your best bet may even be to purchase hardware specifically made to go along with your software, making it even...
Telephone Networking Equipment and Supplies
Telephone networking equipment and supplies can help improve company communication
By Kimberly Ben
The equipment for telephone networking is literally the backbone of a successful customer service-centered business. Whether your business is staffed with hundreds of agents or only 10 agents, the equipment used for telephone networking is what can make your company stand out as a big player.The telephone networking equipment and supplies businesses you choose depends on technology...
Softswitch Technology
Switch to the new generation of networks with softswitch systems
By Tara McClendon
Softswitch systems replace the traditional circuit switch with a softswitch, which combines generic hardware with open-standard hardware. The networks that use softswitch technology belong to a group known as next generation networks (NGNs). Softswitch technologies separate the call processing from the physical switching handled by media gateways (MGs), which allows a common softwa...
Telecommunications Speech Recognition
Take your customer service to a new level by adding telephone voice recognition
By Kimberly Webb
The days of pressing 0 to speak to an operator are over. Speech recognition telephone services are the hottest thing around, no matter what industry you're in, so it's imperative that you know about the software and what it can mean for your business. Whether you want to streamline customer service procedures or just give callers a new way to interact with your systems,...
Enterprise Cabling Installation
Provide advantages and opportunities for your business with enterprise cable installation
By Kelley Keith
Effective enterprise cabling installation assists a business in planning not only for its present but for its future communication needs. Enterprise cabling solutions provide excellent opportunities for a business that plans for the advances in communication before they happen. While no person or company is clairvoyant, enterprise cabling installation, done correctly, allows fo...
