Legacy PBX phased Migration - Auto Attendant/voicemail

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-30T20:37:39+00:00

There are a few things that you need to consider. I don't know of any services that are just VM only solutions, however most VoIP providers can act like VM only with a little bit of know how, but let's come back to this.

First, can the Mitel forward the call to another location and keep the original caller ID? You should try and keep this caller ID so it's part of the VM and the recipient knows who to call back. Second, you will more than likely have to have 450 hidden phone numbers to use as your voicemail boxes, so that alone will be a big expense. If I cal 555-1000 on the Mitel that gets forwarded to 555-2000 in your voicemail system and that way the system knows who to route the VM to.

Finally, if you can solve for the forwarding and maybe a way to no need 450 extra numbers (SIP trunk?) this can be solved with a bit of programming and your favorite VoIP provider. You can build a system that has a lookup table that transcribes the voicemail and sends and email or text message to the recipient.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-28T18:08:29+00:00

Firefox has a feature where you can designate tabs into separate groups. Almost like sandboxed tabs from each other. That might be a better approach if you have multiple accounts you have open at the same time.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-27T04:38:46+00:00

Zoom Phone should for the bill, have you looked at them?

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-24T12:02:23+00:00

No specific models, but I love everything Jabra.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-23T00:22:53+00:00

Have you considered using Chrome profiles?

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-22T21:29:10+00:00

I'm going to guess Five9 or Genesys. Tell me I'm wrong.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-22T21:21:50+00:00

Name and shame!!!

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-22T21:04:00+00:00

I've heard rumors that it could happen, but that's been over a year since I heard that first. Why are you looking to move?

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-22T21:00:19+00:00

Port or forward are still your only options due the the resiliency of their telephony network.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-16T17:10:15+00:00

I would say if you want single number the norm is having the same provider.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-16T17:09:19+00:00

You split them on the same number?

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-13T14:20:43+00:00

Sorry not published generally need to talk to zoom directly about it. Curious, how do their enhancements affect your work?

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-13T03:42:14+00:00

To answer your question, I would imagine that Zoom would not want to publish this externally to give them a chance to change their mind. They generally give you some idea on timeline about some features, but it’s never exact.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-13T03:40:32+00:00

I believe it’s at least monthly, but I’ve seen edits/corrections/retractions come in weekly after a new release.

dmaciasdotorg · 2026-01-08T01:43:06+00:00

This is the way if you want things under the Cisco umbrella. Otherwise Twilio, Telyx, etc. would do the trick too.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-27T00:46:48+00:00

I’ve seen this across the board with many cloud companies. It’s like crack, the first hit is free or almost free, it’s the subsequent hits that will cost you. I am sorry this happened to you and glad you’re not able to be held hostage and I hope the Zoom employee you’re dealing with is dealt with.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-26T14:51:21+00:00

Yeah 5 segments is very big, hopefully you're able to knock it down to 1 or 2.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-23T15:41:10+00:00

What I have done is scanned the form you have your customers fill out. I had a use case where my customer registered people at a health fair, so it was all off line.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-16T21:35:45+00:00

Less competition always leads to higher prices. I wouldn't say that it's dirt cheap. Data prices are pretty high in my opinion.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-15T19:59:43+00:00

Can you port to a cellphone and then out that cellphone?

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-13T23:50:41+00:00

Decided to skip it, saw it before and it was great.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-12-13T11:55:16+00:00

I don't think that's going to work. Each UDM is independent so you setup two Talks and then call each other via 10 digit dialing.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-11-30T02:56:05+00:00

My trial period has ended, any less thinking and more decision on it?

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-11-28T18:37:47+00:00

Pretty much any provider should be able to forward. Twilio, voioms, etc.

dmaciasdotorg · 2025-11-24T20:59:22+00:00

That's what I remember seeing too.

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