SIP Trunking For Dummies: Which Codec Should You Use?
How To Describe the Quality of a SIP Trunking Call
Are you old enough to remember the very successful tag line for Sprint Communications' long distance service back in the ancient 1990’s? “Can you hear me now?” Or...Did you grow up remembering the equally (if not more) successful phrase that Verizon Wireless made part of our cultural reality in the new millennium? Regardless of which slogan…
Rising Oaks Youth Apartments Opens in Oakland
One of Teledynamic's long time Bay Area clients - the Fred Finch Youth Center - is about to open the latest chapter in their on-going efforts to help the disenfranchised youth of America -
The Rise of Mobile VoIP and How it Changes Everything
Once upon a time in 2001, when cell phones still had antennas, and “tweeting” was still something only birds did, phone companies decided to marry Internet technology with mobile phone technology. A few years later, in 2005, mobile VoIP (also called mobile Internet calling) emerged. Now in 2013, Internet telephony options continue to assume the…
SIP Trunking for Dummies: What Are My Simultaneous Call Needs?
If you're considering switching to SIP Trunking for your business voice communications, you've no doubt asked yourself how many trunks you'll need to support your business. One of the first steps in determining the number of SIP Trunks that you'll need is calculating your trunk requirements. This is done in 3 easy steps: 1. Calculate…
New Digium Switchvox Appliances - $1000 Discount to First Bay Area Purchaser
TeleDynamic Communications is a recognized leading Bay Area Digium Switchvox dealer, which recently won the Frost and Sullivan Global Growth Leadership Award.
SIP Trunking is Better Than PRI
Early Fears about VoIP vs. PRI
There isn't much debate about which phone delivery system provides better features and reliability going into the future. SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) Trunking is widely heralded as a better option than PRI (Primary Rate Interface).
The Rumors of the Death of the PSTN Are NOT Greatly Exaggerated
Is the Demise of the PSTN Finally at Hand?
Sharp scissors in hand, traditional phone providers are more than eager to cut the telephone cord of the old PSTN system. The PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) is the infrastructure behind the nationwide phone service that runs off of phone wires and telephone poles. The Technical Advisory Council estimates that o
The Real Reason AT&T Is Raising Their Prices for Analog Lines
You may have heard about how AT&T is raising prices on their analog lines for businesses. This is very typical phone company behavior, and it goes something like this:Analog lines are old. They're not digital. They're a legacy platform that's increasingly expensive to
Shoretel's Disappointing Financial Results for Q4 2012
If you're a regular visitor to this blog, you know we've got issues with Shoretel. Specifically, we've got issues with their business model. They continue to lose money every quarter, continue to rely on proprietary technologies and continue to spend way too much on sales and marketing. Give this little rant a listen and let us…
Nortel Owners Don't Know What They're Missing - Saving Money
Nortel Conversion Client Profile - Niesar & Vestal, LLP
With Hosted PBX and SIP Trunking on the rise, old Nortel systems with analog PRI circuits are simply not cost effectiveanymore. Nortel Conversion Client Profile - Niesar & Vestal, LLP Recently, one of our old cus