Refurbished Phone Exchange Blog — Small Business

The Toshiba DK424i and Toshiba CIX 670 phone systems look identical to the average user, and indeed they are the same physical cabinet with different internal modules. The Toshiba DK424i was released the year prior to the official release of the CIX 670, and was meant to be a stop gap release before the unveiling of the CIX 670. Toshiba DK424i System The Toshiba DK424i has little to do with the original DK424 phone system. The Toshiba Dk424i can use several of the same cards as the original DK series of chassis, including the PIOUS and IMDU cards. The system...

Buying a phone system is an important investment. You must put careful consideration into price, potential for growth, and ability to find replacement parts and accessories. Of course in today's business world, many SMB's are opting for a cloud-based system, but is that the right solution for you? How much should I spend? The first thing customers ask about when searching for the right phone system is price. How much will it cost me? The answer depends on a few factors, number of lines, equipment and more importantly features.­ Features can range from call groups, conference bridging and voicemail transcribing...

Key Functionality, also known as Line Functionality, is a type of phone system setup. Key System Units, abbreviated to KSUs, were digital phone systems in the 80’s to early 2000’s that were designed around having phones ring based on what ‘line’ rang. Each analog or ISDN trunk that came into the system was assigned a line key. This line key was then shared out in a shared line account (SLA) that would ring all the phones in the group when the analog trunk rang. If you ever said “You have a call on line 3,” at your job, chances are...

The Aastra 675xi is no more... Mitel-Aastra has officially discontinued the 675xi series of IP phones. These phones were SIP based IP phones compatible with Asterisk based phone systems and AastraLink phone systems. The Aastra 57i and other phones in the series became synonymous with high quality programmable phones for SIP based phone systems. On October 7, 2014 the 675xi series was officially discontinued.   The Replacement... The replacement series of phones will be the Aastra 686xi phones. The two phones being originally released in the series are the 6865i and the 6867i IP phones. These phones will maintain the...

The Vertical Edge 700 (VW-E700-24) is an IP based phone purpose built for the Vertical Wave IP and MBX IP business phone systems. These are Vodavi’s enterprise and large business phone systems. The Vertical Edge 700 is a backlit phone with a 3 line display. This IP phone has a speakerphone, a headset jack, 24 programmable keys, dual color LED status indicators for every programmed key, an adjustable LCD, and numerous other features. The Vodavi IP 7024D is purpose built for the Vodavi XTS and Vertical SBX phone systems. These systems are meant for smaller businesses. The IP 7024D...