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We can have on the fly video conferences and full presence on mobile devices.

What is most valuable?

Integrated Web Meeting and Video Conferencing with mobile app is a big sales feature. The ability to remotely connect users on their smartphone 3CX app to the corporate phone system , and also have full presence and video is compelling.

How has it helped my organization?

On the fly video conferences and full presence on mobile devices

What needs improvement?

It would be great if the web meeting functionality could be extended to enable users to call standards-based video conferencing systems. The ability for a user to dial a room based video conferencing system (I.e. Polycom, Cisco, Avaya Scopia,etc.) from the 3CX webmeeting application would be a useful improvement.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We've had no issues with the deployment.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability had improved with v14 when compared to earlier versions.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales to our need.

What other advice do I have?

Although 3CX is a very flexible and generally easy to deploy solution, the biggest advice would be to ensure you have a solid IT network in place prior to implementation. Having the proper switches, gateways, phone sets, bandwidth and cabling infrastructure in place is important to ensuring the successful implementation of 3CX.  

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
The use of a session border controller which can be deployed cheaply on a Raspberry Pi makes port handling easier.

Valuable Features:

Ease of deployment, and the SBC alleviates many of the headaches of remote phones

Improvements to My Organization:

Simplified deployment of hosted voice. The use of a session border controller which can be deployed cheaply on a Raspberry Pi makes port handling easier and more stable.

Room for Improvement:

There are a handful of simple features – BLF to handle parking orbits / etc. Handling of custom SIP headers. The issue with custom SIP headers caused a problem with Twilio and receiving caller ID, but 3CX doesn’t list them as a supported vendor so my bad.

Deployment Issues:

We've had no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

We've had no issues with stability.

Scalability Issues:

We've had no issues with scalability.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Network Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
We can use the mobile app when calling clients to mask our cell phone numbers.

Valuable Features:

The ease of deployment and web interface to manage the phone system is without Parallel.  The phone system can be deployed within hours.  The cost saving to the client can be up to 80% compared to other systems with the same features.  The call center module is included and their isn't a per user license so it is very scalable to any size organization and is suitable for any budget. 

Improvements to My Organization:

We can use the mobile app when calling clients to mask our cell phone numbers, and direct important calls to mobiles so we can assist our clients even when we are away from the office.  The other feature that is improved our organization is the video conferencing capabilities.  We no longer have to pay for the service and we have all the features such as screen sharing, recording and video feeds with anybody, whether they are in the organization or not.

Room for Improvement:

I would like to see is for the status to have a “time in status” field so people can see how long someone has been in that particular status.

Deployment Issues:

We have not encountered any issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

It has been stable and we've not experienced any problems..

Scalability Issues:

We've been able to scale it for our needs with no issues.

Other Advice:

The advice I have is to buy the plug in play phones and deploy it with the phone system.  Implementation goes a lot easier and smoother with plug in play phones.  

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. We are a reseller for 3cx and use the product in house as well as implement the solution to our clients.
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Issa Ibrahim Taiwo - PeerSpot reviewer
Issa Ibrahim TaiwoAvaya Support Engineer at Simba Group
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you can install an SBC and installing zoiper on your android phone,i guess your problem is solve with this little explanation.i am available to work in any project regarding 3CX,Asterisk,Avaya.please carry me along when there is any project on ground i can travel across the globe.

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Owner at a tech services company
Consultant
It has allowed us to create a natural flow of incoming telephone calls, without the need of having a full time receptionist.

Valuable Features:

I can safely say that their is nothing that beats the ease of deployment, functionality and stability of 3CX. Version 14 has especially leveled the playing fields for us and know allows us to play in the cloud space as well. Top Product!

Improvements to My Organization:

It has allowed us to create a natural flow of incoming telephone calls, without the need of having a full time receptionist. This has saved the company a lot of money in the long term. Also, we can make sure that all inbound calls are always answered by someone, even if there is no one in the office since we have set it up to forward calls to our mobiles so customers will always be able to talk to someone.

Room for Improvement:

The call logs/reporting functions need some improvement and are still very basic. However, they will do fine for most smaller companies that don’t need in depth management reports for a small PBX system. On a much larger scale, more reporting options are required.

Other Advice:

Make sure if you do decide to implement this product, that you use a company that is well versed in this product and that can give you the best possible solution and setup from the product, so that you can maximize the full potential of the product as well as maximising the full potential of the users of the product.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Re-seller of this product and also we use it in our own company.
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CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
It provides all the features of a traditional phone system, as well as VoIP.

Valuable Features:

It is very easy to install and manage. It provides all the features of a traditional phone system, as well as VoIP. This can help to significantly cut telephone costs. The system is very stable and does not require significant resources to run. It also has an easy to use web interface for configuration and management.

Improvements to My Organization:

The system provides soft phones for all desktop and mobile platforms and has allowed my organization to work from anywhere and still be able to make and receive calls.  It has also significantly reduced our monthly telephone service costs.

Room for Improvement:

They need to expand and update the reporting capabilities which I believe they are working on for future releases.

Deployment Issues:

Deployment is very easy since it is a Windows application.

Stability Issues:

The product has been rock solid.  We have not encountered any issues with stability or downtime.

Scalability Issues:

We have been involved in the implementation of 3CX of various sizes, from four to 32 users, and never had issues. It is nice that the configuration process is the same no matter what the implementation size is.

Other Advice:

We have been very happy with the 3CX solution and are excited to see what future functionality is added to the product.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. 3CX partner
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Michael Warmbier - PeerSpot reviewer
Michael WarmbierTechnology Consulting Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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We continue to see 3CX pour in resources by way of Research, Development and Support to continue adding feature, functionality and security for the product. New versions arrive on a regular basis and always impress.

As an end-user of the system, I wouldn't consider anything else, it just works, it makes sense, it is feature rich and it friendly to use and administrate (and features are NOT sold by the "A La Carte" method, choose your version, you get 100% of that feature set! As a reseller, our partnership with 3CX has proven to be a huge success both internally as well as for our clients (who are most important).

I have to admit, early on, almost 10 years ago, when we first began working with the product and 3CX as a partner, we were skeptical. We have been pleasantly surprised and continue to have success at many levels.

Definitely worth considering!

Mike Warmbier

Kinetix
3CX Platinum Partner
mwarmbier@kinetixinc.com

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Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
With a background in computer networking rather than telecoms, I found the setup straightforward.

What is most valuable?

  • General ease of deployment
  • Versatility
  • Call recording
  • Call queuing

How has it helped my organization?

3CX Phone System has made the way we handle our calls much more efficient.

What needs improvement?

More granular management of call recording is needed. Also, the option to set to record all calls on the system with an option to opt an extension out rather than the current method where you have to select each extension individually.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used 3CX for about six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We've had no issues deploying it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The system has had no stability issues since we started using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It has scaled to our needs without a problem.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

The customer service is excellen

Technical Support:

The Tech Support is excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used a Linksys Voip solution that was cumbersome and difficult to use.

How was the initial setup?

When we switched over to 3CX we had our system up and running in a matter of hours. With a background in computer networking rather than telecoms I found this very straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We did this all in house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing is scalable depending on the size of your organisation. Upgrades are simple and you get the same features whether you are a small business or corporate setup.

What other advice do I have?

I would highly recommend 3CX to anyone, and I believe it to be the best option out there.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. We started out as a user of 3Cx and liked it so much we then became a 3CX partner
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Director of Technical Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
It gives you the flexibility to make and receive calls anywhere.

Valuable Features:

It's a VOIP PBX based on Windows. It runs rock solid, and is easy to setup and manage. There is also a helpful user forum and community of enthusiasts.

Improvements to My Organization:

3CX gives you the option of having softphones or physical phones, this gives you the flexibility to make and receive calls anywhere.

Room for Improvement:

They need to embed a help or chat feature.

Deployment Issues:

There were no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

It's been a stable product.

Scalability Issues:

It's scaled to our needs.

Other Advice:

Be sure to understand all components of the product before deployment.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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​The failover features that come on SP3 allow me to create a replica of 3CX PBX in case the 3CX fails.

Valuable Features:

The failover features that come on SP3 allow me to create a replica of 3CX PBX in case the 3CX fails. The replica become active right away, minimizing downtime and data loss.

Improvements to My Organization:

It provides a very easy way to move all the system onto a new machine.

Room for Improvement:

Once activate the failover, the passive server will stop 2CX services and will start monitoring the Active server. When a failover occurs and the active server cannot be reached for any reason, the passive will run the failover script and take over pbx operation. That it is full automatic process.

Deployment Issues:

We've had no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

We've had no issues with stability.

Scalability Issues:

We've had no issues with scalability.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller and installer.
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pdonovan89107 - PeerSpot reviewer
pdonovan89107CTO at a security firm
Top 20LeaderboardReal User

Add virtualization to this with a fail over system setup and this is a rock solid system. Not 5 9's as I hear people tout but reliable enough that it shouldn't matter.

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