Phone System Buyer Guide

A business phone system is one of the most important purchases your office can make. The telephone is often the easiest way to reach your customers, clients, and partners. It should also be the easiest way for them to reach you. You do not want your important business phone calls coming into your office to be routed incorrectly, disconnected, or faced with a bewildering array of automated options.

Panatel Direct makes phone system shopping easy. Here are some of the best options for home or business telephone systems:

NEC DSX-40 NEC DSX40 Kit has an initial configuration that starts with 4 incoming lines, 8 digital station ports and 2 analog station ports with the capability to expand to 6 incoming line, 24 digital station ports and 18 analog station ports.

NEC DSX-80 NEC DSX-80 kit ready for up to 8 phone lines and 16 system phones. Expandable up to 80 ports.

KX-TA824 KX-TA824 is equipped three outside lines and eight internal extensions (3X8 configuration), but it can grow to 8 outside lines and 24 internal extensions.

There are many factors to consider when buying a business telephone systems. For example, if you have 1-3 lines (phone numbers) coming into your office or home, a small phone system would fit your needs. Two of the top brands are Panasonic Phone Systems and NEC Telephone System. The top selling Phone System for Panasonic is the KX-TA824. The main advantage to this system is that you can incorporate true voicemail into your home or office. This includes adding numerous mailboxes, making different extensions for employees or family members, or even getting a voicemail service. It has many more features than the non-control unit phone systems (see brochure for all features). If you need more lines coming into your home or office you should always make sure that your phone system is expandable. You can do this by checking to see if your phone system has an expansion card. For example you would get KX-TA82483, which would increase your Panasonic KX-TA824 to 6 lines 16 extensions and still can be expanded to 8 lines 24 extensions. A small business phone system will have fewer bells and whistles, but should still provide the core set of features you need.

If you are running a business from your home, or your office requires a phone system for both corded and cordless phones, several options are available to you. The Panasonic KX-TAW848 is a high quality wired/wireless phone system that is initially configured at 4 external lines and 4 internal extensions. You could expand the KX-TAW848 to 8 external lines, 24 corded extensions and 24 additional cordless extensions (48 extensions total). The KX-TAW848 comes with numerous features and options, and like the KX-TA824 can grow with you over a decade or more.

You will want to ensure compatibility with other equipment you already own or may need such as voicemail, messaging on-hold, headsets, or conferencing equipment. And you will need to choose a phone system that supports all the features your business requires.