Sometimes You Have To Go Old-School

We are moving into a more digital world where many companies are disbanding old technologies to make way for new ones. Dissolving old technologies such as Analog Lines, also known as Past Old Telephone Services (POTS), are voice circuits historically made from copper wire that runs from your local phone company’s central office building to your business location. This serves as a circuit connection to the customer’s telephone systems, fax machine or modem.

Though Analog Lines may be able to transfer calls between an extension, their features pretty much end there. Because of their simplicity and limited potential for expansion, they are relatively inexpensive to purchase. However, for  analog systems, they use less-modular hardware, which can be expensive to support, configure and upgrade. These expenses can go up to $40 a month. That typically carries another $10 in fees and surcharges, according to CarrierBid Communications. That’s a 25% mark up, not even including sales taxes or subsidy charges. From this we can see why most businesses would switch to SIP Trunking, PRI, etc. HOWEVER, this shouldn’t be the only reason why to disconnect all your POTS.

There’s no telling of when a natural disaster is coming and no way to stop it from happening. One of the biggest negative affects it can have on a business is by cutting communications. There is nothing worse than not having a backup phone line after all existing ones have been cut off in the event of an emergency. This is because we live in a world where communication is key and when taken out of the equation everything falls apart. That’s why we come back to rely on old relics like Analog Lines, which are highly stable, don’t require electricity, and are unaffected by most weather changes.

If you read some of the reviews on other Analog Line providers you can see how much they’re still needed and continue to satisfy their customers:

@Frontier
“This is a rural remote area hospital. We have at least 30 copper lines coming into the building. Technician on site always knowledgeable and prompt. Dispatch not always on top of the case, so you do have to call them often to keep them on track. Frontier replaced Verizon and availability has improved since then.”
– Carlos Antuna

@Grande Communications
“I cannot recommend this company enough. Especially business telecom. Our company goes through 300,000 minutes over analog lines, needless to say, we require excellent service or our whole operation falls flat on it’s face. The support contact is Network Operations, not a front line call taker. They are accountable & prompt to respond to changes. The only time our phones go offline is when theirs do to. From what I understand their toll free rates are far better than any competitor. If you are able to use their service, I highly recommend Grande.”
-Brit Hefty

Solution:
To solve your cost problems, all you need to do is to eliminate the lines your company doesn’t use very often while keeping the connections between the ones they use the most. In addition, there are companies out there that can look at your Analog Lines at a micro and macro level to determine which ones you should eliminate.

To help determine which Analog Line is best for you and your company, see our list of Analog Line providers and their reviews HERE on our website.

Are you using an Analog Line provider or had use one? How did you like them?

Share your experience on AeroComInc.com. This allows not only your providers know what you think, but to help others on their decisions for the future.

Need help quoting Analog phone line providers for your company? Click below and we’ll show you the top 3.

MY TOP 3