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Mike Smith’s Brain 9: should this company choose PRI T1’s or SIP T1’s?

Welcome to E9 of @mikesmithsbrain. This time, Mike asks a hypothetical tech question regarding a national-level phone system. Should this company use SIP or PRI? Also, you can TELL US what technologies you’d like to hear about in the next episode!

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Mike Smith’s Brain E7: 3 MORE Questions to ask when looking at Hosted VoIP

Welcome to E7 of @mikesmithsbrain. Today’s episode is expanding on Episode 5, “Questions to ask when looking for Hosted VoIP Systems.” In this episode, Mike gives us 3 MORE questions in to ask! Also, you can TELL US what technologies you’d like

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Mike Smith’s Brain E6: How to get a Phone System for FREE!

Welcome to E6 of @mikesmithsbrain. Today, Mike will reveal how to get a Hosted Phone System for FREE!! No joke. He will tell you how to upgrade your phone system AND get money back! As always, feel free to let

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Mike Smith’s Brain E5: 5 questions you should ask when looking at Hosted VOIP

Welcome to E5 of @mikesmithsbrain. Today, Mike will go over 5 questions to ask when looking for Hosted VoIP systems. PLEASE Tell US what technologies you’d like to hear about on a future episode! tweet @AeroCom_Inc! Why scour for hosted

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Mike Smith’s Brain E0.5: trends in Telecom and Cloud Providers 2015

D’oh! We’re happy to squeeze in this New Year’s Eve 2014 episode 0.5 of @MikeSmithsBrain! Today, Mike recaps some of the trends in telecom and Cloud providers over the year. Tweet us  ( @AEROCOM_INC and @MIKESMITHSBRAIN ) or message us through any of our channels to

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How to Break Down Hosted VoIP Providers Like Run DMC

While looking for Hosted VoIP providers, it helps to know which questions to ask yourself about your company in order to start narrowing the field. Here are the first three questions that will at least cut the field to maybe 20-30 providers.

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The Secret that Nobody Wants to Tell You about Telecom & Cloud Salespeople

For those of you like myself, who despise haggling with salespeople – this blog is for you. I am going to let you in on a secret that I’ve been educating IT Decision makers on for 11 years. Are you ready?

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IT Departments should NEVER buy their hosted VoIP handsets!

When we are proposing a hosted VoIP phone system from a service provider, our clients often ask if they can buy the phones. My answer is yes but DON’T DO IT! Before I tell you my logic, I have to tell you my story.

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My network connection is slow and I don’t know why…

Learn about an unknown, extremely effective tool that will dramatically speed up your network connection! The heaven sent tool is called an Applications Performance Management (APM) and it is offered by some Internet and MPLS network providers, in fact, you may already have this service available to you!

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The Math Behind Getting Fast Business Internet Access

Internet connectivity is tied with a computer for the MOST ESSENTIAL ITEM an employee needs to do their job properly. To figure out if you should pay for a faster Fiber, Business-Grade Internet connection or a back-up Wireless Connection, etc., you simply have to do some math.

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