The Myth is that Hosted/Cloud PBX is more expensive upfront than a Premise-Based Telephone System. That would true if a customer was forced to pay for their telephone system upfront. The fact is that most manufacturers offer leasing and/or financing at zero or close to zero lending cost, allowing customers a way to spread out the upfront costs.
Even when you add the monthly leasing and/or financing costs to the monthly carrier costs, a Premise Based telephone system is less expensive than a Hosted/Cloud PBX. Then, after the telephone system is paid for and the monthly costs go down even more, the monthly savings go up.
The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for a Premise-Based telephone system will ALWAYS be less than that of a Hosted/Cloud PBX.
At some point, you “own” the Premise-Based telephone system.
You never “own” the Hosted/Cloud PBX, you RENT it!
Both options offer you self-administration.
Both options support remote workers.
Both options support mobility solutions. (extension to cellular)
Don’t be fooled by marketing hype, Hosted/Cloud PBX is all about monthly payments that NEVER end.
ECS is an authorized Dell SonicWall reseller located in Seattle, WA & Portland, OR.
ECS provides local technicians for on-site work installing and servicing a variety of voice/data equipment, ie; Avaya Aura Servers, Gateways, Messaging, Telephones, Firewalls, Ethernet Switches, Low Voltage Cabling, WiFi, CCTV, POS, Paging, etc.
ECS provides services in the states of Washington & Oregon, primarily in the greater Seattle & Portland areas.