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Using Lync 2013 as a VOIP system
We are looking to move to Office 365. On the E4 level they offer "Enterprise Voice." The E4 package is $22/month/person which for my company would be $2200/month. Along the same line I pay $1800/month for our hosted VOIP system. My thought process is to move to the E4 level of Office 365 for 2200 a month and cancel my VOIP service and use Lync 2013 as my VOIP provider. I have Polycom Soundpoint phones which are on the compatibility list. Basically I end up paying $400 more a month but have the whole suite of Office 365 and VOIP. Has anyone used Lync Server as a VOIP system? I have browsed the MS site but cant find much info on using Lync Server with the Polycom phones.
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Jakob Digranes
@JRSCGI: There more and more vendors delivering SIP-trunks directly into Office365 - so you can get PSTN connectivity in a Lync Online environment. Not sure on all regions, but British Telecom, Telenor and at least some companies in Saudi and perhaps US are also in the loop
The point Jeff was making is that MSFT is not a PSTN provider if you are getting Office 365 from them, instead of a third party. His other point that I agree with is many of those vendors are "new" to the telephone service part of the business that goes along with PSTN access (it is more than just adding trunks to the service). But there certainly are options.
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Thanks for all of the detailed information. It looks like I am going to have to keep my current VOIP provider for the meantime.