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What is Business PBX?


Business PBX


"Have It Your Way" | Cloud-Based PBX | Business Phone Service


What is it?


NT Connect's Business PBX is a robust, affordable, feature-rich, customizable, "a-la-carte" VoIP phone service that provides big business features at small business prices. It's available for use worldwide as long as you have access to high speed internet. A typical company of 5 employees will save $1,500 yearly in their phone bill.


  • No Contracts!
  • No Activation Fees!


How does it work?


NT Connect Business PBX is 100% Cloud-Based which means the service does not require any expensive hardware appliances to be stored onsite in your office building.


What are the "a-la-carte" features available?


  • "Global Office" Extensions
  • Virtual Receptionists
  • Local Phone Numbers
  • Ported Local Phone Numbers
  • Outbound Minutes Packages
  • Call Queues
  • Extra Memory for Recordings
  • Conference Bridge
  • TALK Credits for International Calling


NOTE: We offer U.S. and Canadian local phone numbers for the Business PBX service.

Coming Soon:


  • International Phone Numbers
  • 1-800 Phone Numbers


What features are included free with the service?


  • Business PBX Mobile App (iOS and Android)
  • Ring Groups
  • Advanced Call Forwarding
  • Call Recordings
  • Voicemail
  • Voicemail to Email
  • Voicemail Transcripts
  • Text-to-Speech Generator for Virtual Receptionist Greetings and Voicemail Greetings
  • 2 GB of Memory Free (to store call recordings and voicemails)
  • Free Extension-to-Extension Calling Worldwide
  • Free Inbound Calling
  • Call Routing (Assign Phone Numbers to Any Extension)
  • 3-Way Calling
  • Call Waiting
  • Caller ID
  • E911 Emergency Service
  • Online Management Tools


What customization options are available per feature?


Business

  • Timezone
  • Business Hours


Ring Groups

  • Extension number
  • Group name
  • Ring Duration
  • Ring Strategy (Simultaneously, One by one, Least worked, etc)
  • Group Members
  • Skip if Busy
  • Action to take, if not answered


Extensions

  • Extension number
  • Extension name
  • SIP password
  • Credentials to manually setup phone equipment
  • Automatic configuration for phone equipment sold by NT Connect
  • Set unique office hours for the extension
  • Manage call recordings specific to the extension


  • Voicemail Options:
  • voicemail: upload custom greeting
  • voicemail: generate custom greeting with text-to-speech feature
  • voicemail: turn on or off per extension
  • voicemail: play back caller id
  • voicemail: play back date and time
  • voicemail: custom security pin
  • voicemail: turn security pin on or off
  • voicemail: default prompt language
  • voicemail: playback online


  • Advanced Call Forwarding Rules:
  • rule: If not answered in X seconds while available
  • rule: If line is busy while available
  • rule: If Offline, during or outside office hours
  • rule: If Do Not Disturbed is on, during or outside office hours
  • rule: If Away, during or outside office hours


Virtual Receptionists

  • Receptionist extension number
  • Receptionist name
  • Language
  • Upload custom audio recording
  • Generate custom audio recording with text-to-speech feature
  • Custom menu prompt
  • Forward calls to an extension, a ring group, a call queue, a virtual receptionist, end call, or repeat audio recording


Call Queues

  • Queue extension number
  • Queue name
  • Ring duration
  • Polling Strategy (Hunt, Simultaneously, etc)
  • Queue members
  • Skip members on a call
  • Upload custom "On Hold" audio


Phone Number Routing

  • Routing name
  • Routing destination, during or outside office hours


Memory for Recordings

  • Add memory
  • Automatic deletion of files after x days


Conference Bridge

  • Conference room name
  • Conference room pin
  • Record conference calls


User Management

  • User permissions (admin/user)
  • Users only manage specific extensions


Ready to become a NT Connect PBX User?


Learn More: How to Become a NT Connect PBX User


Updated on: 01/05/2024

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