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Your Telephone Company Representative
(The Rep.) is Not Your Friend
Most telephone companies and their "assigned rep"
only cares about what you spend each month. Most ILEC
(incumbent local exchange carrier) will not assign you
a rep unless you are billing $1,000.00+ each month and
CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) $500+ each month.
(The Rep's job description is to keep the customer happy
so they keep spending). Are you happy with your Rep? Your
Rep will never voluntarily tell you about a promotional
discount available to you. Since your rep gets paid based
on your monthly spending, the more you spend the better
that Rep gets compensated. If you spend considerably more
with the service provider, you will probably get taken
out to the baseball or ice hockey game but you will not
get a discount. Put your assigned Rep. to the test. Ask
your Rep what he/she can do for you in regards to discounting
your services. Then call CPS for our advice.
Have your Rep ever proposed new technology which will
lower your bill? When you call your Rep to place an order,
do you think you are getting the lowest prices? Do you
want to know the answer to that question? Ask CPS for
a proposal. Now that you have the facts about your Rep;
the next time someone attempts to show you how to lower
you cost, it will not benefit you to seek your Rep's advice.
Most Reps will bad mouth the agent. If a third party (Broker,
Channel Partner, Agent or Solution Provider) can find
you discounts, so could your "Rep". Think about
it.
This is the second way a Rep makes money. Your Rep will
always advise you to go with a calling plan that bills
you based on usage even when it is clear you will save
truck loads of cash by going with an unlimited usage plan.
Do you want to be treated fairly? Click on "Manage
My Account" and see what we have to offer.
Save Money by Bundling Your
Services
A great way to save money on your services, local lines,
long distance plan, international long distance and high-speed
Internet is to purchase them from one company. Providers
want to keep you as a loyal customer, so as an incentive,
they offer lower rates for their bundled plans. You get
a low price for quality products plus the added benefit
of only receiving one bill a month for all your services.
Save Money by Evaluating
Your Bill
Chances are you are probably not using 50% of the 10,000
minutes package plan you thought you would. Telephone
companies often run promotions which gives new and existing
customers up to 50% off. There are too many ways for
us to discuss all the ways you could be saving on your
service charges. Why not have us manage and evaluate
your account for FREE! Click on "Manage
My Account" for more details. Allow us to keep
a tab on the telephone Rep for you.
All You Need To Know About
Buying a T1
A T1 Line is a very geographically sensitive telecommunications
product. The location of everything affects the price.
The farther you are from the phone company's central location
the higher your local loop charge will be. If your business
has more than one location, the more distance there is
between them the more a T1 Line is going to cost you.
If you are in a large metropolitan area you will find
a T1 connection will cost less in general than one in
the suburbs. Another factor that greatly affects the cost
of a T1 line is the type of service itself. In other words
a full T1 will cost considerably less than a fractional
T1, and a long distance T1 will cost more than a local
T1. The service provider you choose can also affect the
cost of your T1 service. One provider may offer a better
price for a data T1 line, and another may give you a better
deal on an integrated T1 connection. So by understanding
how certain factors affect the price of a T1 line hopefully
you will better understand your T1 quote. |
