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Review of the Alcatel-Lucent Omni PCX Compact for home office
The Alcatel-Lucent Omni PCX Compact is a feature-rich solution for home office users. It offers all the functionality businesses have come to demand (such as voicemail and day & night greetings) for FREE, plus the system is priced to suit any home office budget.
The Alcatel-Lucent brand itself is one of the largest in the telecommunications world and they are renowned for quality phone system solutions.
The Good
The free voicemail and day & night greetings are a must-have for most home offices. The fact that they are standard on the Alcatel-Lucent Omni PCX Compact is great news, plus you’ll save the $500 other brands would charge you for the same services.
The handsets are feature rich with functions like hold, transfer, conference, mute and more. If you’re looking for speed dialing there’s nothing better on the market since the 4029 and 4039 digital handsets offer a QWERTY keyboard for quick access. Also the handsets are screen driven which means you are not limited by a fixed number of buttons like on traditional handsets.
The level of technology in the Alcatel Omni PCX Compact is the same as the larger Alcatel Omni PCX (the only difference being the latter is expanded up to 200 users). The system will therefore allow you to connect digital, analogue, IP, DECT and even cordless phones, making it a great hybrid solution. In addition, the Omni PCX Compact offers you the ability to connect remote workers, link multiple locations with VoIP, interface with Microsoft Outlook and much more.
Home offices will also like the fact that the Alcatel Omni PCX Compact can connect to both PSTN or ISDN 2 phone lines (although not Onramp 10 or multiline).
The Not So Good
The Alcatel handsets are clever, colour coded and intelligent but it’s something of a love or hate scenario. Customers who are used to simple telephone design like the LG Ericsson 24IPE or the Avaya IP 500 may find this new style overwhelming.
It’s also important to note that although Alcatel offers the very latest SIP trunking, they do not support it as a company in Australia.
The Verdict
You get a whole lot for your money with the Alcatel and it is an excellent option for any home office. The system is feature rich and comes with the essential functions that 95% of companies need.
However the issue of handset usability is genuine and as such you should definitely put the Avaya IP500 in your line up for consideration. The Avaya IP500 offers all the technology of the Alcatel but also comes with a handset design that is much more user friendly.
In fact, with the Australian dollar as strong as it is, the Avaya IP500 is a smarter choice as you can buy the world’s biggest selling SME phone system at prices never seen before.
Leading brand phone systems to suit your business
Alcatel new phone system packages from Infiniti start from an incredible $69.77 per month. At that price it’s hard to imagine a comparably priced investment that will have such a significant impact on your business!
Below is just one example of the type of phone system solution Infiniti can put together for your business. Give our team a call today and let us find the most affordable package and price for your organisation.
Alcatel small business package
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Contains:
1 xAlcatel Omni PCX phone system |
1-4 x Alcatel handsets |
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Features & Benefits:
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Essential phone functions – hold, transfer, conference, mute and more |
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Voicemail – never miss a call again |
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Day & night greetings – sound more professional to callers |
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VoIP functionality – save up to 70% in call costs |
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Cordless compatibility – plug in any cordless phone to walk and talk And more |
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alcatel omniPCX compact solutions of 1-4 handsets starting from as little as $69.77 per month
100% tax deductible rental or call 1800 793 396 for outright purchase prices
* The installation included in this pricing is defined to existing cabling (phone points) in your business. Should you require additional cabling or parts this will incur additional charges.
Australia’s Only Money Back Guarantee
Infiniti offers Australia's only 14-day, 100% money back guarantee on all Alcatel telephone systems we install. If you're not completely satisfied that your new telephone system is doing exactly what we said it would, we'll remove it at no charge and replace it with another phone system that does. This is the ultimate peace of mind and it's in writing!
Warranty for the Alcatel Omni PCX
The Alcatel Omni PCX phone system comes with a 12-month manufacturer warranty that covers all phone system components and handsets. Please note Alcatel warranties covers parts only and do not cover labour. If you’d like labour cover too, please ask for a quote on our extended maintenance option.
Payment Options From Infiniti
Infiniti offers a variety of payment choices to suit your budget. You can choose to rent, lease, bundle with a call plan or buy your phone system outright. To find out more, give the Infiniti team a call today.
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Technical specifications
Popular features of the Alcatel Omni PCX Compact
The Alcatel Omni PCX Compact has all the features your home office needs to transform the way you do business. Check out some of the most popular features you get as standard on the Omni PCX Compact.
Transferring calls
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The ability to transfer calls is essential if you have multiple handsets on your phone system. No matter what line a call comes in on, it can be instantly diverted to another handset extension without the caller having to do a thing. This ensures callers can get put in touch with the right person quickly and easily.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Hold Functionality
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Ever have a caller ask you a question you didn’t know the answer to, or request to wait while you find a colleague for them? The hold button lets you place those callers in a queue where they’ll sit patiently listening to prerecorded music or messages. This gives you breathing space to resolve their query and is much more effective that leaving them to listen to silence or, worse, your muffled conversations!
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Conference Calls
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Need to get another person involved in a phone conversation? No problem. By using the conference feature you can introduce multiple callers (up to 64 parties both on internal and external numbers depending on available phone lines) into your existing phone conversation without having to hang up and call them back.Read more
To conference a call, simply place your first caller on hold, call the additional party and then join them together with the touch of the conference button. Everyone can then resolve the situation instantly and in real time, just as if they were in the same room together!
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Day & night greetings
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This key phone system feature helps give your callers a polished first impression of your company. If your receptionist/staff are busy on other calls, or simply can’t get to the phone in time, they are met with a professional greeting which lets them know their call will be answered soon. You can even split the message based on day or night time calls, changing message content to make it more relevant.Read more
By sending a call to your day & night service, the phone system greets the caller with a professionally recorded message tailored to your business – for example, “Thank you for calling ABC, your call is important and we will be with you in just a moment”. The caller is then placed on hold until your staff can answer the call.
At night the system can be automatically or manually switched to night mode where it will greet all incoming calls with a different message, such as, “Welcome to ABC, our office is currently unattended. However if you would like to leave a message our staff will return your call the following business day.”
The system will play what you want, when you want. Night or day your business will sound professional and never miss another opportunity.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Personal voicemail
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If you suddenly find yourself swamped with calls and can’t get to them all, Alcatel’s voicemail system will take a message, giving you a little breathing space and ensuring you never miss a sales opportunity. On equivalent phone systems this is often a $500+ extra, but it’s FREE with the Alcatel.Read more
Voicemail is a feature that’s available to all system users but it’s up to you which staff make use of this great feature. Voicemail on a phone system operates exactly the same as voicemail on a mobile phone. However, unlike Telstra message bank it doesn’t cost you a cent to retrieve your messages. Rather than taking annoying messages and emailing them, you can simply transfer the call through to a staff member’s extension and voicemail will do the rest.
Voicemail is private, faster and more efficient than sending an email. A big red light on the phone handset lets staff know instantly if they have a message. Staff can then listen, delete, replay, rewind, forward and even save any voicemail messages they get. It’s efficient and because callers are familiar with using mobile phone voicemail they already know how it works.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Voicemail to email
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The Alcatel Omni PCX Compact also offers the option of unified messaging. This is where your voicemail messages are automatically turned into an audio file and posted to your email inbox. In this way a voicemail left on your office phone can be played from your smart phone (mobile) or laptop. It’s simple, easy and means that as long as you have access to your email you’ll get your voicemail instantly, wherever you are.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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VoIP Compatible
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You’ve no doubt heard a lot about the benefits of VoIP, and with good reason. By choosing the Alcatel Omni PCX Compact, you unlock the power of this revolutionary technology. This means you can slash call costs by up to 70%, work remotely as if you were in the office next door, employ remote workers and more. It’s all included with the Omni PCX Compact as standard! Read more
The Alcatel Omni PCX Compact gives you all the cost benefits of a VoIP phone system. This means huge savings on line rental and external call costs, as well as free internal calls – even if those calls are to other branches. This means you can expect calls savings of around 70%, which could end up paying for the system in itself.
No matter where you are, if you have access to an internet connection and a PC/laptop you can connect to your office’s phone system using Alcatel’s soft phone application. It displays incoming line information on a customised console on their PC, letting you dial, answer, hang up, transfer and more, all without the need for a handset. Now you can stay connected to your colleagues from anywhere in the world.
Your staff also no longer have to be in the office to be effectively managed. VoIP technology means they can use a soft phone application to connect to your office’s phone system from any location, letting you see when they are free or on the phone, call times, call numbers and other important statistics. This lets you hire staff from anywhere around the world, saving on salaries and capitalising on talent.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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User friendly handsets
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The power of the Alcatel Omni PCX Compact is placed at your fingertips thanks to a range of very smart, very intuitive handsets. Designed to be incredibly simple to use, the different Alcatel handset models can be mixed and matched to provide a customised solution that meets both budgetary and performance requirements. Check out our complete range of digital and IP handsets. Read more
The all-new styling on the Alcatel handsets features large user-friendly displays that list all the important information users need on their daily calls. This display interface also makes it easy for users to make changes to their phone set up as required. Three hot keys under the display offer the most relevant menu choices for the user. These choices then change intuitively, depending on the task at hand.
Alcatel handsets provide programmable feature buttons with dual colour LEDs which let you see instantly which lines are being used and which are free. This is very handy for getting through to colleagues who are on the phone a lot since you can instantly see when they are on a call.
Fixed-feature keys means your most commonly used functions, like call history, contact lists and voicemail, are just a touch away. Digital button labels are also available on some models to ensure correct, current annotation of programmable keys. Just image, no more messy handwritten button labels!
Alcatel makes a range of different handset models to suit the various needs of your team. For example, higher end models contain additional programmable buttons and larger screens to let power users like receptionists or managers see call traffic at a glance. Lower end models, however, do away with all the bells and whistle in a budget version of the phone that saves you money. By allocating different quantities of different handsets, you’ll be able to create a very specific handset mix perfectly tailored to your organisation’s needs. The range of handsets includes:
- Alcatel 4019 Digital Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4029 Digital Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4039 Digital Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4018 IP Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4028 IP Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4038 IP Phone Handset
- Alcatel 4068 IP Phone Handset
- Alcatel DECT 300 Phone Handset
- Alcatel DECT 400 Phone Handset
There is plenty of choice with the Alcatel range so talk to the team at Infiniti about the best handset mix for your needs.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Cordless compatibility
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Give yourself the freedom to move around your office space by plugging in a cordless phone. The Avaya IP 500 Office is compatible with all analogue and digital cordless phones, saving you having to buy more expensive DECT handsets.Read more.
While the cordless compatibility of the IP 500 Office will save you having to buy DECT handsets, be aware that a standard cordless headset won’t give you any of the basic phone system features your desk phone does, such as call conferencing or one-touch transfers. However, you will be able to call other phone system users for free, just as you would with your desk phone. This is handy if you have a large floor space or warehousing, since by equipping your staff with cordless phones you can effectively create a private mobile network that won’t cost you a cent in internal calls.
In a nutshell, the cordless compatibility of the IP 500 is a great way to stay mobile for very little financial outlay. Just bear in mind, however, that you won’t be able to do any complex call functions as you would with a desk handset or DECT wireless handset.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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More essential phone system features
To effectively manage call traffic, the Alcatel Omni PCX equips you with a host of essential phone features including mute, volume control, speed dial and more. Read more.
Mute – Did you know that if you simply put your hand over the handset mouthpiece, callers can still make out much of what you say? The mute feature electronically turns off your handset microphone so you can converse with your colleagues in private, without having to put your caller on hold. This is perfect if you want to discuss a private subject without letting the caller know you’re doing so.
Volume control – No more straining to hear a muffled conversation, or having your eardrums blasted by a yelling caller! Volume control lets you adjust audio levels on both your handset and speakerphone (where applicable) to ensure a natural listening experience.
Speed dial – Rather than having to remember frequently dialled numbers, speed dial lets you store your most important contacts on the phone so you can dial them with a single push of a button or scroll through a speed dial directory than allows you to save 1000s of business contacts.
Like to know more about this feature? Give the Infiniti team a call today on 1800 783 396.
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Other Alcatel Omni PCX Office phone system FAQ’s
What are the Alcatel OmniPCX options?
In addition to the amazing free features, the Alcatel also offers these state of the art options:
- IP networking for multiple sites
- IP soft phones and IP Handsets
- Call accounting
- Call centre functionality
- Call recording
- 6 party conferencing
- Pimphony for on screen calling and screen pop
- And much more...
Alcatel Lucent OmniPCX pbx flexible payment options
You can choose to rent, lease or buy your new Alcatel Omni PCX phone system. Many small business customers prefer to rent for the 100% tax deductibility and to preserve cash flow. Just ask for your free quote to include one or all of these options.
Help pay for your system with our dirt cheap phone call charges
Any customer that purchases an Alcatel OmniPCX from Infiniti will also receive our super sharp, wholesale phone call charges with no contracts. The rates are optional and on average have helped our small business customers save 30%+ off their phone call rates. Check out our phone call rate chart.
Warranty for the Alcatel OmniPCX Office telephone system
All Alcatel OmniPCX Office pabx systems come with a 12 month manufacturer warranty. This coverage includes the pbx system and all Alcatel handsets. The 12 month warranty is for parts only and if you want labour coverage please ask for an optional extended maintenance option.
100% Money back guarantee on the Alcatel OmniPCX phone system
We offer Australia's only 14 day 100% money back guarantee on all Alcatel OmniPCX Office telephone systems we install. We confidently offer this because of our leading installation procedures and staff skills training. So, if you're not completely satisfied that your new Alcatel Omni PCX Office telephone system is doing exactly what we said it would, we'll remove it at no charge. This is the ultimate peace of mind and it's in writing!
Free refresher training on Alcatel Lucent installations
On the day we install your Alcatel OmniPCX pbx you will receive professional staff skills training. A week later our tech's will come back for a free skills refresher. This free service helps you get maximum staff ROI and that's a great thing.
Free lifetime phone support for your Alcatel OmniPCX Office pabx
In addition to extensive skills training, and refresher training, you will also have free access to our expert phone support for the life of your Alcatel (non transferable). This will save you $100's and guarantee that new staff always continue to get the most from your Alcatel Omni PCX Office pbx.