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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lumen Next-Gen Voice

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ALumen Next-Gen Voice offers cloud calling and business voice solutions that use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to transmit calls over the internet. Lumen Next-Generation Voice Services provide Dedicated LD and/or Toll-Free Service using a SIP connection. These services leverage the company's network footprint in the U.S., EMEA and LATAM to provide more than a point solution for customers solving for operational and efficiency challenges. Calls supported: Enterprise Long…

    $8

    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path

    OnSIP

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOnSIP's range of hosted VoIP solutions are described by the vendor as simple to set up and easy to use, so users can get on with the business of connecting with customers. OnSIP was an Intrado solution, and then acquired by Ooma in 2022.N/A
    Pricing
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
    Editions & Modules
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Essentials
    starting at $11.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Plus
    starting at $17.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Premium
    starting at $22.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Specialty Lines
    starting at $47.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Voice Complete (SIP Trunking)
    starting at $8
    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNext‑Generation 9‑1‑1 available as an add-on (custom pricing).—
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    Community Pulse
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
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    Features
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Lumen Next-Gen Voice and OnSIP
    Feature
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    OnSIP
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOnSIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink SIP is an acceptable solution if you have an on-prem PBX (ShoreTel, Mitel, etc) that accepts SIP. I have found a better solution is to run two different carriers through SD-WAN (such as Bigleaf or Velocloud MSR) and use a provider like BCMOne (formerly NexVortex) to manage the SIP.
    Incentivized
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    Ooma, Inc.
    I think OnSIP is well suited to be used in any organization that has a stable, reliable internet connection. The service is top notch and I haven't found a competitor that can beat the service. I've recommended the service to other manufacturing businesses and churches. The organizations that have switched have been extremely pleased with the service.
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    Pros
    Lumen Technologies
    • Reliable service
    • Supports wide range of key features
    • They do have high levels of support where you can receive real answers
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    Ooma, Inc.
    • Customer service
    • Value pricing
    • Ease of use
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    Cons
    Lumen Technologies
    • Lumen-Centurylink has suffered from many noticeable outages in the last few years - this is a blow to their reputation that they still have to recover from.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink does not peer well enough with OTHER carriers - they depend on their own network to give you SIP, which means less true redundancy.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink needs a better customer portal/interface to handle failover, see the real-time status, etc.
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    Ooma, Inc.
    • Accept more phone brands/models
    • Make your website easier to use
    • Make provisioning a new phone easier
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    Support Rating
    Lumen Technologies
    SIP service support is definitely improving. A few years ago I would have rated them a 2. Now a 7. But, Lumen still needs a better portal experience to report and see a real-time status. Also to manage SIP failover functions in a WYSIWIG/GUI interface. When Lumen's network breaks in a larger outage, there are long hold times and support is not good.
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    Ooma, Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink [Enterprise Voice SIP] was the incumbent, so switching providers, particularly for our HQ was an overwhelming task for our small team. We did migrate from the legacy CenturyLink voice product EIPT to the new Voice Complete solution as well as upgrade our US and UK circuits along with a hardware upgrade of the managed PE routers in each location. We also decided to implement RingCentral in one of our very small international branches but the lack of features is problematic. We still have T1 service in our other international branches but are looking to go full cloud SaaS PBX there, likely through Microsoft Teams, which we already use for messaging. There are some complexities, as we can't port our numbers directly yet and need to set up an additional CUBE router for SIP. Eventually we hope to get to fully SaaS via Teams.
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    Ooma, Inc.
    We have found OnSIP to be just as good if not better than any of the other services we have researched or used. Once again, the value of OnSIP is unbelievable. Our rates at this organization are less than half of what the competitors were charging. I don't see us changing anytime soon.
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    Return on Investment
    Lumen Technologies
    • Faster learning
    • Increased numbers of calls
    • Organization of calls
    Incentivized
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    Ooma, Inc.
    • It has reduced our telecom expenses drastically.
    Incentivized
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