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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Phone.com

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APhone.com is a cloud based VoIP solution from the company of the same name in Newark, New Jersey, with video conferencing, business phone, and optional premium features (e.g. live receptionist). The company boasts 30,000 businesses as users of its cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions.

    $12.99

    per month

    West Collaboration (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ALaunched in October 2020, Hoot Meetings from Intrado was a client-free service used to host and join video meetings. Since rebranding to West Technology Group, the company is discontinuing its collaboration technologies. Hoot Meetings is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    IP Phone Connection
    $4.99
    per month, per device
    Phone Numbers
    $4.99
    per month
    Call Recording
    $7.99
    per month
    Basic Users
    $12.99
    per user, per month
    Plus Users
    $19.99
    per user, per month
    Pro Users
    $29.99
    per user, per month
    Lice Receptionist
    Starting at $90
    per month
    Global Phone Numbers
    Starting at $4.99
    per month
    International Dialing
    Vary Rates
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount with annual billing. Mix and match user plans to create a custom plan appropriate for the business.—
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    -
    Ratings
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    -
    Ratings
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    -
    Ratings
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    -
    Ratings
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Phone.com and West Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Phone.com
    -
    Ratings
    West Collaboration (discontinued)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Phone.comWest Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Phone.com
    Phone.com is a no-brainer. The cost savings over a POTS or in-house PBX system are tremendous. The affordability added on top of the easy to use and deploy features make Phone.com the best choice. Phone.com is well-suited for situations where you need other-than-standard call holding, call routing, and other similar advanced call features.
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    It is a great choice if someone wants to add a large number of participants and have a large team. I have been using it and haven’t found it ruining the quality of video because of participants. Furthermore, My team found it easy to join the link . Something that bothers me is that it doesn’t work well with a weak internet connection and this is troublesome for us.
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    Pros
    Phone.com
    • Customer service and live chat are amazing
    • Simple, straight forward
    • Easy to setup
    • Affordable
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    Discontinued Products
    • Its integration with [Microsoft] Outlook is very helpful for us.
    • It provides the best quality of video and audio.
    • Its pricing is so fair and justified.
    • Its mobile application works quite smoothly.
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    Cons
    Phone.com
    • Phone.com has been excellent with support and I can not think of any areas for improvement with regards to that
    • Phone.com could provide more graphical assistance when programming call routing. A visual indication of the flow of a call should be presented and would come in handy when planning out difficult ques/call routes
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    Discontinued Products
    • It requires a profoundly strong internet connection or else it stops working.
    • It is buggy.
    • There should be an update on it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of participants, and my teammates find it easy.
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    Return on Investment
    Phone.com
    • Reduced cost and improved our efficiency - all reps love it.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • My team and I can better coordinate.
    • I am able to bring my team on one page and can communicate freely.
    • I can add my whole team and the quality of the video remains the same.
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