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MiCloud Connect is a business communications solution for contact centers that includes features like IP PBX telephony service, desk phones, softphone, and collaboration tools. It is integrable with other business communication technology, including Microsoft Outlook and CRM software.
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MiCloud Connect (formerly ShoreTel) is a business communications solution that combines a distributed communications platform, intuitive user applications, IP phones, and an easy-to-use management system that integrates with leading business information systems. Voice Switches are purpose-built appliances providing VoIP telephony with reliability and availability. The appliances help extend system capabilities and secure access for remote IP phones and SIP service providers.
ShoreTel was acquired by Mitel in 2017; according to Mitel, they will continue to offer and support ShoreTel products, now under the name MiCloud Connect.
ShoreTel was acquired by Mitel in 2017; according to Mitel, they will continue to offer and support ShoreTel products, now under the name MiCloud Connect.
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| Deployment Types | On-premise |
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| Operating Systems | Windows, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
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MiCloud Connect is a business communications solution for contact centers that includes features like IP PBX telephony service, desk phones, softphone, and collaboration tools. It is integrable with other business communication technology, including Microsoft Outlook and CRM software.
Reviewers rate Answering rules and Audio conferencing highest, with a score of 9.
The most common users of MiCloud Connect are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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MiCloud Connect has proven to be a versatile tool for various organizations, addressing a range of communication challenges. Users have leveraged the software's feature set and add-ons to effectively manage call logs and activity, streamlining telephony functions and enabling users to become more independent of IT support. The intuitive GUI-based setup offers multiple options for call routing, forwarding, automatic transfer, and voicemail management. The ease and intuitiveness of transferring calls and taking messages with MiCloud Connect have saved users valuable time.
Furthermore, MiCloud Connect's one-click dialing of colleagues promotes efficient communication within organizations. The software enables true four-digit dialing across WAN, resulting in significant cost reduction for medium-sized offices. In addition to voice calls, MiCloud Connect also offers conferencing, fax to email capabilities, and chat messaging for quick responses within the organization, enhancing collaboration and productivity. The centralized platform enables seamless work in and out of the office, making it easy to manage multiple office locations with one interface. With its user-friendly features and ability to integrate multiple systems, MiCloud Connect proves to be a valuable solution for organizations looking for cost-effective voice communications and unified collaboration tools.
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June 23, 2022
MiCloud Connect Review
Used it in our PoC/Dev environment for analysis to tackle a business requirement to take our call-center phone systems to the cloud for cost-effectiveness.
- Contact center capabilities.
- IP PBX phone services.
- Softphone.
- Microsoft Teams integrations.
- Jira Integrations.
- Salesforce integrations.
June 20, 2022
Mitel - I tell you it's worth it!
Our institution uses Mitel to manage VoIP calls, handle advanced call routing, streamline common telephony functions, and enable users to become more independent of IT support. Users have many options for call routing, forwarding, automatic transfer, and management of voicemail within the Mitel shell that works in a familiar GUI-based setup. This has been a real boon in managing remote and back workflows.
- Automatically route calls according to user specifications
- Log and route voicemail
- Integrate with Office calendars and scheduled events
- Maintain contact lists
- Some of the voicemail tracking features are dependent on user actions elsewhere, so deleting a voicemail from email or phone will remove the voicemail from Mitel.
- Password saving and autologin are not consistent. Changing a password stored in Mitel to facilitate auto login can be labor intensive and frustrating.
- Mitel doesn't do a good job of stacking auto startuo functions. So if using a VPN to access a network, Mitle will force itself to the front of the line before the remote VPN login. This creates error messages which can be confusing to newer users.
June 19, 2022
An essential tool for business communication.
Transferring calls and taking messages is a breeze. Simply making a few calls was all it took for me to develop a feel for the system, and switching between calls is really simple. As a matter of fact, I can't think of anything that I dislike about ShoreTel. It's a huge time-saver, especially during the busy days of the week. It's also convenient to be able to dial a coworker with a single click.
- The administration interface makes it simple to control access and manage people.
- The cloud-based service is simple to roll out to remote workers and brand-new workplaces.
- The product has a simple and straightforward user interface.
- There are persistent problems with the app's functionality on mobile devices.
- At times, the web conferencing service may have delays. It appears to be less stable than competing approaches.
- Using a headset instead of the microphone and speakers integrated into a desktop computer slows down the softphone's performance.
September 09, 2021
Essential for Office Communication
I wish all medium-sized offices utilized ShoreTel. Making transfers and answering calls is just so simple and easy. I only really needed to make one or two calls in order to get the hang of the system and it's also a breeze to move on from one call to the next. There's really not much I dislike about ShoreTel, to be honest. It makes my job (and life) just a lot easier especially during busier parts of the week. I also really appreciate having the ability to one-click a colleague in order to connect with them over the phone.
- Its ability to connect to other members in the office is seamless.
- Making interoffice and out-of-office transfers is very simple.
- Logging in and out for breaks (lunch, personal, and otherwise), is really just two button clicks.
- I wish it were easier to pull-up past calls in order to discern details shared in a conversation.
- Accessing voicemail from the ShoreTel communicator isn't exactly as clear as making calls and transfers.
- The labels in call history are a little bit confusing sometimes.
September 17, 2019
ShoreTel Sky VoiP review and consideration
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We were originally M5 users and then became ShoreTel Sky users after the acquisition. ShoreTel Sky is used as our Telco provider where we leverage VoIP with Cisco 7XXX series phones at two main locations and for remote users too. The feature set and add-ons they offer suit our company very well. Direct dial, In-use, park and transfer are only a few of the options we leverage. We also use other features to train (listen in) and manage call logs/activity for our users. With the capability of PoE we can also leverage data use from the handset too.
Aug 2019 Update: We are still leveraging our Cisco 79XX series phones and have the same great functionality with Mitel. The platform has been updated a bit but as Administrators we have the same controls we did before. We will begin to visit the new offerings that Mitel will push out but for now we remain stable. The options I mentioned above are all still in place and our Phone Assistant still remains strong. I along with a number of users have a Cisco device at home and at work. We all can log on both back and forth from the office and home with no issue.
Aug 2019 Update: We are still leveraging our Cisco 79XX series phones and have the same great functionality with Mitel. The platform has been updated a bit but as Administrators we have the same controls we did before. We will begin to visit the new offerings that Mitel will push out but for now we remain stable. The options I mentioned above are all still in place and our Phone Assistant still remains strong. I along with a number of users have a Cisco device at home and at work. We all can log on both back and forth from the office and home with no issue.
- Call quality is very good. Dedicated circuit for QoS is helpful. Even leveraging the Mitel Cloud service over our own ISP has been problem free. The disadvantage to that is the owned and operated router from Mitel where they control more connectivity issues and troubleshoot them as well.
- Support is also very good. Receive US based support staff when calling in. Issues resolved quickly.
- They are continuously growing in support and service.
- Issue with fail over. Determination has to be made to fail-over to DR site. This could take an additional 45 mins to 1 hr. when decision is made. You can be down for some time already before they flip.
- As of Aug 2019 we have had much less issues in connectivity and fail-over. The Mitel platform appears to be stable.
- Looking for better choices of handsets/easier programming for off-net phones. After comparing a number of vendors we've not been able to compare the specific feature sets that Mitel provides.
September 12, 2019
A Shoretel Sky review from a company that recently deployed it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Four digit extension dialing between branches and being able to transfer calls between branches works great.
- Customer service is always very helpful with any problems.
- The Phone Assistant is very easy to use and has a lot of features.
- The Shoretel Mobility app for iPhone does not work very well and is not very intuitive in my experience.
- We have had many intermittent instances of employees reporting that call quality is bad, sounds like the caller is garbled and underwater.
- I deployed Shoretel Sky to eleven branches in four states over a 6 month period and experiences were not very consistent. Had issues with not enough power bricks being sent with the phones, some phones not having the the face sticker showing messages, directories, etc., user guides (quick start guides) not getting shipped with the phones at some branches, and phones being programmed incorrectly. This made it very difficult to plan my trips to train employees and install these at the various locations.
September 12, 2019
Eye on the ball...
ShoreTel Sky is being used across the whole organization and it takes care of portability and easy access to the telephone system.
- Quick tech support with 611 dials.
- Telephone backup and DSR becomes simple with ShoreTel Sky.
- Setting up new offices is very simple.
- Configurating telephones and portal capabilitis are very easy to use.
- Mobile app is very handy and manageable.
- Better pricing
September 05, 2019
easy to use application, sometimes a bit technical
MiCloud Connect is used with our Mitel (formerly Shoretel) hosted voice system. We use it to supplement our physical phones. It is used to edit and set statuses (away, vacation, meeting), record greetings, and as a softphone. It also is used to manage voicemails in Outlook.
Edit/Set Status/Record Greeting: The setting of status works well and generally easily once the users remember to use the app. The editing is very powerful, and while presented fine, that sheer complexity available baffles many users. In particular, it's edited under Settings, Call Routing. This isn't where most users are expected to find status/record greetings.
Softphone: This works very well and easily. We use this a lot for when a user has a work at home day, particularly if they have to call internationally. The only issue we've had here is when people forget to switch back off, and wonder why their desk phone is lit up orange and not taking calls.
Outlook Integration: This mostly just causes confusion, and we often disable it. We usually have to disable the synching contacts, and even the add-in that puts emails in Outlook often gets disabled because 1) it often defaults to playing the attached voicemails to the desk phone, which means users are usually left thinking it doesn't work because they are using Outlook to listen to voicemails because they are not at their desk and they have no idea the desk phone is playing their voicemail attachment 2) it doesn't send the voicemails to their email so that their cell phone/other devices get it. So we had to enable that (vm to email) separately, and the outlook add-in just makes it redundant. Literally two copies of VM in Outlook, one able to be seen on all devices, but it's status (read/unread/deleted) doesn't sync back to the phone system and another copy from the add-in that can only be seen on the outlook PC but its status does sync back.
So the softphone works great, the changing status works great. The editing is a bit complicated and hard for users to find. The Outlook add-in is usually removed as it's worthless to us.
We do not use it for instant messaging, video, or events, though it has those capabilities.
- The softphone is easy to use and works well
- Changing availability status is easy
- It pushes updates automatically and usually without issue
- Editing voicemail status is hidden in call routing and is overly complicated for most of our users' needs
- Outlook add-in is more of a burden than a help
- The mobile app version doesn't get hunt group calls
February 01, 2019
MiCloud Connect Review
We have been using MiCloud Connect across the whole organization, spanning multiple sites. We use it as a phone system and unified communications. We use work groups for several teams and a good portion of our staff uses the connect desktop software.
- Phone system.
- Call handling.
- Instant message/conferencing.
- Would like a traditional call forward option.
- Greater analog ports on-premise gear.
February 01, 2018
Shoretel is made for all business models, big and small!
It is being utilized across the whole organization. The system makes it easy to be contacted and opens up voicemail access with the ability to "sign in" to your phone from any Shoretel handset in our organization. The paging system works better (and is cheaper than the installation of) on ceiling speaker systems by utilizing the phones. Instant Message feature is useful for interoffice communications and takes a load off of the e-mail server as well.
- Instant Messaging system built into the ShoreTel Communicator that installs on the desktop, allows you to see call history, dial out, listen to voicemails, send IMs - all without added stress on Exchange Server.
- The handsets are intuitive for use, with plenty of programmable features.
- Server set up is simple, intuitive and easy to maintain over time.
- Over 6 years we had two issues that were resolved through ShoreTel's adding ability, the company is highly responsive to suggestions and critiques. At this time there are noticeable shortfalls in the tech or the software.
September 08, 2017
From the perspective of a single technology user.
ShoreTel is being used at my previous work place by the whole organization, it is being used for internal communication between the employees and also for external communication by marketing and support staff. As for my personal usage of ShoreTel, I had to interact with it in a very minimal manner considering that I was a software engineer seated right next to the whole software team, I only had to use it to either contact IT support or HR, so I would describe my usage as inter departmental. From personal knowledge, I do know that it was much more widely used by people who used to work in the marketing/customer support divisions which was of real value to the company unlike with the software department where it was used occasionally.
- I can strongly say that the communication channels were always very clear and there was no breakdown of any kind throughout my 6 month work period.
- Since ShoreTel associates your profile with the phone it feels like the experience is very personalized.
- For internal communication purposes it is not necessary to dial a huge number, this makes it quick and efficient.
- I don't think that ShoreTel is of much value to teams that are more closely located in the work space. I do believe that extending functionality in ways like integrating meetings schedule and reminders might make it more useful.
- It is a wired device which restricts movement, adding a wireless device to the collection might be a good idea.
- It does not have a specific feature to group people under a single name, I would have liked to have seen a feature that allows users to group a set of people under one particular tag and be able to send them voicemails and as so on.
July 03, 2017
User Friendly
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use shoreTel for sourcing, sales, meetings and remotely. It is being used by the entire organization. It fast and convenient, I can make phone calls using the computer instead of using the actual phone. Sometimes we do have issues like if the internet is down then we would be able to place or make phone calls but other than that one issue ShoreTel is great.
- When the system is down, it quickly gets back up and running.
- Works well with our database we use
- It is user friendly
- Sometimes it slow - maybe it should keep updating itself
- Maybe more texting features
- Clearer calls
June 26, 2017
ShoreTel VoIP PBX
We use ShoreTel IP phones, ShoreTel communicator software, and switches deployed across our entire organization which consists of five offices. We are able to stay in touch with our remote offices via four digit extensions versus dialing the local phone number. Our customers can get transferred to the appropriate party regardless of which office they call.
- Setup is quick and painless
- Management of the phone system is web browser based
- Is the only phone system that we looked at that continued to run if the server went down
- Integrates with Microsoft Outlook
- Customizable
- Updates to the system are cumbersome.
- Better support for Bluetooth headsets would be nice
June 07, 2017
Shoretel sky is great for multiple locations
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We started using ShoreTel Sky about 3 years ago. We were in the process of moving buildings and ShoreTel Sky made moving easier as we could keep some staff up and running in the old location and start using the new building with the rest of the staff. It worked like we were still all in the same location. We have grown to 30+ phones now and it has been great for adding and changing employees. We don't have to have anyone come in or need any experts to make changes. It's easy to just use the portal.
- Adding and changing employees is very easy and only takes a minute.
- Setting up call flows is not too challenging. We have specific ring groups and settings.
- Moving the phone to different locations is a breeze, just needs a POE Ethernet connection.
- Call flow could be easier and more streamlined.
- The iphone app never worked for us. It should be reworked to copy the Cisco phones.
- The monthly expense for adding features adds up. If they included all the features, they would be fantastic.
May 02, 2017
Great phone system that ShoreTel is
We are using ShoreTel across our whole organization. We have two locations, one in Cleveland, OH and one in Davie, FL. We are using an MPLS and the users are able to reach other using 4 digit extension to extension dialing with great clarity. We used to have two systems separate and it took a lot of admin work to get them to work nice together but now everything is seamless and works great.
- Administration is a breeze. We are able to add extensions and users very quickly.
- We are able to assign phones quickly. Plug it into the network, and we are up and going within minutes.
- Love the softphone features with the desktop application. I can quickly look at voicemails and select the important ones without needing to weed through a bunch of non mission critical information.
- The admin panel does not work with browsers other than IE. I would love to see added browser support.
- We sometimes need to re-use extensions when people move departments. It would be lovely to have a feature to reset a user account VM quickly. Currently, we have to set the user to extension only and then back to extension and VM to have it reset.
ShoreTel is being used across our organization. It allows for seamless interaction between our two offices and increases productivity here at our main office by giving us communication options. From 4 digit dialing, to the internal chat function on Communicator, to being able to check my voicemails from Outlook, the ShoreTel platform is second to none. We are pleased to be using it daily, and we are proud to be a ShoreTel reseller, too.
- Mobility App - easy to use, great features
- Conferencing - setting a conference up is a breeze and the Outlook plugin makes it even easier
- Communicator - allows you to see all things telephony in one place
- Conferencing- Once I set a meeting for a certain time period, I cannot go and change it mid-stream. In other words, if I know we're going to run over the 45 minute allotted time, I cannot go change it to 1 hour in Outlook. I will still get cut off by the system.
- ShoreTel app for Android- every time I open it, it closes (and I get a message about this), and I have to open it again. I've reinstalled it several times, and it continues to do this.
November 18, 2016
Shortel Install and expansion
This is used across the whole organization and allowed us to reduce our PRI circuits down to one, as well as receptionist down to one. We also now have true four digit dialing across the WAN. This results in a net cost reduction of almost $2500 a month.
- The system up-time has been 100% over 3 years.
- With separate systems and two locations we used to have to fake the system into 4 digit dialing by forwarding all remote extensions to DIDs. Now with Shortel extended to the remote location we have true 4 digit dialing.
- The Shortel desktop application makes managing calls and call routing a breeze for even our most novice users.
- The licensing structure can make the system more expensive than your traditional phone system.
- The admin interface does not work in the latest web browsers.
- Haven't seen a dedicated soft-phone app.
May 19, 2016
ShoreTel
ShoreTel is being used across the whole organization, with three official locations, and a number of employees who work remotely.
- ShoreTel provides connectivity throughout the company, and mostly does it well.
- Over the last several months, ShoreTel has largely outsourced its Customer Service/Technical Assistance departments to an offshore call center, where the personnel are poorly trained and completely unprepared to handle anything even remotely technical.
- The portal could be more comprehensive.
Our company uses ShoreTel throughout the entire organization. Each person has their own DID, and the ability to use all basic applications, scribe, efax as well as communicator. We also utilize the call accounting software as well as call recording software. This helps address the problems presented with outbound dialing, training, receiving messages,
- Excellent voice quality
- Help/support directly from the phone for all users (unlimited)
- Simple to make adds/moves/changes to users on system as well as setting up permissions for who can do what
- more integrations
- ability to add wireless phones to cloud system with functionality
- better conference phone made by shoretel
July 14, 2015
Shoretel Sky
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- The web based call flow updates and account administration makes setting up remote users easy.
- Their support team was not much help determining our IT network issues holding back and delaying implementation.
- Better Salesforce.com integration would be nice. We were expecting a more complete API from Shoretel Sky so we could report on call data using SFDC's reports and dashboards.
ConvergeData is a Certified ShoreTel reseller in Florida and Texas that also uses ShoreTel for our internal phone system.
- Ease of deployment - we have installed 100-200 user deployments successfully in the course of a single weekend on numerous occasions.
- Ease of management - management of the system is intuitive and admin training usually takes less than 4 hours to learn the bulk of what you need to know.
- ROI - upfront system cost is almost always lower than Cisco, Avaya, Mitel. Over 5-7 years ShoreTel also provides a better ROI than hosted solutions as well.
- ShoreTel recently stopped offering their phones in silver which I believe was a mistake based on the demand in the market for phones in that color.
- There was talk of instant messaging being an included feature at some point, now it requires the purchase of the conference bridge and a Professional License which isn't usually a problem except for our small business customers who usually have budget constraints. 14.2 allows for the virtualization of the conference bridge so in a VM environment the cost of IM is now just the added Professional License.
We use ShoreTel at Lakeside Industries as our primary enterprise voice communications platform. 15 locations across 3 states are connected together all on a common ShoreTel system. ShoreTel allows us to reduce long distance costs and provide 4 digit extensions for every person in our organization. Our calculated ROI on our investment in ShoreTel was 18 months.
- Extension dialing throughout enterprise with directory
- Integration with Outlook
- Easy to manage, deploy and maintain
- I'd like to see better support for alternate unified messaging like Lync. The client provided in ShoreTel is adequate but others can be better.
February 25, 2015
ShoreTel VOIP System Review
Our entire organization uses ShoreTel. We use it for conferencing. We can have up to 20 users simultaneously in one conference. We alse use it for fax to email capabilities. We have also purchased the chat feature so that employees can shoot a simple chat message over to a colleague for a quick response. Our entire call center is integrated with ShoreTel. The ShoreTel call manager allows you to see an end users telephone presence whether they are available, on the phone, in a meeting, or out of the office. It is a very user friendly product.
- ShoreTel Conferencing
- Least cost routing
- Shoretel Communicator Software
- The version of chat we are using is version 1. Logs of chat sessions would be a benefit.
February 04, 2015
ShoreTel Sky. Great service from a great company.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- ShoreTel Sky Support is responsive, effective and quite good.
- ShoreTel Sky functionality meets the demands of our fast-paced, cloud-centered business.
- ShoreTel Sky suite of products serves our needs quite well.
- ShoreTel Sky is very dependable and is something we trust.
- Some provisioning tasks aren't fully integrated into the ShoreTel Sky portal. Examples include the provisioning of new user accounts which is done through an old portal UI and Sky Mobility which requires online provisioning be followed up with a call to support to finish enablement.
December 04, 2014
A Great Partner Relationship
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Our communication issues are solved with this software!
- Multi-company and many phone numbers in one place.
- Ability and viability to see who's on the phone/instant message, and the voice mail being emailed to us is a huge help for when we are out of the office and traveling.
- This system has helped us take our businesses to the next level.
- There is just confusion when we add/delete products and what the "implementation" costs are
- It would be nice if it was a one time thing and no more "hidden" surprise costs