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Work From Home Phone System

By Greg Eicke

Here Are the Three Things Your Phone System Must Have to Support Your Remote Workers.

There isn’t much about everyday work life that wasn’t affected by COVID-19. Law firms are now faced with the real prospect of up to 50% of their workforce permanently working from home.

1. Mobile and Desktop Apps

Your remote workers need to make and receive calls as if they were in the office. This means a softphone app on their laptop or mobile that connects seamlessly to your office phone system.

2. Presence and Messaging

Knowing who’s available, who’s on a call, and who’s away is essential for a distributed team. Instant messaging keeps quick conversations off email and makes collaboration natural.

3. Reliable Call Quality

Cloud and VoIP technology makes work-from-home possible, but only if the quality is there. This means proper internet assessment, QoS configuration, and potentially 4G backup.

Key Takeaways

  • Remote work requires more than just a phone — it needs a complete UC solution
  • Quality of service depends on internet quality at each location
  • The right system makes remote workers as effective as office-based staff

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