(941) 365 6900
We can provide leasing options (with $1 buy out) on all hardware including labor services. You can choose the repayment period (1 through 5 years).
Once approved and agreements have been completed, we can order in equipment and start your project. Call for more details.
We accept the following credit cards including business & personal checks. To pay by credit card, simply call us on (941) 365-6900 and ask for Karen or Wendy.
Internet & Voice Circuits
Voice Circuits - The selection of a telephone local exchange carrier (voice lines) is an important decision. Discount Telecom has seen many instances where companies and organizations have tied themselves into long term and binding contracts, only to see their usage reduce substantially or a competitor offer a substantially lower price. We work with all the major vendors during phone system installations so we are well positioned to evaluate their perfomance. Let Discount Telecom guide you from experience when you need to buy or renew telephone circuits.
In our area, Verzion is the incumbant local exchange carrier. Their competition includes Paetec (USLEC), Nuvox and Deltacom, among others. Each have their advantages and shortcomings. There are opportunities to save a lot of money on long distance fees when using a T-1 circuit, although there are instances where ordering a regular B-1 (POTS) line is the best strategy. Call us to discuss your requirements to make a more informed decision.
Internet Circuits - just as the selection of a phone line vendor is important, the same is the case for your business internet provider. The most popular offerings are DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) or Cable. The two big vendors in our area are Comcast and Brighthouse and both offer business class offerings.
In some cases though, particularly organizations with demanding internet requirements, a faster circuit is needed. This can be provided by FIOS (Verizon fiber optic internet) subject to availability or high speed wireless service. In some cases, wireless speeds beyond 50Mbps up-and-downstream can be reached depending on location and roof-top access (an antenna is normally needed to point to a tower).
Point to Point Circuits - in the past, frame-relay and point-to-point circuits were the only way to set up private circuits between office locations. This has largely changed now with the introduction of MPLS. This technology is based on a T-1 circuits that are controlled by a local exchange carrier. It is similar to a VPN mesh but without the encryption overhead. The advantages are lower cost circuits and the ability to provide Quality of Service (QoS) which is the ability to prioritize certain types of traffic on the circuit. The most popular example is Voice-over-IP where the quality of service can made a big difference to voice quality. Call us to discuss your needs for T-1 based circuits.