Don’t Be Spooked! Switching to VoIP Phones Isn’t Scary

As the Halloween season casts its spooky shadow across the world, fear and trepidation seem to be in the air. However, amidst all the ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, one fear you can confidently put to rest is switching to a Voice over IP (VoIP) business phone system. Changing to VoIP can be an empowering and…

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5 Reasons to Use Local Business Phone and Internet Providers

As a business owner, you’re inundated with marketing messages from national phone and internet companies promoting their latest bundled packages. So, it’s not surprising that many organizations default to using large telecom corporations like AT&T or Comcast. But they’re not your only options. Local business phone and internet service providers offer many advantages beyond national…

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Buying Headsets? How to Choose Between Bluetooth and DECT

Shopping for a headset to use with your business phone is like walking down the cereal aisle at the grocery store—the options are endless! It can be overwhelming. Before jumping into specifics like whether you want the headset to cover one ear (mono) or both (binaural), there’s an easy decision to make. It’s similar to…

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Business Number Being Labeled as Spam? Here’s What To Do

eliminate spam risk on your Lafayette business phones

You’ve called a few customers who usually pick up on the first or second ring, but now, they’re sending you to voicemail. What’s changed? Did you do something to jeopardize the business relationship? Probably not!  Your phone number’s caller ID may be appearing as “spam risk,” “spam likely,” “potential spam,” or some variation indicating the…

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UpLync Moves Hardware Home

close up of servers for uplync wintek

When Lafayette-based Wintek Corporation opened its data center a few years ago, the wheels started turning here at UpLync. We wanted in! The servers running our internet-based phone systems were located in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Phoenix. There’s nothing technically wrong with housing our hardware in those cities, but why not have them closer to home…

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