Get free equipment with the Polycom Demo Program from GLOBALINX

Starting May 1st, GLOBALINX is offering free, preprogrammed, demo Polycom SoundPoint IP335 and IP650 phones to the first ten agents who qualify for the demo program.

What does it take to qualify? It’s simple. To qualify, an agent has to be accepted for VoIP certification by the Polycom University and that agent, or another agent in the organization, has to take and pass the Polycom VoIP Sales Certification course. Once the agent has passed the Sales portion of the Certification process and has started proposing Polycom as a part of a Hosted PBX offering they can then receive the demo phones.

The Agent then needs to sell at least $1,000 in Polycom equipment phones in the second quarter of 2011 to keep the demo phones. If an agent sells $2,000 in Polycom equipment in the second quarter of 2011, the agent will also receive the Polycom IP6000 “Starfish” phone to add to the agent’s demo pool.

These demo phones can be used to show potential customers the value of Polycom IP Telephony at customer sites or in the Agent’s office. The demo phones come completely preprogrammed so they are ready to use upon arrival.

Polycom does not charge for certification and you can use the demo phones we provide to you to complete the demo CPE listing portion of the certification. This is a great opportunity to become certified and start selling Polycom phones at no cost to you!

Selling Polycom equipment is not the only way to get involved with the Polycom Demo Program. If an agent follows @GLOBALINX_agent on Twitter and also has completed the Polycom Sales training, as noted above, he or she will automatically be entered to win a free Polycom SoundPoint 650 Demo Phone. That’s a value of over $350. Click here to follow GLOBALINX Agent on Twitter and automatically be entered to win.

Log into the GLOBALINX Agent website and visit the Promotions page to sign up and learn more about the Polycom Demo Program.

GLOBALINX Hosted PBX

Next week we will be hosting a webinar discussing GLOBALINX Hosted PBX services. Here is a little information and our Hosted PBX diagram:

GLOBALINX Hosted PBX Service is a Hosted VoIP solution that delivers the business value of VoIP to small and medium business locations in an easy to use, easy to manage, affordable package. It includes all the business-class telephony features you’ve come to expect, plus enhanced capabilities only available with VoIP - making capabilities once reserved for large enterprises available to business of all sizes, at a fraction of the cost of premises based telephony systems. We’ve also included free calling anywhere in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico at no additional charge, making GLOBALINX Hosted PBX service one of the most competitive VoIP service packages around.

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The GLOBALINX Hosted PBX Overview Webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 27. Once at 12pm EST and again at 4pm EST. Click here to register.

Using the 50% Rule for Calculating VoIP Traffic in a Converged Access Offering.

After the SIP Trunking and Interconnection Webinar we held a couple of weeks ago, we thought it would be helpful to give a little bit more detail on the 50% Rule, so below is a short list of things to remember.

• Always remember that it is the upload speed that is the critical speed for calculating SIP traffic.
• In symmetric offering like T-1 or sDSL/shDSL access the upload and download speeds will be the same.
• In cable, aDSL, some FTTH offerings the download speed will significantly lower than the upload speed.
• Also remember with all DSL access that the speeds decrease dramatically with distance, especially beyond 2 miles from the local Telco distribution point
• Always use a bandwidth tester/probe from the customers premise to determine the actual bandwidth that the customer has available for all applications (Voice, Data VPN etc).
• Make sure you account for intermittent traffic or latency sensitive traffic (PoS and VPNs) that may be affected or may affect the VoIP traffic on the Converged Access connection.
• Always consider that 50% of the Upload bandwidth (in Kb) to be the maximum amount of bandwidth that is available for VoIP traffic for the Access connection used.
• Take that number (in KB) and divide it by 40 for traffic that uses G.729 Voice protocol and 85 for traffic that uses G.729 Voice protocol to determine the maximum number of SIP Trunks that can be activated on a Converged Access pathway.

Miss the GLOBALINX SIP Trunking and Interconnection Webinar?
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A Visit to Los Cabos

After a personal visit to the Dreams Resort in Los Cabos, we must say that it is quite a prize for any, and all, Agents who increase their total billing by $15,000 dollars.

It was sunny and in the mid 80s for the entire weekend during our visit. The combination of the ocean, desert, and mountain scenery is something amazing to witness. We spent much time scoping out what you, the successful Agent, can be a part of in this divine, relaxing area (but we also did spend a little time taking advantage of the poolside spots and the all-inclusivity of the food and drink).

Some of the vacant hammocks want company during their all-day bask in the southern sun. There are miles of beach and plenty of room to find a quiet, comfortable place in the sand. Oh, and feel free to gratify your glutinous side with all-inclusive food and drink. There’s something special about a margarita on the beach.

The Cabo Real Golf Course was a beautiful green course in the desert which is Golf Digest rated. The first nine holes were very challenging and the last nine were full of great views of the ocean with two holes only a few yards away from water. If you golf, this is a course that you need to play.

There are also many excursions that are not included in the prize but still are a great time. You can kayak close to the shores of the beach, go scuba diving or snorkeling, go deep-sea fishing or whale watching. The list seems endless.

Our quick visit to the Dreams Los Cabos resort made us excited for all GLOBALINX Agents. It is a great reward for any and all hard working, successful Agents and we hope that you are as excited as we are.

See you there.