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Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge) vs. Lumen Next-Gen Voice

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AComcast Business VOIP is a telephony and VoIP software solution available under the VoiceEdge brand, supporting mobile telephony, SIP trunking, cloud PBX, as well as Unified Communications features with the higher tier Business VoiceEdge edition that supplies users with a softphone, readable voicemail, audio-conference hosting, and screen sharing.N/A

    Lumen Next-Gen Voice

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ALumen Next-Gen Voice offers cloud calling and business voice solutions that use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to transmit calls over the internet. Lumen Next-Generation Voice Services provide Dedicated LD and/or Toll-Free Service using a SIP connection. These services leverage the company's network footprint in the U.S., EMEA and LATAM to provide more than a point solution for customers solving for operational and efficiency challenges. Calls supported: Enterprise Long…

    $8

    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path

    Pricing
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Editions & Modules
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    Lumen Cloud Voice - Essentials
    starting at $11.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Plus
    starting at $17.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Premium
    starting at $22.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Specialty Lines
    starting at $47.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Voice Complete (SIP Trunking)
    starting at $8
    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNext‑Generation 9‑1‑1 available as an add-on (custom pricing).
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    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
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    Comcast Business
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    Lumen Technologies
    Chose Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    I have found a better solution is to run two different carriers through SD-WAN (such as Bigleaf or Velocloud MSR) and use a provider like BCMOne (formerly NexVortex) to manage the SIP. BCMOne/Nexvortex is an AWESOME SIP provider with better planning, deployment, and technical …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    40%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge) and Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Feature
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge) and Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Feature
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording4.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park9.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge) and Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Feature
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge) and Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Feature
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS3.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Comcast Business
    Good for any situation where there are multiple employees who need to be reached by customers or in-house. Also cuts down on Robo calls because they typically can't / don't press numbers to choose from a menu. Can't really see this system being worth the price in a smaller-sized operation though, as there are far cheaper options that provide a much nicer management interface.
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    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink SIP is an acceptable solution if you have an on-prem PBX (ShoreTel, Mitel, etc) that accepts SIP. I have found a better solution is to run two different carriers through SD-WAN (such as Bigleaf or Velocloud MSR) and use a provider like BCMOne (formerly NexVortex) to manage the SIP.
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    Pros
    Comcast Business
    • Makes it easy to send and receive phone calls, setup extensions, and generally handle incoming and outgoing phone calls.
    • You're able to receive business calls wherever you go, whether you're in your office or on your mobile device.
    • The Voicemail to Text feature generally works well enough for you to know what a message is about without having to listen to it.
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Reliable service
    • Supports wide range of key features
    • They do have high levels of support where you can receive real answers
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    Cons
    Comcast Business
    • Not a fan of the poly phones
    • I feel if the phones were set up better when installed it would have saved a lot of headache.
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Lumen-Centurylink has suffered from many noticeable outages in the last few years - this is a blow to their reputation that they still have to recover from.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink does not peer well enough with OTHER carriers - they depend on their own network to give you SIP, which means less true redundancy.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink needs a better customer portal/interface to handle failover, see the real-time status, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Comcast Business
    Very helpful and quick
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    Lumen Technologies
    SIP service support is definitely improving. A few years ago I would have rated them a 2. Now a 7. But, Lumen still needs a better portal experience to report and see a real-time status. Also to manage SIP failover functions in a WYSIWIG/GUI interface. When Lumen's network breaks in a larger outage, there are long hold times and support is not good.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Comcast Business
    I have switched now to MagicJack for business, while their support might not be the most amazing either we are very satisfied with the service/cost relationship and this has been a major game-changer. I am certain that Comcast has a larger client base that they have to look for that might be creating much more significant revenue. We have faced similar situations with other vendors and have found better solutions with smaller, shelving solutions that seem to cater more closely to clients.
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    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink [Enterprise Voice SIP] was the incumbent, so switching providers, particularly for our HQ was an overwhelming task for our small team. We did migrate from the legacy CenturyLink voice product EIPT to the new Voice Complete solution as well as upgrade our US and UK circuits along with a hardware upgrade of the managed PE routers in each location. We also decided to implement RingCentral in one of our very small international branches but the lack of features is problematic. We still have T1 service in our other international branches but are looking to go full cloud SaaS PBX there, likely through Microsoft Teams, which we already use for messaging. There are some complexities, as we can't port our numbers directly yet and need to set up an additional CUBE router for SIP. Eventually we hope to get to fully SaaS via Teams.
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    Return on Investment
    Comcast Business
    • In my experience, you have to pay to get out of contract.
    • In my opinion, it's a total waste of time and money.
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Faster learning
    • Increased numbers of calls
    • Organization of calls
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