3CX Phone System
3CXExternal reviews
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Horrible support doesn't work
So I tried to implement this so I can use it for business. I'm stuck with the actual hosting solution and spending double the cost because the security certificate doesn't work the security certificate that I just purchased last night was a waste of money and time 3CX needs to have a better support system for people so they could be able to get the support they need. I'm not spending $75 just to talk directly to a support rep. Who's not even on the phone with me let alone I can't even seem to understand even in the documentation what type of security certificate you need it's not like there's only one security certificate type. It's literally specific and you have to have the certification work from both ends, but the instructions don't show you how to do that, even the online support tool that they have to talk to partners and everyone is a joke. I can't even set one up with this thing holding me up for security certificate. There's no way for me even reach out on self hosted. It says I gotta have a system to , stay away I wasted 12 hours of my life not figuring out how this whole thing works because they don't have no support and they want to charge for it and they don't even have a good peer to peer support system in itself just because I don't have one up and running and hosting yet which I can't seem to do because there is no understanding how to get the security certificate to I got the private key and the public key already established and ready to go to implement but not working.
I have been installing 3cx for clients for over 5 years now. Support is terrible
Fairly clumsy and lacking features
The model of providing a hosted option, or your own hosting, or on premise, seems flexible, but ultimately it's quiet a confusing way to sell the product.
Support seems to vary, and they charge fees to SIP providers to be featured and supported on the platform, so you might find that support for your SIP provider is there at the beginning, but in my case, it became no longer supported, and I had to use manual settings which have been unreliable.
We use it to support our office across two countries with multiple inbound and outbound numbers, with most of our users now using the 3CX mobile app
Not so cool.
2. I like the easy interface for launching a URL when someone calls in. It eliminates the need to launch a URL manually and search for a customer. This feature looks up the caller using the phone number on the caller ID.
3. Sound quality is good.
2. When a customer sends a video via SMS, it arrives without any filename extension. I have to append a filename extension. It does play but is extraordinarily blurry and of poor quality. It is useless at that point.
3. The mobile app seems rather clumsy and power intensive. It takes a while to switch from Recent Calls to Chat, etc.
4. The desktop app has only one ringtone baked into the code. There is nothing like changing it. Wow! How's that for customizing?
Honestly, pretty terrible system.
2) Customer Support? I can't report quality issues for a particular call for them to see what's wrong.
3) No note-taking option. You can not take notes during the call or after the call through 3CX. You have to go into your CRM and manually find the call and input notes.
4) No ability to select from a drop-down menu the outcome of a call.
5) If you want to listen to a recording you have to request access from your admin. The admin will go through the database, find the recording, download it, and then send it to you. Other systems have the recording below the call, available at your fingertips.
Do I really need to go on? The call quality is bad, the note-taking aspect is non-existent and the list goes on. This is NOT a software for sales teams.
This 3CX image does not work
3CX is a great system. However we have never been able to get this pre-loaded AWS image to work. It never restores our backup config properly. We've tried it many times with different clients. Tried this again because it says it was updated in Feb of this year. Well we are back to loading up a Debian image and installing 3CX at the command line.
3CX keeps putting out patches that break my configs
3CX for Everyday Phone Use
I dislike how the beeps associated with hitting numbers are not consistent on 3CX (sometimes beeps, sometimes not).
There is a time lag with 3CX almost as if it cannot keep up with me.
It took me a long time to find the mute button. I have it down now.
If I don't have the application active, it doesn't ring.
I cannot open the app using the start menu, only the dropdown on the right side of the screen. Took me a support ticket to find this work around.