Horror Story Of The Week: Removing IT Policies From a BlackBerry

November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

2 Simple Strategies to Remove an IT Policy From a Used BlackBerry

Hopefully you never find yourself in a situation like this: 

 

A few days ago, one of your employees came to you with a broken Blackberry that needed replacing. 

 

Unfortunately, they were not eligible for an upgrade yet. 

 

Fortunately, you were able to secure a used device from the neighboring business, who had recently switched carriers and mobile devices. 

 

You wiped the device (removed the previous stored information), swapped the SIMs (removed the previous card & inserted your  user’s SIM) and then had that user set a device password. 

 

So far all is good.  

 

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Filed Under: Blackberry Management, Cellular Phones, Communications Management, Mobile Device, Mobile Device Management, Smart Phones Tagged With: , , , ,

Horror Story Of The Week: When Phones Don’t Work.

October 17, 2011 By 1 Comment

Simple Troubleshooting – For When Your Mobile Device Stops Working

Mobile devices have become an integral part of today’s business. Whether it is mobile phones for the fleet, or a variety of smartphones or mobile internet devices for sales people, they are indispensable tools for staff away from the office.

Imagine then, what would happen if suddenly a phone stopped working:

Sometime during your workday, one of your users was forced to return to the office from the field because their phone has stopped working. They are getting told all of their calls are going  to voicemail, and they are unable to place any outgoing calls from their phones. [Read more...]

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Travel Pack Combos

September 28, 2011 By 1 Comment

What’s In Your Travel Pack Combo?

As the Cellular Carriers continue to tweak their mobile plan offerings, one thing they are selling a lot of  is the Travel Pack Combos for travellers going to the US from Canada.

These combos offer Voice and Texting, Voice and Data, or Voice, Texting and Data allowances, at reduced rates.

 

But are these offerings the best option? 

 

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Filed Under: Cellular Customer Service, Cellular Expense Management, Cellular Phones, Communications Management, Mobile Device, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Expense Management Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Cellular Customer Service Tips

September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I am sure that everyone has at one point in time experienced first hand a mobile customer service horror story when having to deal with their cellular carriers.

 

We know that dealing with Mobile Carriers is not always a positive experience! However – if you are prepared, know what to ask the Cellular Customer Service Representative and have a general idea of what to expect – it does not have to be all negative.

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Horror Story of the Week: When Devices Won’t Connect.

September 12, 2011 By 2 Comments

4 Steps to Solving Cellular Device Connection Issues

Does your company’s Cellular fleet include mobile Internet Devices?

 

Imagine a situation like this:

You have just ordered a new Internet device for an employee, and are about to set the unit up. You take it out of the box, pop in a SIM, turn the device on, get it set up on your computer and open your Internet browser.  

 

Except you aren’t able to connect.

 

You check your new device, it’s on, and your computer detects it, so you try again, this time keeping your eye on the device. 

There is a glimmer of hope when the “connected” light comes one, only to be immediately squashed when it goes out a second later. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cellular Customer Service, Cellular Expense Management, Cellular Phones, Mobile Device, Mobile Device Management Tagged With: , , , , ,

Knowing the Ins and Outs of Your Mobile Carriers

September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Do You Know the Ins & Outs of Your Mobile Carrier?

Knowing the ins and outs of the Mobile carriers that your organization uses, is always the best way to beat them at their own game. I am sure that you have at one point in time had a very frustrating call to a Mobile carrier that left you angry and pulling your hair out!

You are not alone. This happens to the best of us – however – knowing the ins and outs will help you with your quest for cost reduction &  control of your mobile expense management.

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Filed Under: Billing Errors, Cellular Customer Service, Cellular Expense Management, Cost Reduction, Mobile Device, Mobile Expense Management Tagged With: , , , , ,

Horror Story of the Week: Replacing Broken Hardware

September 5, 2011 By 2 Comments

Replacing Broken Hardware – Imagine yourself in this situation:

Say you have just done a hardware upgrade for one of your employees. They have new hardware and are in a new contract. Normally this process is simple. You pass off the hardware, get their email switched over, if applicable and send them on their merry way.  But what happens if your simple process, ends up being not-so-simple?

Imagine yourself in this situation:

You have just passed off new hardware to an employee. After a quick set up, you send them on their way and you return to what you were doing and don’t think much about their phone again. That is until you get a call. The employee has a problem with their phone. [Read more...]

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Horror Story of the Week: Roaming Issues While Traveling Abroad

August 29, 2011 By 1 Comment

Roaming Mishaps While Traveling Abroad – What Now?

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In your company, there are likely several employees who have or will need to travel abroad for work-related reasons. In all likelihood, they will need to take their company cell phone in order to take calls, receive emails and continue on with regular business while they are gone. In terms of mobile device management, this is generally  an issue-free occurrence, but what do you do if this happens:

 

You have a user who is travelling abroad, and soon after they were scheduled to land,  you receive a frantic email from them. Their phone does not work.  They are not able to make or receive any calls from where they are, and they have to be on an important conference call shortly which they cannot miss. 

 

You give the carrier a call to see if everything seems good on their end, and the rep you speak with tells you [Read more...]

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Horror Story of the Week: Enormous Roaming Bills

August 22, 2011 By 2 Comments

Roaming Bill Mishaps – Imagine yourself in this situation:

If you have ever been in charge of the mobile expense management, chances are there have been times when you have cringed opening your wireless bill. Based on usage, the charges fluctuate, big one month, small the next. If you have ever had a user with roaming charges, then you know how much of an impact usage can make. Those charges can get high, however imagine yourself in this situation:

One of your sales persons, or VP’s are travelling outside of the country on a business trip. They tell you that they anticipate using their phone frequently. In an effort to help reduce the potential costs you make a mental note to call the carrier and add some roaming packages. A few days pass, the user leaves and returns. You don’t think much of it until your wireless bill comes in….. and you nearly die of a heart attack. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Billing Errors, Cellular Expense Management, Communications Management, Cost Reduction, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Expense Management Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Business Best Practices Do Not Believe in Status Quo

August 17, 2011 By 1 Comment

Status Quo As A Best Practice Might Kill Your Business

 

Some businesses have the big guy as their competitor. Some have a whole bunch of competitors in a local block. Some businesses have so much competition, that its easier to say who the’re not competing with. However, our competitor tops them all! Our competitor is “status quo”. Yup, I’d rather say I’m competing with XYZ Company than to say – we don’t really have anyone that does what we do or the way we do it (TEM 360° Solution). At least you can compete with the other women/man. Ok, but this is not about me venting that I have no direct competition to speak of. This is really to discuss that viral disease that slowly gets a company called “Status Quo” and how to avoid it with best business practices. 

 

I want to share a story about a meeting I had several years ago, with Toyota and the manager of their mobile management team. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cellular Customer Service, Cellular Expense Management, Communications Management Software, Cost Reduction, Telecom Audit, Telecom Expense Management Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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