{"id":5452,"date":"2015-01-16T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialtyansweringservice.net\/?p=5452"},"modified":"2018-12-13T08:05:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:05:03","slug":"infographic-explaining-pbx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialtyansweringservice.net\/infographic-explaining-pbx\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic explaining what is PBX."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The advent of the Private Automatic Branch Exchange, PABX or <a title=\"What is PBX\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialtyansweringservice.net\/library-books\/what-is-pbx\/\">PBX<\/a> for short, brought an end to the need for switchboard operators and manual cord circuit connections.<\/p>\n<p>PBXs enabled intercommunication between central office lines at an organization with a large number of telephones, and connected outgoing calls to the PSTN via trunk lines. PBXs were advantageous for their cost savings aspect. With shared access to a company\u2019s telephony resources, there was no longer a need for individual PSTN lines for each user.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, cool features such as voicemail, call waiting, and three-way calling were added. Then, when the technology went digital, we got <a href=\"https:\/\/support.specialtyansweringservice.net\/customer\/portal\/articles\/1624492-how-do-i-forward-and-un-forward-my-phones-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call forwarding<\/a>, conference calling, caller ID, and more. Every time you bail when you see your mother in law&#8217;s number pop up on your phone, you can thank your lucky stars that PABX affords the luxury of call screening!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialtyansweringservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/infographic-explaining-pbx\/PBX-Outline.jpg\" alt=\"PBX Equipment Infographic\" width=\"710\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PBX makes it possible for you and your coworkers to communicate with ease (perhaps a negative), saves money (definitely a positive), and can help you steer clear of your pesky in-laws and exes, and a whole cluster of other people you do your best to avoid (major bonus). 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