Moving Your Office Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Phones)
An 8-part guide to moving your business phone system to a new office. Covers ISP selection, building infrastructure, number porting, overlap periods, move day execution, and post-move verification.
Start With Internet: Pick the ISP Months Before You Move
Internet has the longest lead time in any office move. Start ISP selection months early to avoid sitting in a new office with no connectivity.
What to Do When the New Building Doesn't Have What You Need
New office lacks proper internet infrastructure? How to evaluate what is available, what can be built, and when to walk away.
Your Phone Numbers and the Move: What Actually Needs to Happen
Most hosted VoIP users can keep their numbers by plugging phones in at the new office. Here is when that works and when you need to port.
Running Both Locations: The Overlap Period
The overlap period between old and new offices is your safety net and testing window. Here is how long it should last and what to do with it.
Move Day: What to Bring Up First and What to Test
A step-by-step move day sequence for bringing your office phones online at the new location, from verifying internet to testing every workflow.
After the Move: The First Two Weeks
Problems that surface after move day: call quality issues, WiFi gaps, device conflicts, and critical records to update.
When to Upgrade Everything Versus Carrying Your Existing Setup Forward
Replace your phone system during the office move or carry it forward? A framework for deciding what to upgrade and what to keep.
The Complete Office Move Telecom Checklist
A consolidated timeline and checklist for moving your office phones and internet, from months before the move through the first weeks after.