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Sharpen

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This cloud based solution can improve and helps to establish better relationships with customers. It has very useful call monitoring and call analytics.
I love the ease of inner office connections and the reminders Fathom provides. I have been using this for over a year and love it.
Ashlee Garwood, in particular, is always helpful with an attitude to provide the best customer service at all times. Outstanding representative, outstanding product, and outstanding company.
Frequently the software's integration with our case management platform fails and information is lost or not transferred correctly.
Fathom customer service continues to maintain that the problem is on my side in the network. We have done EVERYTHING their tech support has requested and we continue to have phone reset problems.
Sometimes there is a really long lag between the time the call is placed and the time it actually connects to start ringing.
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Curtis C.

Consumer Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Sharpen a company worth investigating!

Reviewed a year ago

Very satisfying overall they have corrected issues as they came. They bring Solutions to issues you didn’t know that you had.

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Their onboarding process even hit with unforeseen issues is smooth and well thought out. I’m very happy with uptime and call delivery. Support has easily corrected any issues I present.

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Implementation transition to live was lacking support on the sharpen side showing due to lingering nature of large issue. That’s really it I love everything else for our company it’s as close as we could ask for aside from making our own.

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Todd C.

Insurance, 1-10 employees

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Great Value and Support

Reviewed 8 years ago

Fathom is attentive to my needs and works quickly to resolve any issues that arise. They provide good phone service at a great value. I recommend them for any small business owner!

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Great value. My monthly service is much less than I paid previously. The support team is knowledgeable and easy to work with. They are quick to diagnose any issues (even those that are problems with my system and not theirs) and provide answers to resolve them.

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It can be a little confusing to configure the system, but I can call the support team to help me out. Reports, such as call logs, could be better, but I almost never looked at them with my previous provider anyway. Once the system is configured, it works great.

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Mediocre

Reviewed 8 years ago

Overall: This system offers nothing outside of the norm of any other VOIP business phone system. The Web interface is slightly more intuitive than others, though it is difficult sometimes to know if a setting change has actually been accepted and changed. However, there is much to be desired in execution of calls. About a quarter of dialed calls will hang without ever connecting, then disconnect....

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Brian L.

Internet, 1-10 employees

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One stop solution

Reviewed 8 years ago

We needed a system that could allow our remote teams to painlessly stay connected while providing core communications functionality. Lots of providers out there with pieces of what we needed, but struggled to find it all in one package that was affordable and actually worked right. Actually didn't get any complaints from the team.

Pros

Easy to use and provided the full suite of functions we needed. Remote access across the country was great. Option to use soft phone on laptop with Polycom phone on desk also great. Automated workflow for agents was superb and our service manager was able to set up, implement, and manage without a lot of training or consulting.

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No real cons to speak of. Would love to see them come out with their own CRM, though the integration with salesforce has been great.

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Striving for Sucess

Reviewed 8 years ago

It's been a long winding road; however, I genuinely feel that Fathom Voice is trying to get better! They give us some great features but some of the every day features that we expect & had for years are now not available. Most recently I've truly missed the simple forwarding option. We've worked around it but it was laborious. To be able to just hit a fwd button + the extension in which to...

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Melva H.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Very easy to use

Reviewed 8 years ago

I find that Fathom is very user friendly and easy to navigate. At they company I work for we have used a few different companies and in my experience Fathom has been the best.

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I love that we can record the calls. In my line of work it is very easy to not catch all the important information on a call. So having the ability to go back and review it has been very beneficial for me. Also being able to save the recording allows for my Consultants to listen to my call before they reach out to the customer for follow ups and meetings. It also is great training tool for new members of the team to be able to hear real calls.

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Catharine S.

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Love the capabilities, and the customer service.

Reviewed 8 years ago

PROS - BEST customer service. Very responsive, and work to resolve issues. Worked with another company before and had to deal with foreign customer service we were barely able to understand. Often had to sit on the phone for up to 6 or 8 hours before things were resolved. Love the dashboard where we can see who is on the phone before dialing our team. However, we have to refresh the screen - it is not real time on its own. CONS - Not an easy system to learn. It is very complicated. Other system was far easier, but tons and tons of connection issues, and the nightmare of customer service was worth the change. This being said, we have a fairly complicated routing pattern, so for something more straightforward, I'm sure this will be much easier for other companies.

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Don G.

Real Estate, 1-10 employees

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Review from Don at J S Ruiz Realty, Inc.

Reviewed 8 years ago

"I like the user friendly way it works. It is no problem for me to push the admin button and set myself up with office phones when it is my day on phones. No need to depend on my office." This means I can be totally independent from needing administrative assistance on weekends when no one is at the office...just the way it should be.

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Emily B.

Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Fathom voice has worked wonders compared to past providers

Reviewed 8 years ago

My Company currently uses Fathom Voice for our companies needs. The service with fathom has been wonderful compared to some other systems I have used in the past with other companies i have worked for. The phones usually have a great connection.

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Good connection Easy to use I like that I can instantly listen to recorded calls

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We are supposed to have access to use text/international text, but it has never worked for us, or we have not been trained to appropriately use it Sometimes there is a really long lag between the time the call is placed and the time it actually connects to start ringing

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Elizabeth H.

Legal Services,

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Fathom is so much more than a Phone Service Option!

Reviewed 8 years ago

When I first started my business back in January, a colleague suggested that I sign up for Fathom Voice. At the time I was using Google Voice and could not imagine why I would want to invest in a service when I was getting another for free. You may be wondering the same thing. Let me tell you, it is worth it! Fathom Voice has added an extra level of professionalism to my business which, in my humble...

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1) I am able to set times (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.) during which my phone will ring 2) I can set up my phone to ring to my cell phone if I am out of the office. 3) The customer support staff is amazing! Shelby Weeks, on the front line, is incredibly patient and knowledgeable. Ryan Wharton and Britton Beaumont, in the technical support department, are always eager to help. In the event that any of these amazing people do not know the answer they are always open to doing research for me. 4) When I get a voicemail, it is sent to me as an attachment to an email. I like this because I can listen to my messages even when I am not in my physical office.

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1) Unlike Google voice that goes everywhere, you cannot take your physical office desk phone everywhere. This is just the nature of having a physical desk phone. 2) Unlike Google voice, Fathom has yet to figure out how to not only receive texts from clients but also send them. At this point, I can receive texts but cannot send them. You can do this with Google Voice. I have shared this concern...

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Blake H.

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Good idea, not ready for prime time.

Reviewed 8 years ago

I like the idea of the cost vs POTS. I like the flexibility vs PBX systems. However, we have had this system for 14 months and we continue to have trouble with phones resetting causing us to lose our network connection for the associated PC. We have worked and worked and worked with customer service to resolve this problem. Fathom customer service continues to maintain that the problem is on my...

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Mike M.

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We pay for this?

Reviewed 8 years ago

Pros: Well, I can dial out.. I can get calls in... The "go fathom voice" web interface is a good attempt at something... it's a decent layout. Cons: It doesn't always show when someone's on DND or not. It doesn't always update at a reasonable time. I constantly have to refresh my webpage to be sure that it's up to date. I still haven't figured out HOW that when i'm part of a call group,...

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Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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A Robust Call Center Platform

Reviewed 5 years ago
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Sharpen provides a robust platform for taking a sorting calls. In my experience, the program is easily accessible from our case management platform or from a computer application. When taking a call the program displays caller information in an easily accessible manner.

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My department's transition from our previous call software has been rough. Frequently the software's integration with our case management platform fails and information is lost or not transferred correctly.

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Tracy G.

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Fathom Voice

Reviewed 8 years ago
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I like being able to listen to my voicemails via email and I also like being able to forward my line to any cell phone or other phone.

Cons

That when I listen to my voicemail via email the red light doesn't clear

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Anastasia P.

Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Cloud contact center platform

Reviewed 3 years ago

Sharpen can help to optimize customer service for the business.

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This cloud based solution can improve and helps to establish better relationships with customers. It has very useful call monitoring and call analytics.

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There is no free trial version and it has just two pricing plans, one is for full contact center and another one for unified communications app. Both plans are expensive.

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Design,

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Reviewed 8 years ago

I love the ease of inner office connections and the reminders Fathom provides. I have been using this for over a year and love it!

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Reminder of messages is wonderful!

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Have not had any. I really find that Fathom fits my small office needs.

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Elizabeth H.

Legal Services,

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Fathom Rocks!

Reviewed 8 years ago
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I like the customer support the best. I seem to never stop having questions. They are always so friendly and helpful.

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Sometimes when I am out and about it is inconvenient that I cannot call out from my office phone. This comment is not necessarily targeted at Fathom. I think this would be the same for any company that offers a physical VOIP phone.

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Randy S.

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Great phone service...great customer service!

Reviewed 8 years ago

I have used VoIP phone service since 2010. It cut my regular business phone bill by almost 2/3. Then I heard about Fathom which was an enterprising upstart company here in the Indianapolis area. (I wanted the chance to work with someone locally rather than a toll free helpline in Utah.) So I made the switch to Fathom about 2 years ago. I've been very happy with both their phone service and their customer service. I'm not very technologically literate so I require a lot of help with navigating the website/dashboard. They've all been very patient with me and they've always solved my problems. No complaints here; I recommend them to everybody!

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Shirley B.

Logistics and Supply Chain,

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Complete Solution

Reviewed 8 years ago

Fathom Voice has been ideal for us, connecting our entire remote-based team seamlessly across multiple states. Having the option of using the soft phone on the computer or a Polycom phone on the desk gives us the flexibility to meet everyone’s needs. Fathom Voice provides the feature-rich functionality and scalability needed for future growth.

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Education Management, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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It worked much better than fuze

Reviewed 5 years ago
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It works. I have yet to have any issues with our integration for Salesforce

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I wish we could transfer while on hold. And I wish we could add custom sounds

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Elizabeth F.

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Main user in our office as receptionist

Reviewed 8 years ago

It's nice to work with most of the time. When I check voicemail manually, sometimes the right buttons send me elsewhere in the system if I have already been through 10 messages. I really like the concept of being able to use the company system on a personal phone or through the computer to de-clutter the workspace, though as the receptionist those aren't feasible options for me. I know that there is a lot more capability than I am aware of, but I am impressed with what I have learned so far.

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Sean C.

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Great Phone System

Reviewed 8 years ago

The Fathom team was incredibly helpful when setting up our phone system for our 30+ employees. They really paid attention to what we needed from a call flow standpoint and helped customize everything that we needed. The phone quality is fantastic! Our customer service team works remotely all over the United States and from home, so having all activity logged was key. Additionally, we needed a solution where each agent was easily located in a central admin.

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Stacy S.

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We use the phone system.

Reviewed 8 years ago

It seems we have had several issues with our phones since we started using Fathom. For the most part they have FINALLY been resolved but we do still have issues with calls going through sometime and OFTEN get comments that the connection is terrible. The fax option rarely works and now it seems they took the option to receive a confirmation email off the fax so now we have no idea if people are receiving our faxes at all.

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Benjamin M.

Medical Devices, 11-50 employees

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FATHOM FAN

Reviewed 8 years ago

Fathom Voice as VoIP service is far more cost effective than having a regular phone. I found many service providers who offered low rates and excellent service plans, making it difficult to decide on the best one. After meeting with multiple companies I was introduced to Inside Sales Consultant Shelby Weeks. Shelby's overall product/service knowledge and straight forward approach, made me feel like I was speaking with an old friend, not a salesman. My then difficult decision was made easy. Our company now uses what I believe to the best VoIP company in the industry, Fathom Voice. Thank you again for all of your help.

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Fathom Friday's!!!!!

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Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Great Way to Get Voice Mail Messages From Anywhere

Reviewed 8 years ago

It is a great service to be delivered office voice mail messages to email so they are easily heard from anywhere you have internet access.

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Very intuitive, fast and reliable.

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