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How to Find Ink or Toner Cartridges for Your Specific Printer or Copier
To find cartridges designed for your specific printers or copiers follow these steps:
- Look for the name of your printer or copier manufacturer in the navigation bar at the top of this page. If your manufacturer is not listed look for the All Brands listing.
- When you find the name of your manufacturer click on it. Then, you will see two drop-down boxes in the middle of the pages that allow you to search by printer or cartridge model number. In the example below, you see the page for HP (Hewlett-Packard). (Note: The box titled “printer model” includes copiers as well.)
- To search by model, scroll down the “Printer Model” list until you find your specific printer or copies. In the example below, the user has scrolled down the list to find cartridges that are compatible with Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet P2015dn.
- Next, click on your printer or model number and a list of available product types will appear as shown below.
- Finally, click on the link labeled “Remanufactured/Compatible Cartridges” and a list of products available for purchase, which are compatible with your printer of copier, will appear as shown below:
- Note: On Oct. 25, 2009, the high volume product available here at $79.99 was available at Office Depot for $164.99: A savings of $90 or 55% with a single toner purchase!
- Alternatively, if you know the number of the cartridge you are seeking, you can use the scroll box on the right. In the example below, the customer is seeking a cartridge that is compatible with HP 58:
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If your office currently spends more than $500 per month on ink and toner, The Cost Savings Guy will prepare a customized purchase proposal. To request this proposal, please fill out the form below. All information will be treated as strictly confidential. We will respond to your request within 72 hours.
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Nextiva and Business Quality Connections
The Cost Savings Guy extensively tested the sound quality of VOIP connections and chose Nextiva for the high sound quality of its connections (as well as terrific U.S. based customer service and terrific pricing). Our offices have been operating exclusively with Nextiva connections for several months.
There are two important factors in ensuring the quality of your VOIP phone service: (1) the speed, capacity, and reliability of your Internet service, and (2) the type of phone or adapter you use.
Internet Connection Speed and Reliability
Here’s a free test you can access to see if your Internet connection will support a VOIP connection with high sound quality. Scroll down the page, and press “Click to Start Test” in the middle of the page after you Click Here. In addition, Nextiva customer support, at 1-888-879-1854 will be happy to answer any questions about your Internet connection and VOIP quality.
Important: This VOIP test will give you an indication if your Internet connection can support a high quality Internet phone connection. However, it does not assess whether you have sufficient capacity to operate multiple Internet phones. This is an important issue to discuss with a Nextiva support representative.
Internet Phones and Adapters
VOIP phone service require you to use either a phone designed specifically for VOIP or a special adapter. Here’s some helpful advice:
- We found that the sound quality of the Nextiva service with a VOIP phone was superb. Our offices use a Linksys or Cisco IP Phone SPA 922. (Linksys is a Cisco company). Nextiva will sell you the phone with the service. Customers of The Cost Savings Guy, who use our special Nextiva “Hot Line”, 1-888-879-1854, receive a substantially lower price than the one listed on the Nextiva Web site. With this special price, the cost difference between buying the Lynsys phone designed for VOIP, and buying the adapter is small. We recommend you buy the special phone. We found that, in addition, we needed to purchase an inexpensive Linksys PA100-NA Power Adapter
for these phones.
- We found that the sound quality with the Linksys adapter was very good, but not quite as crystal clear as the phones designed specifically for VOIP. It was, however, substantially better than good cell phone quality.
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