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Connectivity for drywall contractors

Tight schedules depend on knowing which floors are ready and which are not. Crews are on site, the office is somewhere else, and the job only moves when the two can reach each other.

Internet, wireless and security for drywall contractors

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Takeoff software and plan rooms need a connection that handles heavy files.

Wireless

Crews move building to building and rely on mobile data for schedules and change orders.

Security

Subcontract agreements and payment applications travel by email and attract fraud.

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Still paying for a job that ended in March

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

Every project gets its own hotspot, its own line, sometimes its own temporary circuit. The jobs finish. The services do not, and they keep billing quietly on a statement nobody has time to read.

What a consultant changes

The first thing a Telecom Agency audit does is match every charge to something still in use. What is left over gets cancelled, and the renewal dates for everything else go on a calendar the advisor watches. A broker earns nothing from services you do not need, which makes it easy to tell you to switch them off.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for drywall contractors

The advice
The first step is an audit: every line, hotspot and circuit is matched to a job that is still running. An advisor then recommends a simple way to order and cancel site service as projects start and finish.
The price
Anything billing for a finished job is cancelled, and credits are requested where the contract allows. Remaining services are re-quoted on terms that follow project length.
The service
Each new job gets service set up and a cancellation date noted at the start. The advisor reviews the bill every quarter so nothing lingers.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among drywall contractors. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Job-site internet in days5G or satellite at the trailer while wired service is still months away.
  • One number that follows the crewCloud phones that ring the office, the truck and the mobile together.
  • Mobile plans and rugged devicesData plans, tablets and phones bought and managed as one account.
  • Protection against payment fraudEmail filtering and sign-in controls, because fake invoices target contractors.

Providers that often fit

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