Knowledge

Knowledge

Articles and field notes on Yeastar systems in the buildings we work in. Every piece carries its author, the date it was published, the date it was last checked, and the sources it rests on. When Yeastar or the CRTC changes something, the page changes and the date moves.

Articles

ArticleWhat it answersLast checked
What Canada actually requires for 911 from a multi-line phone systemWhy Kari’s Law does not apply here, what the CRTC asks for, what dispatchable location means in a hotel or a school2026-11-04
Appliance, cloud or software: choosing an edition for a Western Canadian siteFive questions that decide it, and the honest answer for each kind of building2026-11-04
Moving from 3CX to a Yeastar P-SeriesWhat imports, what is rebuilt, how handsets move2026-11-04
Yeastar-certified SIP trunk providers in CanadaThe list, what certification means, why our agreements include our trunks2026-11-04

Field notes

Short, dated accounts of what we found and did on real work, told as category stories, never naming a property without written permission.

How we keep this honest

  • Every product fact links to Yeastar’s page and carries the date we checked it.
  • Every regulatory statement links to the CRTC or the province and says whether it is a requirement or a practice.
  • We do not quote uptime percentages, certify compliance, or name customers without consent.
  • If you find something wrong, tell us: support@northstar.tel. We fix the page and note the correction.

Start with a Telephony Health Check

A fixed-fee review of what you have, what 911 does, whether the life-safety circuits work, and where the money leaks. $1,500 for a single site, $2,500 for a campus, plus GST, with a written report either way.