New Phone System
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@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Company Policy. We never have more then 4 calls at a time.
You should question the company policy and try to get it changed then. If you only have 4 calls at a time a PRI is way over kill (both in size and pricing).
We already have the PRI connection, it comes with our ISP package. What would you suggest over PRI?
A SIP Trunk. I Doubt it comes with your internet package, maybe they put the costs together so you don't see the individual. I'm sure it's in no way a freebie included with the internet.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
A SIP Trunk. I Doubt it comes with your internet package, maybe they put the costs together so you don't see the individual. I'm sure it's in no way a freebie included with the internet.
I agree. It's not free, but we are already paying for it.
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@anonymous said:
but we are already paying for it.
Why does the fact that you are already paying for justify counting to pay for it?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Why does the fact that you are already paying for justify counting to pay for it?
They had to run fiber to the building so we are locked in for 5 years.
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Holy Crap.
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K.
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We already have POTS lines. Do they make a POTS to VoIP Gateway that is cheaper?
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@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Why does the fact that you are already paying for justify counting to pay for it?
They had to run fiber to the building so we are locked in for 5 years.
How long ago did you sign the contract, you usually there is a MARC percentage that allows you to stop it after.
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@anonymous said:
We already have POTS lines. Do they make a POTS to VoIP Gateway that is cheaper?
Why do you want to keep POTS lines?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Why do you want to keep POTS lines?
I don't, but I can't drop that much money on this.
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@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Why do you want to keep POTS lines?
I don't, but I can't drop that much money on this.
What do you mean that much money? What are you referring to that you need?
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Have to try to do this for 5K
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@anonymous said:
Have to try to do this for 5K
Ok? What part are you referring to that has to do with POTs lines. You are throwing out random facts that don't mean anything. Why do you needs POTS with a VoIP system? What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K
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@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K
use SIP if you can get a SIP Trunk, if you can't get a phone system that can take PRI/T1 Directly rather than use a PRI Gateway, it's not a requirement to have.
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@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K
Why do you need a PRI Gateway? Look into Sangoma PRI cards (http://www.sangoma.com/telecom-interface-cards/digital-voice-and-data-boards/) they do an amazing job... the only downside is that you will need to do a physical server to host the phone system.
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@coliver said:
@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K
Why do you need a PRI Gateway? Look into Sangoma PRI cards (http://www.sangoma.com/telecom-interface-cards/digital-voice-and-data-boards/) they do an amazing job... the only downside is that you will need to do a physical server to host the phone system.
You might be able to do a PCIE passthrough
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he is referring to PRI gateway,
yes it is true, PRI gateway are quiet expensive, however if you have 4 POTS line you can buy a PSTN gateway (4 fxo ports) and plug it ethernet port to your IP PBX (3CX, Ozeki XE, Elastix...), in this stage you can make internal ip calls and external calls (in this scenario you can receive up to 4 simultaneous calls and dial up to 4 simultaneous calls )hope that will give you some glimpse
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@coliver said:
@anonymous said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
What part are you referring to that's so expensive?
Looks like PRI Gateways are 2K
Why do you need a PRI Gateway? Look into Sangoma PRI cards (http://www.sangoma.com/telecom-interface-cards/digital-voice-and-data-boards/) they do an amazing job... the only downside is that you will need to do a physical server to host the phone system.
You might be able to do a PCIE passthrough
True. Although Hyper-V doesn't support it yet and Xen can be a bit of a chore. VMware would be the only viable option for this.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
get a phone system that can take PRI/T1 DirectlyI did think about that. What system would you suggest?
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@IT-ADMIN said:
he is referring to PRI gateway,
A PRI Gateway isn't a requirement though. There are plenty of phone systems that will take PRIs directly. Our you can build your own with a PRI Card.
