FreePBX
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@NetworkNerd The internet bandwidth is 100/100 from AT&T. Everything was analog but I plan to port everything to a SIP provider with the exception of the single fax line. Because I have to have the gateway as well, I can use the fax line as a failover should the internet go down and they need to make an E911 call. I know everyone has cell phones but it's also a CYA thing.
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Again, I have no issue with running FreePBX as a VM or on a cloud provider such as Vultr. I am meeting the powers-that-be on Wednesday to discuss a pair of host servers to replace their aging physical servers. The pbx VM would be no problem.
I've had the software running about 2 months as a VM in Hyper-V 2016 with zero issues. I've kept it up to date and monitored it. It has 1 vCPU and 4G RAM.
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
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@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
But you never use someone because they are local. That no one local is any good is of zero consequence. You want the right skills, not local skills. This is IT, local isn't just irrelevant but unless you are in NYC or London you almost want to avoid local because no one in a small market has the skills you want.
http://www.smbitjournal.com/2015/08/avoiding-local-service-providers/
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@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
@JaredBusch and @Minion-Queen individually setup and support phone systems. This could even be done remotely, no need for onsite staff besides your self to connect the phones.
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@DustinB3403 said in FreePBX:
@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
@JaredBusch and @Minion-Queen individually setup and support phone systems. This could even be done remotely, no need for onsite staff besides your self to connect the phones.
And if it's cloud hosted in something like Vultr, then it's remote support almost exclusively, all the more reason why location of the support person/company doesn't matter in this case.
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@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
So setup, is simply plugging in phones unless you need network drops ran.
So that has to be decided based on physicla needs. If you just need to plug in phones, then you pre-configure them and send them out with the extensions labeled on the box.
If wiring, then yeah, you need someone hired.
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@JaredBusch said in FreePBX:
@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
So setup, is simply plugging in phones unless you need network drops ran.
So that has to be decided based on physicla needs. If you just need to plug in phones, then you pre-configure them and send them out with the extensions labeled on the box.
If wiring, then yeah, you need someone hired.
I.e. JB can order the phones be sent to him, he will config them and mail them to you. Or he can train you how to configure the phones, you order them, and you config/install them.
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@Dashrender said in FreePBX:
@JaredBusch said in FreePBX:
@brandon220 said in FreePBX:
Back to the subject of letting a communications company do the install/setup.... Aside from myself, the only other local company will happily sell them an Avaya system. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
So setup, is simply plugging in phones unless you need network drops ran.
So that has to be decided based on physicla needs. If you just need to plug in phones, then you pre-configure them and send them out with the extensions labeled on the box.
If wiring, then yeah, you need someone hired.
I.e. JB can order the phones be sent to him, he will config them and mail them to you. Or he can train you how to configure the phones, you order them, and you config/install them.
Super busy morning, sorry.
More or less, yes. But one of the benefits of the sangoma that I have not tested yet is their zero touch provisioning. You simply deliver the phones and power them on.
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@brandon220 Do you need the FXO and the card? I have a bunch of those laying around after we switched a few phones from Analog to full digital.
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@WLS-ITGuy I planned on using a gateway versus the card/cards. I may still pick up a couple for my lab. I'll keep you in mind. The prices on them are all over the place.
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Gateways are definitely better than cards. They give you flexibility.
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I would go Yealink. FreePBX is on top right now but in a couple years there may be other strong options. Sangoma phones are locking you in to a vendor.
I would say the equivalent Yealink featured phone is half the price of a Sangoma phone. Yealink MSRP can be deceiving.
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I would go Yealink. FreePBX is on top right now but in a couple years there may be other strong options. Sangoma phones are locking you in to a vendor.
This is a huge thing. FreePBX is on top right now because everything else is gone. I mean it IS a good product, but it also has no competition right now.
Issabel and Xivo are up and coming competition, but neither are ready for prime time yet.
I would say the equivalent Yealink featured phone is half the price of a Sangoma phone. Yealink MSRP can be deceiving.
Right, if you are only buying Yealink from Amazon, you are not getting the best pricing.
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@jaredbusch said in FreePBX:
Buy the Snom PA-1.
I agree 100%. We got one based one @JaredBusch recommendation, and we are very happy with it.
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@jaredbusch said in FreePBX:
Right, if you are only buying Yealink from Amazon, you are not getting the best pricing.
What Vendor are you using to buy your Yealink phones?
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@brianlittlejohn We used voipsupply.com
They had everything we needed and the price seemed right. If you create an account and login you'll see the better, non-MSRP, pricing.
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@brianlittlejohn We used voipsupply.com
They had everything we needed and the price seemed right. If you create an account and login you'll see the better, non-MSRP, pricing.
I have visited there before, but never thought about creating account from the price I saw with out one.
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@brianlittlejohn said in FreePBX:
@brianlittlejohn We used voipsupply.com
They had everything we needed and the price seemed right. If you create an account and login you'll see the better, non-MSRP, pricing.
I have visited there before, but never thought about creating account from the price I saw with out one.
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@brianlittlejohn We used voipsupply.com
They had everything we needed and the price seemed right. If you create an account and login you'll see the better, non-MSRP, pricing.
We like them and they are local to us here in the Niagara region.
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@scottalanmiller said in FreePBX:
@brianlittlejohn We used voipsupply.com
They had everything we needed and the price seemed right. If you create an account and login you'll see the better, non-MSRP, pricing.
We like them and they are local to us here in the Niagara region.
You live in Texas now don't you?
