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    • EddieJenningsE
      EddieJennings
      last edited by EddieJennings

      I found that what was offered by Jive wasn't worth the cost for the business for whom I worked. I went with FreePBX hosted in Vultr.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

        Is paying for call paths still a thing? I'm pretty sure VOIP.ms doesn't charge for call paths. They do have a default limit, but you just email them and they up it.

        There are certainly instances where they make sense.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @JaredBusch
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          @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

          @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

          Is paying for call paths still a thing? I'm pretty sure VOIP.ms doesn't charge for call paths. They do have a default limit, but you just email them and they up it.

          There are certainly instances where they make sense.

          Perhaps in a call center where the utilization is high enough to get over the per min charge - of course - it's always a math game.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Dashrender
            last edited by JaredBusch

            @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

            @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

            @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

            Is paying for call paths still a thing? I'm pretty sure VOIP.ms doesn't charge for call paths. They do have a default limit, but you just email them and they up it.

            There are certainly instances where they make sense.

            Perhaps in a call center where the utilization is high enough to get over the per min charge - of course - it's always a math game.

            There are also benefits to post-paid services in reduction of overhead. Less to know, fixed opex, etc.

            It is never about just the lowest cost per minute.

            If it was, your office would have switched.

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            • magicmarkerM
              magicmarker @EddieJennings
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              @EddieJennings said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

              I found that what was offered by Jive wasn't worth the cost for the business for whom I worked. I went with FreePBX hosted in Vultr.

              Thanks for your response Eddie. How many handsets do you have connected to your FreePBX?

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @magicmarker
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                @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                @EddieJennings said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                I found that what was offered by Jive wasn't worth the cost for the business for whom I worked. I went with FreePBX hosted in Vultr.

                Thanks for your response Eddie. How many handsets do you have connected to your FreePBX?

                I have systems ranging from 6 phones to 800.

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                • EddieJenningsE
                  EddieJennings @magicmarker
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                  @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                  @EddieJennings said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                  I found that what was offered by Jive wasn't worth the cost for the business for whom I worked. I went with FreePBX hosted in Vultr.

                  Thanks for your response Eddie. How many handsets do you have connected to your FreePBX?

                  I'm working for a different company now, but when I left, I think we had about 25.

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                  • magicmarkerM
                    magicmarker @JaredBusch
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                    @JaredBusch Hi Jared. I will try contacting you today to discuss my options with you.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @magicmarker
                      last edited by

                      @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                      @JaredBusch Hi Jared. I will try contacting you today to discuss my options with you.

                      Was good talking to you. If you have more questions, just ask.

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                      • magicmarkerM
                        magicmarker @JaredBusch
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                        @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                        @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                        @JaredBusch Hi Jared. I will try contacting you today to discuss my options with you.

                        Was good talking to you. If you have more questions, just ask.

                        Thanks Jared. I know I will have more questions. FreePBX does seem like the best option for me. Now time for some math.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                          Is paying for call paths still a thing? I'm pretty sure VOIP.ms doesn't charge for call paths. They do have a default limit, but you just email them and they up it.

                          It is still a thing, but lots of vendors don't use that process as it generally makes sense for no one. But lots of customers demand that process and will pay through the nose for it, so loads of vendors make it an option.

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @magicmarker
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                            @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                            @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                            @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                            @JaredBusch Hi Jared. I will try contacting you today to discuss my options with you.

                            Was good talking to you. If you have more questions, just ask.

                            Thanks Jared. I know I will have more questions. FreePBX does seem like the best option for me. Now time for some math.

                            This might help you. I think I say "math" once or twenty times...

                            https://www.spiceworks.com/spiceworld/post-event/#it-pros?video=18

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                              @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                              @Dashrender said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                              Is paying for call paths still a thing? I'm pretty sure VOIP.ms doesn't charge for call paths. They do have a default limit, but you just email them and they up it.

                              There are certainly instances where they make sense.

                              Perhaps in a call center where the utilization is high enough to get over the per min charge - of course - it's always a math game.

                              Not sure what you mean.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @magicmarker
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                                @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                @EddieJennings said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                I found that what was offered by Jive wasn't worth the cost for the business for whom I worked. I went with FreePBX hosted in Vultr.

                                Thanks for your response Eddie. How many handsets do you have connected to your FreePBX?

                                It's 30+ now (NTG runs that system now), but with hundreds of extensions set up. Like 400. Mostly just for voicemail, though. Most don't have phones on them.

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                                • magicmarkerM
                                  magicmarker @JaredBusch
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                                  @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                  @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                  @JaredBusch said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                  @magicmarker said in Need a cloud hosted PBX provider, looking at Jive:

                                  @JaredBusch Hi Jared. I will try contacting you today to discuss my options with you.

                                  Was good talking to you. If you have more questions, just ask.

                                  Thanks Jared. I know I will have more questions. FreePBX does seem like the best option for me. Now time for some math.

                                  This might help you. I think I say "math" once or twenty times...

                                  https://www.spiceworks.com/spiceworld/post-event/#it-pros?video=18

                                  Oh wow. Thanks for the video. Great presentation at Spiceworld. My wife is a 6th grade math teacher, may need her help with this excel spreadsheet.

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