Re: [DDN] VOIP for nonprofits

2005-08-22 Thread Brian Russell
Thanks for the feedback Dan and Jim. Unfortunatly the 'bad news' as Dan described is a deal killer for the non-profit I work for now. They live on the phone and do A LOT of community outreach to volunteer tutors. Lossing ANY call could be very bad for our group. I'm going to continue to stay on

Re: [DDN] VOIP for nonprofits

2005-08-21 Thread Dan Parkins
Brian; I would concur with caveats. I'm currently using VOIP for my fledging home-based business and would agree that you will save (in the long-run). I was fortunate to already have the basic equipment (router and cabling) and the broadband service (DSL). Switching in my case seemed like a no

[DDN] VOIP for nonprofits

2005-08-10 Thread Brian Russell
Is anyone in the US using VoIP services to save money on phone bills for small to medium size nonprofits? If so is it cost effective for you? Where you able to use the phone equipment you had already? Did this service provide long distance and local phone calls? I'm doing research on phone