Voip can have degraded voice quality or it can have a much better voice quality... (HD voice). Things have come a long way, a number of factors go into play here.
Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > From: "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:36:33 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Phone System > Voice quality for one....it echos or audio quality is crappy. We replaced my > mums TWC with fixed cellular and an ATT landline. Better all around. When I > was > at district with had hybrid system. The pots one had almost zero issues. The > main office went to Cisco and after a few months went back to pots. At time we > had 45 x 45 symmetrical link...now they have 1Gbps link.... At district our > boss ran a flat network which probably contributed to much of this....not sure > what they have now... > On Nov 18, 2015 5:19 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" < [email protected] > wrote: >> I though you were going to say.... >> I am old school, I don't answer the phone, I let my assistant answer it ! >> LOL !.. >> What attribute do you associate with VOIP that yo don't like ? >> Regards. >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>> From: "Jaime Solorza" < [email protected] > >>> To: "Animal Farm" < [email protected] > >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:15:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Phone System >>> Actually I am old school...I still don't like VoIP systems... Especially TWC >>> version >>> On Nov 18, 2015 5:04 PM, "Jaime Solorza" < [email protected] > >>> wrote: >>>> Is that the type of phone you are using? >>>> On Nov 18, 2015 3:47 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < >>>> [email protected] > >>>> wrote: >>>>> Their UTM firewalls are outstanding, support impeccable, RMA process >>>>> superb. >>>>> Firmware updates are a PITA because of the random changes, like taking >>>>> out DHCP >>>>> relay from the GUI requiring CLI. Their sizing calculator is pretty spot >>>>> on. >>>>> They do a decent trade in for competitor replacement, just send a serial >>>>> and >>>>> certificate of destruction. >>>>> It does suck if you dont do the maintenance contract you lose some of the >>>>> UTM >>>>> like webfiltering >>>>> They have some 3com partnership, or they bought hem, something to that >>>>> effect. >>>>> Their switches are a bit big for the britches, I wasnt impressed. >>>>> It can get pricey though >>>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Paul Stewart < [email protected] > >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Interesting …. Anyone use Fortinet gear for anything else? They keep >>>>>> hitting my >>>>>> radar for certain applications but have no real hands on with it…. They >>>>>> seem to >>>>>> make a lot of options… >>>>>> From: Af [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of That One Guy >>>>>> /sarcasm >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:34 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Phone System >>>>>> we do fortinet only >>>>>> You can do it without a problem >>>>>> its a good system as long as you realize is a voip pbx in a box, its not >>>>>> as >>>>>> configurable as some, but thats the beauty, you have a clear line of can >>>>>> do and >>>>>> cannot do >>>>>> Its designed to be an end user system as in you sell it to a customer >>>>>> and they >>>>>> manage it through their support contract with fortinet >>>>>> We have one customer who did that, he has had good success with self >>>>>> management, >>>>>> and hes a dolt at times. >>>>>> They bought Talkswitch so its actually a rebranded but seasoned system >>>>>> The virtual pbx is more scalable, but without conversion hardware it >>>>>> doesnt do >>>>>> pots >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Matt < [email protected] > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> We are looking at upgrading our phone system. Looking at Fortinet. >>>>>>> We have two locations now with separate phone numbers. Wanting to >>>>>>> link the systems over Internet so we can help each other out when one >>>>>>> location or other has too many lines ringing. >>>>>>> What is everyone else using for a phone system and how do they like it? >>>>>> -- >>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>>>>> as part >>>>>> of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>>> -- >>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>>>> as part >>>>> of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
