So what do you use for a pbx and phones?
On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> wrote: > The only value that such appliances offer, is perception and illusion > ......which can be of value to certain types of folks and deployment. > > They spend a lot of time and money trying to create the warm fuzzy that they > are doing something special with that appliance.. be it a phone system or > firewall. > > Most of them are running linux variant with a highly masking web interface, > along with heavily restricted feature capabilities. > > One can get a lot more value from other much less expensive systems, but > they do require a small learning curve to deal with... > > HostedPBX when done right offers a much better value than any appliance > phone system. > (hosted pbx can be something as simple as Freepbx or any of the other > distros running on a small box or a vm) > > Same goes for firewalls... If one has a semi reasonable understanding of > packets and traffic, IP Tables (linux firewall) or a small MT is much more > flexible and reliable that these appliances... > > Of course YMMV. > > 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: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:47:17 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Phone System > > 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. >
