Tim Not offering here but,,,, It would be cheaper and better in the long run to replace the IT software of the hotel. I am talking the whole thing,,,,, Asterisk would be no problem, billing, emergency, wakeups, clean/dirty, etc are all easy. (MWI would be an ADSI function) Basically offer to do it for 85% of the last system ($45,000) and uplink all three locations via 3 T1s (9 total) for data, phone, etc.... hint this is not far from what they are paying currently....
Andrew On 11/14/05, Tim Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will need more than (its doable) Is anyone else doing it with Asterisk > on a regular basis for hotels and it works? We have a digital switch we > can replace it with on our own but would consider Asterisk, I'm looking > for another company that has done it with a turnkey solution that we can > purchase, install and maintain for the client. > > Tim Booth > President > VisionCom > 207-828-4600 > VoIP 207-618-1419 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sergey > Kuznetsov > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:41 AM > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] looking for Asterisk Hotel Solution > > Michael Welter wrote: > > > Tim Booth wrote: > > > >> Does anyone know of a commercial Asterisk solution for the > >> hospitality market? We have a client with 3 hotels that all have > >> about 80 single line phones and 20 admin phones per hotel. Any > >> references would be appreciated. I have been hearing about a 24 > >> channel? Digium card for analog phones. Does anyone know if this card > > >> can light a message waiting LED on a single line phone? > >> > > > > > > > The problem is with the interface to the hotel's Property Management > > System. Asterisk must be > > able to deliver CDR records to the PMS system in real time. The PMS > > must be able to > > This is easy to implement with (Fast)AGI scripts. Just piece of cake > with some icing on top. > > > restrict 9+ dialing when a guest checks out and restore 9+ calling > > when a guest checks in. > > Some hotels limit 9+ dialing for guests that have prepaid, teens, etc. > > Same here. If someone needs it, my team can implement it. > > > > > Also, there are certain extension numbers that staff uses. A maid > > will, for example, key > > a number to indicate a room is ready for sale. The maid's supervisor > > will key another > > number to indicate the room has passed/not passed inspection. Data > > collection from Asterisk > > IVR is easy, but getting the information to the PMS is another matter. > > If PMS' API is provided - it's doable. > > > > > Then there is the matter of the telephone set. The TDM24xx card is a > > nice alternative, but can > > four be put in one * box? When the TDM24xx pricing becomes available > > we'll have to do a cost > > comparison between the TDM cards, channel banks/T1 cards, and > > inexpensive SIP phones. Cat3 vs. > > Cat5 wiring, etc. > > I would recommend to do it with Adtran channel-banks - more robust. > > > > > Tim, do these hotels have an existing telephone system? Can you > > determine which PMS is being > > used and if the interface specification is published? > > > > > > All the Best! > Sergey. > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Biz mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Biz mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > -- --- Andrew Latham - AKA: LATHAMA (lay-th-ham-eh) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] If any of the above are down we have bigger problems than my email! --- _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
