Hi,we can share with you our experience if you are interested to know. lc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mudy Situmorang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:57 PM Subject: [asterisk-biz] Small business question from developing nation
> Hi, > > I'm from developing nation somewhere beyond pacific, where IP solution is > still rare and the market is quite small (for you guys). We're selling / > renting PABX solution for buildings. I'm trying to switch the business > into > full IP solution. > > Asterisk Digium is a sound solution. However, in our calculation the price > of IP phone makes total price higher. I've tried to calculate using analog > converter and cheap phone but still doesnt look so good (calculation > below). > Using converter seems not a right solution. Most lowend customer choose > cheaper used PABX while highend choose new PABX with fancy digital phone > and > some (limited) IP capabilities. > > My question, (to make it easier) which is better solution: > > a. I should look for cheaper IP phone that is compatible with Digium (do > you > have any clue where I can find such phone?) > > b. I should try to develop local implementation of Asterisk (we have some > low cost local engineer, but would it difficult and cost much more?) > > c. I should look for existing asterisk implementation other than Digium > that > is cheaper (perhaps from India or China?) > > d. Other.... ? > > TIA. > > Regards, > Mudy > > > > Brand new major brand PABX: US$ 75,000 > Main unit, attendant console, 300 digital & 120 IP trunk, annual license > cost > > Used major brand PABX: US$ 40,000 > 450 line > > > Digium solution: > Switchvox SMB, silver subscription, Quad span T1/E1 with echo > cancellation, > annual license cost > $ 30,556 > > With lynksys PAP2T > Lynksys 200 units $ 21,800 > (converts analog phone) > Analog phone 400 units $ 2,800 > Total cost: $ 55,256 > > With SoundPoint IP 301 > IP Phone $ 69,600 > Total cost: $ 100,256 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1455 - Release Date: > 5/19/2008 5:04 PM > > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
