What I'm currently working on, is setting up a pair of * servers to: - trunk calls over IP from the CO (where I'm colo'ed) to my office - sit between the PSTN and my existing system (lucent partner) - provide AA and VM functions - provide VOIP extensions - other things I've not thought of yet
It bugs me not having intercom/paging features. It also bugs me not being able to look at my phones to see who's on/off. On the partner system, and other low-end phone systems, it bugs me that there's no support for VOIP, call queues, or advanced IVR functions. So deciding between a $15k phone system (Avaya IP Office, 3Com NBX, etc) and rolling my own system for under $5k? I'll take the $5k system that I have to roll myself. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks http://www.psknet.com 540.994.4254 ~ 866.477.5638 Pulaski Chamber 2002 Small Business Of The Year > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > James H. Thompson > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 5:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Is Asterisk ready for "real" use? > > > One thing that PBX systems do well that VOIP systems mostly > don't do at all well is support > handsfree intercom/paging functions. Some phone systems > will even let you page to an in-use > extentsion. So if you depend on these kinds of functions, it > may be hard to replace them with > current VOIP systems. > > Jim > > James H. Thompson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Ciholas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 5:42 AM > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Is Asterisk ready for "real" use? > > > > > > Okay, > > > > I am facing a move in two months to newly renovated space. I > > have to decide *this week* between: > > > > A) Pull LAN and phone cables, prepare to move and expand our > > "traditional" PBX (Panasonic KX-TD1232 and VPS200). > > > > or > > > > B) Pull only LAN cables, go VoIP, use Asterisk as PBX. > > > > It is *not* an option to purchase a VoIP system package from > > Cisco, 3com, etc. Installers are getting an enormous premium for > > this now (rough estimate, 20 extensions $40K (!)). > > > > I am "this close" to committing to a solution based on Asterisk > > PBX, PoE LAN switches, and VoIP phones. I am absolutely sure it > > is the right *long term* solution, but I don't know if it is > > "ready" for reliable daily usage. > > > > I've literally read the last year's worth of posts to > > asterisk-users to get a "feel" for the situation. Since you > > don't see posts of the form "installed it, just working, no > > problems" very often, you could get the opinion that everyone has > > problems since that is what the mailing list is for. > > > > So, I would like to hear from those out there that have a system > > as I've described above and tell me if I'm insane to commit this > > direction or whether it makes sense. > > > > For those of you who have done it, how much time did it take you > > to get the system running smoothly? > > > > PS: In case it matters, we're extremely Linux capable (we use it > > for our file serving, networking, and we built our own custom ERP > > on perl and mySQL, we also do embedded Linux in custom military > > robot controllers). > > > > -- > > Mike Ciholas (812) 476-2721 voice > > CIHOLAS Enterprises (812) 476-2881 fax > > 2626 Kotter Ave, Unit D [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Evansville, IN 47715 http://www.ciholas.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
