Point taken. At $1300 per month it really isn't worth it.
PaulH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Litwiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra VentureIP 4FXO > We'd love that - but our business is in Kansas - 6 miles from town - and > a T1 is over $1300 per month - so it's not an option. 8 lines will be > around $360 + long distance. Luckily we can get DSL because our phone > company is using some Canadian technology that allows dsl to work up to > 12 miles from the CO. Instead of 2 mile like Sprint does in the next > county over where I live. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Point taken! > > > > Then an T1/E1 is the way to go. > > > > PaulH > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Litwiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra VentureIP > > 4FXO > > > > > > > >> Well we have 3 sales people that are out visiting customers 50% or more > >> of the time and it will get more as we got them laptops now. And if we > >> can forward the calls to their cell phones with our phone system instead > >> of giving the customers their cell numbers and then hanging up on the > >> customer it will provide a better experience for the customer and > >> better control for us. It may still be overkill but 4 lines aren't > >> enough in the busy season and if we have 3 calling in and getting > >> forwarded thru another to cells that is six already. And business is > >> growing so we want room to expand before having to upgrade again. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> 8 lines for 10 phones is overkill....really.... > >>> > >>> PaulH > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Tim Litwiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:38 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra > >>> > > VentureIP > > > >>> 4FXO > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Thanks for the heads up - I didn't see anything that said it did work > >>>> with asterisk so I thought I better ask. > >>>> > >>>> So if you where setting up a 6 - 8 telephone line system with 10 - 12 > >>>> phones and trying to stay under $3000 for the system and phones what > >>>> would you suggest. It sounds like if I can't do it for $3000 or under > >>>> we will just stay with our old - outdated - partially functional phone > >>>> system. > >>>> > >>>> I can probably reuse a workstation machine. And use AAH to make install > >>>> and configuration easy. But that leaves some device ( suggest one to > >>>> me) for > >>>> * 8 fxo ports -And **12 voip phones > >>>> * I think I'll just pass the fax/dsl line directly to the fax machine > >>>> and dsl modem since we don't use it for anything else anyways and that > >>>> means we don't have to worry about receiving faxes thru asterisk. > >>>> ** I'd like to use the new Sipura 941's but may have to go with > >>>> grandstream 2000's because of cost. > >>>> > >>>> We were supposed to have this done in November but cost issues have > >>>> pushed it back this far already - so I'm not sure when this will > >>>> > > happen. > > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Cory Andrews wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> The Aastra VentureIP system used a semi proprietary, non SIP > >>>>> protocol. I do not think it would integrate with Asterisk very well. > >>>>> > >>>>> Cory J Andrews > >>>>> ++++++++++++ > >>>>> VOIPSupply.com > >>>>> 454 Sonwil Drive > >>>>> Buffalo, NY 14225 > >>>>> ++++++++++++++ > >>>>> voice - 716.630.1555 X22 > >>>>> email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> AIM - B2CORY > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Chavez" > >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:04 PM > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra > >>>>> VentureIP 4FXO > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:22:51 -0600, Tim Litwiller wrote > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> works with Asterisk. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'm thinking I'd need 2 to support 6-8 lines - Or suggest some other > >>>>>>> equipment that will provide up to 8 fxo ports and connect to > >>>>>>> > > asterisk. > > > >>>>>>> for future projects I'd also like something with 2 fxo ports and 4 - > >>>>>>> 5 fxs ports - I suppose a digium card would do fine for 2 fxo and > >>>>>>> 2fxs and I could do a sipura 2002 for 2 more. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> I do not think that the Venture IP will work with Asterisk at > >>>>>> all. As > >>>>>> far as I know it is a self contained system. The gateway unit will > >>>>>> autoconfigure the phones so they work together. The firmware for the > >>>>>> phones > >>>>>> is not the same as the one used for SIP and Asterisk. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Carlos Chavez > >>>>>> Director de Tecnología > >>>>>> Telecomunicaciones Abiertas de México S.A. de C.V. > >>>>>> Tel: +52-55-91169161 Ext 2001 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Asterisk-Users mailing list > >>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>>>> > >>>>> Asterisk-Users mailing list > >>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>>> > >>>> Asterisk-Users mailing list > >>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>> > >>> Asterisk-Users mailing list > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >> > >> Asterisk-Users mailing list > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
