On Tue, 2003-12-09 at 20:48, Michael Rowley wrote: > Hey guys, > > appreciate the input. Here are some thoughts. > > ADSI phones are out of the question. This is a business environment, I > can't worry about my employees not knowing how to forward calls, answer > calls when away from the multiline phone, and no ADSI phone will handle > multiple lines that I have found.
Do you need multiple line appearances at each phone? Take a while to itemize what it is you are going to accomplish with a multiple line appearance phone. Then think about ways the same functions can be done without them. > I would love to put 6 X100P cards in a case and run asterisk on it. > but... > > I hate the idea of running a channel bank. It just seems unecessary, > and more crap to break, set up, and buy. If you have more than about 8 analog lines the telco will deploy a channel bank in your office space and drop you a T1 to it. The point is, telcos trust them to provide the appropriate uptime, why shouldn't you. > DIalogic 4 and 12 port cards are expensive. The 12 port prohibitively > so, so I think I would be better off getting 2 of the 4 port cards. I > have found them for <900$ apiece on ebay. > > That compairs as: > > Case 1 Channel bank > > Asterisk box: 500$ (provably less than this, as it is a minimal machine) > T100P card: 500$ > Channel Bank 600$ (actually, from what I can find, provably more like > 1000$ before I am done) > Phones: I am going to go with the Mitel Networks 5055, they are about > 400$ apiece. > Total: 1600$ for the setup (to 2000$) + 2000K for 5 phones. > > Case 2: FXO cards > > Asterisk box 500$ > Dialogic 4 port card 900$ > Phones: same as the above > Total 1400$ plus phones, 2K$ for 5 phones. Don't forget that you will then have to purchase the DS0 licenses too. > Case 3 proprietary system > > Mitel 3100 server: 3K > Phones: 250$ apiece, 1250$ total. > 4250$ total. > > Case 1 and 2 are ties in my eyes, except the channel bank would > provably be cheaper to upgrade to 8 lines. I am just afraid of the > channel bank. I just don't know anything about them. If I buy the > wrong crap, it gets really expensive fast, plus adds another layer of > complexity. > > > Michael Rowley MD > FP > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Steven Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
