Good point. Here is another Suggestion. Why not use the existing analog
phones to their PBX and go out to channel banks for their phone line
trunks. Then go to Asterisk for the rest. They don't have 700 trunks.
This will save on equipment costs and you will get some of the benefits
of Asterisk. It's not the best solution but it will work. Also if you
do want to replace all you system with new phones then try my idea of
using the cat 3 cable. As far as the switches gos, remember it's not the
cable the determines the speed but the equipment connected to it. I
have yet to see a sip phone above 10 Mb. So you can disregard Mr.
Hamilton's statement about the switch. Yes you investment will be high,
but that is a business expense. I'm currently doing that cat 3 trick.
Don't worry about your customers connecting to your phone system. They
won't know it's IP.
John Novack wrote:
Andy Hamilton wrote:
And then you'd need to purchase 700 VoIP phones; not a small
investment. With all due respect to Mr. Schelin, I think the analog
method may be best, unless you plan to expand the services that you
offer to the guests. If the rooms did have cat3, you could eventually
expand your offering to include internet access for the guests,
advanced phone features (on the IP phones), etc...
Even Cat 3 anymore could be a real problem
Most inexpensive hubs and switches are 10/100, with no way to lock
them to 10 .
Wear and tear on SIP phones, most hotels are used to paying 12-15
bucks for room phones, and some always end up walking away..
And then there is the issue of E911. Depending on the location, some
jurisdictions, and I feel sure many more to come, are requiring E911
to know not only the street address but the room number.
Good luck. Stick with the analog for now.
John Novack
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