There isn't rocket science behind T1's.. On my first T1 install I just had my rep order a T1 with some DID's. I called Bell up, and fired up the line, plugged in my Sangoma card and "it just worked".
My experiences have all been great. Sangoma Tech support is always available to debug any connection problems.. I know I've used them lots before for debugging Frame relay problems on old frame connections. I haven't had to use them much for their PRI cards, but that's a good thing as well. Either way, you should be able to get a card up and running with little hassle. The main thing to realized when doing mission critical work is to define missions critical. If your hard drive blows up, and fried the entire machine, would you be able to deal with a 2 minute outage as the spare machine was powered up? What if you had 1FL backup on outage? I know we had a planned outage, and the second we took the T1 offline our calls came right across the 1FL without having any problems or changes. As for 911.. I can't really say, it depends on what the user requires. Can they accept 20 minutes of down time? If not then you better have a hell of a setup to prevent any outage.. Backhoes, extended power outages, fire, and other emergencies will take out a similar PBX.. So plan for those and go from there. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 14, 2006 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Asterisk defence Well said! I suppose another perspective is that if we buy the Televantage switch and glean the experience of working with a T1, we could then use that to build a * switch for our message service and connect the two together thru SIP. Does anyone consider * reliable enough for mission critical work, say processing 911 calls? That's where it might get a bit scary. Can't be worse than the ancient PBX and DID line terminators we're running with now though. Its only a five position call centre so that's a case for * AFAIK. Regards, Peter M. > The Defence: > To the defence, we need to ignore trash talk of salesman such as the > Televantage guy, be aware of insecure sales dudes such as him, and > move on & investigate other companies that are more professional in > speech & more sensitive to your business needs & other prospects. We need to do business with companies that "listen" vs. > talk talk talk and do business with companies that are open to change. > Sure it's toughto stay up to date with technology & other Open Source > technologies, but it'sVERY dangerous to stand still and do nothing. > > The Message: > Your message is simple proof that sales trash talk travels faster than > the speed of light, and degrades the reputation of companies such as > Televantagewhen their first line of defence is not very professional. > I commend you forposting the bluntly honest message & openly sharing > this with us, which has been received by over > 100+ Asterisk enthusiasts, some of whom are using the technology to > 100+ generate > revenue. Had* not been open source, this telecom consulting > opportunity would not have been possible for the enthusiasts and the > little guys that do not have multi- millions of dollars as backup. > > The Suggestion: > My only suggestion is that us hardcore Asterisk supporters be aware of > other VOIP technologies & educate our prospects and clients with * & > related products, eventually allowing the customer to make a > decision.Chances are they will go for the Asterisk solution when we > speak so passionately about it - and the fact of the matter is that > Asterisk for small to medium business settings, is likely the most > flexible & reasonable solution. The other fact hard for larger companies to bite is that * is gaining STRONG ground! > > The Lesson Learnt: > From this Televantage Trash talk, we also have a good lesson to learn > and that is we must always be sensitive to our clients needs. If we > trash talk about a car, chances are he is driving or planning to > purchase the make & model of the car we are trashing :). > > The answer: > "So why would he say that his programming group had to do $35000 worth > of custom programming to get a PRI working in Halifax NS? " > To call someone a liar or incompetent, is a very strong and harsh > word. So I will say he either does not know what he is talking about, > or his programming group is not very knowledgeable, or he simply wants > to show off that he is a hotshot. Maybe all the above. > > The Question: > Who's next? Who dare trash Asterisk? > > Cheers! > Reza. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
