Gil Freund wrote:
On 8/15/06, Gil Freund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to evaluate the pros and cons between an Asterisk system
and BezeqCall's IP Centrex.
There is little very little technical information on IP Centrex (other
then the marketing fliers). It's service based (10-25$ per
user/month), You get an Ethernet port to which you connect your switch
and IP phones.
I feel more comfortable with an Astrix based solution, but the return
on investment for an Asterisk based system vs. IP Centrex for 8 users
is about 48 months.
Has anyone had any experience with IP Centrex and can compare it to an
Asterisk box.
Thanks
There seems to be some misunderstanding about my calculations, so here
goes:
1. Asterix server - based on two quotes I got, including hardware, 4
ptsn ports and labor is about 3,500$ (I can probably do it myself, but
that's still labor). To this we add 3-4 Bezeq lines (~10$ month). To
this we add ~20% yearly support contract.
3500+(36*10)+(3500*0.20*2)=5260
dud someone is screwing you. A decent computer for running asterisk is
nothing more then a 1GHZ computer, with 256 RAM. You can buy shitty HW
that will last you 3 years for 2000nis ~ 500usd.
4 FXO (tdm400, or 4 X100P) will not cost you more then 200 usd. I am
quite sure you can find what you need in about 1000usd. Telephony HW and
computers.
I can take 2000 usd for then job. The rest give it to someone who lives
in the north (ahm.... I think I live in Carmiel...).
Where IP Cenrex is OSS or proprietary is not an issue, since it's a
service (BTW, it based on proprietary software...)
I think it was Doron Ofek who once said something about holding up your
balls but not squeezing. I think it applies here as well.
My questions is: Has anyone enough experience with the IP Centrex
service to compare it with Asterix in terms of quality, rather then
feature?
I would like to know that as well, since I know the poor quality of
asterisk from the SW point of view. Yes, IMHO asterisk is a piece of
crapware, but still is better then the other alternatives.
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