From: Don Gould [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> This is a bit of a no brainer really... > Given that you're looking at a 20 year life (which phone equipment does > deliver) you don't want to be purchasing older technology, that's just > plain silly. A phone is a phone is a phone and that is all that most people have at home. For 80% of the staff and 100% of the students, a phone call is all they want to do. > Those analogue phones aren't going to last for ever either. True - but a cheap analogue phone is $30-$40, compared with hundreds for a digital handset or anything more modern. How old is the phone in your homes? I have one newer dect cordless, a wired uniden and a red 101 clanger from 1971. I'm sure all three will last at least another 20 years. > You're also running a school, it has a vested interest in our future. Students go to school to learn, not to make phone calls. Teachers are busy teaching them, not making phone calls generally. 95% of the calls come from 10% of the staff. > On the other hand, if we're going to cut come corners, I know at least > one poster on this list who's going to have a second hand PABX shortly > that would fit the bill! No thanks - someone else can own that risk.
