A few solutions that should help - while technically asterisk - very easy to 
work with

1.  Trixbox CE (the free one) 
2.  PBXInAFlash 

google both- very easy to setup :-)

then you can use virtually any ip phone - including your iphone, android, and 
others 


On Nov 17, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Blake Covarrubias wrote:

> Learning Asterisk dialplans (extensions.con, AEL, etc) is different from 
> using a Asterisk powered by FreePBX (GUI).
> 
> http://www.freepbx.org/
> 
> I would also recommend Polycom desk phones. Not sure who makes good cordless 
> phones. I'm currently looking at a cordless from Yealink.
> 
> You should look into the PIKA WARP appliance as a PBX.
> 
> http://www.pikatechnologies.com/english/View.asp?x=652
> 
> Even with a GUI Asterisk still has a learning curve, but nowhere near the 
> time required if you were manually writing dialplans. SIP Station has an 
> auto-configure module for FreePBX which will setup their SIP trunks with a 
> few clicks.
> 
> http://www.sipstation.com/
> 
> I have experience with all of the above. Feel free to hit me up off list for 
> more info and/or configuration support.
> 
> --
> Blake Covarrubias
> 
> On Nov 17, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Nick Olsen wrote:
> 
>> I'd recommend Polycom deskphones, and Pap2t ata's for the cordless phones. 
>> As for the system, I'd say asterisk, But you said that wasn't an option... 
>> Maybe something like trixbox that is asterisk with a nice easy to use GUI?
>> 
>> Nick Olsen
>> Network Operations
>> (855) FLSPEED  x106
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: "Jeremie Chism" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:36 AM
>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Office Phones
>> 
>> If you want local and remote extensions with Vox you will have to get a sip 
>> trunk from them and go with an ip pbx. If you don't want to spend much money 
>> you can use an spa9000 but I'm not a big fan of it. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone4
>> 
>> On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Steve Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I had a direct Lightening hit to our office 2 weeks ago and My AT&T phone 
>>> system is now acting up and loses calls all the time.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am planning to go to VOX and get away from my pots lines for the most 
>>> part. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I would like others recommendation for a in office phone system for 5 users 
>>> only but I need a good voice mail and ability to have cordless phones.  I 
>>> would also like the ability to do remote transfer to a cell or a offsite 
>>> VoIP extension.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Last part I truthfully do not have time to spend 40 hours learning 
>>> Asterisk. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Steve Barnes
>>> 
>>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service
>>> 
>>> 
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