[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk Conusultant

[alex at pilosoft.com]

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 herman.webley at blitzllc.com wrote:

> Isn't that a bit harsh? Just because a client is yet to understand the
> importance of a proper system doesn't mean that he/she is a wanna be
> loser. It simply makes them in need of good advice. Furthermore, simply
Incorrect. I don't expect client to have technical knowledge - that's what
I'm for. But I do expect client to have business sense. And knowing that 
things should be done properly is good business sense. If client doesn't 
understand that, I certainly can't impart that knowledge on him.

> charging more does not make one consultant better than the next.
That is true.

> Even greater than asterisk know how is customer service. Honestly it
> isn't dificult to configure asterisk to play the part of standard PBX.
> 
> If its merely a matter of you get what you pay for, why would you advise
> a client to go with an asterisk solution anyway. In that simple model,
> clearly a Cisco/Avaya/Nortel solution would be much better.
It all depends.