[asterisk-biz] How much it costs to setup Asterisk and phones?

[Andrew Latham]

Configuration is top secret..... Simple tyan box, raid, toys...... Dual T1

Cheap was a bad term, how about moderate....
$150 labor + $150 Phone Moderate phone = $300

On 1/12/06, asbiz <asbiz at acabling.com> wrote:
> What's the configuration of $3407.30 server, or is it two servers? And
> isn't $300 good enough to buy good IP phones?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Latham [mailto:lathama at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:09 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] How much it costs to setup Asterisk and
> phones?
>
> OK...
>
> 30 ext * $300 (labor and cheap phones) = $9000
> 2 * $700 POE Switches = $1400
> 1 *  $3407.30 Server  = $3407.30
> 2 * $800 UPS = $1600
> 20 * $100 labor = $2000
>
> $17,407 or less than half of a nortel system cost from your favorite
> teleco.
>
> Steak Dinners can replace billable hours if they fit into the
> schedule... :)
>
>
> On 1/12/06, Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> wrote:
> > I might work for as little as $50 an hour if the customer buys a
> prepaid
> > block of 40 hours at a time.
> >
> > However, the point of my reply to the OP is that I start charging as
> > soon as I start working. That includes going over his inadequate
> > description of the work needed. Some people think I am arrogant
> because
> > I don't do free evaluations. My standard "sales proposal" is rather
> simple:
> >
> > Ad hoc time - $N per hour(subject to credit approval)
> > Prepaid block of X hours at Y per hour.
> >
> > Some prospects find this to be too arrogant but it filters out the
> ones
> > who are wasting my time.
> >
> > I should mention that I don't charge people for calls or meetings
> where
> > I discuss my qualifications. I might even give them some free general
> > advice, especially if they are buying me a good lunch.
> >
> > Mark Phillips wrote:
> >
> > > $50 an hour? What country? Not the US that's for sure.
> > >
> > > Minimum you could get a decent phone guy is $75ish.
> > >
> > > FWIW I'm $100 an hour if the customer inists on hourly. I'd rather
> > > quote  the price for the finished job.
> > >
> > > Mark, G7LTT/KC2ENI
> > > Randolph, NJ
> > > http://www.g7ltt.com
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul wrote:
> > >
> > >> asbiz wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> How much it costs to have somebody setup an Asterisk server, for
> let
> > >>> say
> > >>> 15 extensions in one office, 15 in another, and make a good IVR
> menu
> > >>> with call recording, queuing and other features? Also if needed,
> to
> > >>> setup web interfaces to access recordings and other features using
> a
> > >>> web
> > >>> browser?
> > >>>
> > >>> Zeeshan A Zakaria
> > >>>
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> > >> maybe $50/hour plus expenses?
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