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

[Ron Arts]

Ok,

I'll pose the question that everyone is dying to know now:
what are you gonna do to that poor phones that costs $150 each?

:-)

Ron


Andrew Latham wrote:
> 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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