[Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approach

[David Liu]

RE: [Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approachVegastream is a good choice.  And it is tested to work with Primus' SIP platform.  Only $2212 with 10 FXO.

David
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kostur, Andre 
  To: 'asterisk-users at lists.digium.com' 
  Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:06 AM
  Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approach


  Hey neighbour!   I'll be posting on here what sort of experience we'll have with 8 (actually 10) incoming FXO lines going to a Vegastream gateway...

  > -----Original Message----- 
  > From: Darren Martz [mailto:darren at shelbrook.com] 
  > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 6:10 PM 
  > To: Chris Albertson; asterisk-users at lists.digium.com 
  > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approach 
  > 
  > 
  > Thanks Chris!! 
  > 
  > Running copper does not seem logical to me either. The last 
  > time I checked 
  > (Sept03), the cost of 8 lines in a T1 was almost double the 
  > cost of split 
  > lines. 
  > 
  > I have been considering NuFone, and have investigated it. We 
  > have also been 
  > looking for a decent IP based business phone, but I'll post a separate 
  > question for that :) 
  > 
  > I have three businesses all with the same problem. A decent 
  > T1 price would 
  > be the best, so I could centralize everything and only 
  > outsource the long 
  > distance side. 
  > 
  > I'm in Vancouver, BC Canada with the "Telus Inc" monopoly. 
  > What range of prices do most American telco's charge for a T1?? 
  > 
  > The price (in C$) I was quoted was $450/m plus $27/m per 
  > voice channel with 
  > zero features. Plus there was a $1200 setup fee. 
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Chris Albertson" <chrisalbertson90278 at yahoo.com> 
  > To: "Darren Martz" <darren at shelbrook.com> 
  > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:49 AM 
  > Subject: Fwd: [Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approach 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > First get rid of those 8 analog lines.  then you'l have 
  > two options: 
  > 
  > 1) Have the local phone company provide you with a T1 line 
  > that you can plug directly into the Digium card.  After all 
  > it seems silly for ther phone company to split out the lines 
  > to 8 pairs runs 16 coppr wires only to have you re-combine 
  > them. 
  > 
  > 2) Get 8 DID numbers from a VOIP provider like NuFone or 
  > Iconnect and have all your incomming calls come in over 
  > your Internet link.  Now yu've got zero hardawre, except for 
  > the PC. 
  > 
  > I suppose you would want local extensions...  Depending on 
  > the numbr you might want a channel bank and anlog desk phones 
  > or go with all IP Phones 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > --- Darren Martz <darren at shelbrook.com> wrote: 
  > > From: "Darren Martz" <darren at shelbrook.com> 
  > > To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> 
  > > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] 8 lines - best approach 
  > > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:30:42 -0800 
  > > 
  > > I have 8 lines coming into an existing PBX system and am looking for 
  > > a cost 
  > > effective way to replace the existing system with Asterisk. We need 
  > > some of 
  > > the features in Asterisk, including its ability to support remote 
  > > offices 
  > > (long distance savings). 
  > > 
  > > At first glance this appears to require a T100P card and a channel 
  > > bank, but 
  > > that seems rather expensive. My estimated price on that would be 
  > > roughly 
  > > $2600 for 8 lines given that system - perhaps my estimate is way 
  > > off???? 
  > > 
  > > Is there another way that is more cost effective? 
  > > 
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