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