[asterisk-biz] full-featured IP-PBX

[Henry.L.Coleman]

I would have agreed with you up until a few months ago. The GXP 2000 phone
with version 1.1.1.13 is very stable and compares very well with the
Aastra and even better with the Polycom. The generic PC (3.2 ghz 1 gig
memory)
is fine and in this case is using a Digium TDM card with 4 FXO ports. I'm
using an earlier version of Freepbx that does have some shortcomings but
none that my client is aware of or cares about.
In this configuration my client has 8 x LAN and 4 X WAN Extensions and
several DID channels. It has replaced a Toshiba Key System with voice
mail.
In the end my client will easily recuperate the Asterisk cost within one
year. I have a very happy client.



Henry L.Coleman CEO
*VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
Toronto Ontario
Canada


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> Henry,
>
> No argument from me about price/competitiveness etc.  I can't agree with
> you
> on using Trixbox and Grandstream phones on consumer grade PC's though!
> That
> is NOT the right solution for even a semi serious small business IMHO.
> Commercial grade (ie. Supermicro) PC's and something like an Aastra phone
> minimum IMHO!
>
> Using trixbox is up for debate as well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry.L.Coleman [mailto:henry.coleman at voip-pbx.ca]
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 9:26 AM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-biz] full-featured IP-PBX
>
> Well before you go look at that, the Mitel is available at reconditioned
> prices (which means there is a lot of used systems out there). Just the
> cabinet will set you back $800 (ie. the price of a PC) As an Asterisk/PC
> vendor the only place where Asterisk is uncompetative is in the 1 to 2
> lines
> and less than 3-4 phones (with limited features). In all other sizes
> Asterisk offers more features at less cost.
> I would recommend you get Trixbox with some GXP 2000 phones and smile all
> the way to the bank.
>
> Henry L.Coleman CEO
> *VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
> Toronto Ontario
> Canada
>
>
>> Yikes!
>>
>> Asking that sort of question around here might get you cyberlynched!
>>
>> I might as well say the same thing everyone else will.  Why?  Asterisk
>> does everything the proprietary hardware ones do and then some and
>> usually does it better.
>>
>> Depends on what you need it for as well.  For a small business, one of
>> the better and reasonably priced ones I have seen designed from the
>> ground up TRUE hardware IP-PBX is the Mitel SX-200.  I suspect it's
>> not much more than a more proprietary looking PC that you can mount on
>> a wall and runs Linux.
>> Maybe even some Asterisk.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mohammad mirzaee [mailto:mohammad at mirzaee.net]
>> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:40 AM
>> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: [asterisk-biz] full-featured IP-PBX
>>
>> HI;
>>
>> Can anyone introduce me full-featured , hardware based IP-PBX systems
>>
>> Thanks;
>>
>> Mohammad Mirzaee
>> www.siplanet.com
>> +989121750530
>>
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