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

Thu Jan 12 17:14:27 MST 2006

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> asbiz 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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> >>>>>          
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> >>>>maybe $50/hour plus expenses?
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> Hi Cheap phones 300?
> 
> even a polycom 301 that is not definitelly a cheap phone will 
> be around 200 including labor, a POE switch is a great switch 
> i recommend u stick to them... other switch could work... but...
> 
> i am sure u can get the 30 polycoms with less than that. so 
> with labor for set the phone we can go to 200. plus shipping
> 
> we try grandsreams bt 102 ... S.... Horrible, i have a call 
> center with 300 of then.. what a nightmare
> 
> but with the 1.0.7.11 firmware all the prblems disappear and 
> u have decent callcenter.
> 
> with 30 phones u don't need a super server as was discussed 
> in this list before u can get a server like this.
> 
>     * 1U (1.75") Rackmount Chassis
>     * Single 3.0 Ghz Intel(r) Pentium(r) 4 with EM64T Technology 2Mb
Cache
>     * 800MHz Front Side Bus
>     * 4 DIMM slots for up to 8GB of DDR2 PC4200 RAM - 1Gb Low-Profile
>       PC4200 Unbuffered ECC DDR2 (2-512) Included
>     * Integrated 4-channel SATA Controller - 120Gb 7200 RPM 
> (8MB cache)
>       Included
>     * Four Hot Swap 3.5" Drive Bays
>     * Slimline Optical Drive
>     * Dual Integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs
>     * One 64-bit/133MHz Full-Height PCI-X or PCI-E x16 slot (x8 lanes)
>     * One 64-bit/133MHz Low-Profile PCI-X slot
>     * Integrated ATI Rage XL Video with 8MB dedicated RAM
>     * One 350W Power Supply
>     * Includes Ball Bearing Rails
>     * Linux Preload
>     * **Single Span T1/E1 PCI Card
> 
> for 2600 USD plus shipping. if u don't need a digium card 
> just remove 595.00 usd so basically is 2105
> 
> Labor.. depends... usually btw 50 - 100 usd the hr in the 
> states.. we are modest we change 85 usd/hr but we can provide 
> u even a GUI for your asterisk server that will control the 
> server and ur SIP phones.
> 
> pls check http://www.cripiland.com/screenshots/manager1.jpg.
> 
> We also provide custom development at 100 usd the hr...
> 
> And support.
> 
> Regards
> Saul Diaz
> Intouch-VoIP Inc
> Aurora, Colorado.
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