[Asterisk-Users] Medium volume 100% SIP/IAX PBX.

[Kristian Kielhofner]

Marconi Rivello wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:18:52 -0500, Kristian Kielhofner <kris at krisk.org> wrote:
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>       Does anyone have experience with a %100 all VoIP * setup?  I imagine an
>>office with 50 extensions or so, a full T1 connected to a decent ISP and
>>an account with NuFone (IAX2 trunking, G729a).  I would need to support
>>at least 25 simultaneous outgoing (7960G -> Asterisk -> NuFone -> PSTN)
>>phone calls.  I would probably keep four or so analog lines for local
>>calls, 411, 911, etc.  Does anyone have any personal experience with
>>such a setup?  Would you put YOUR business on it?  I would be willing to
>>throw as much money as needed at hardware, dual Xeons, etc, if it would
>>at least be possible.
> 
> 
> Hi, I have a curiosity: how much does a regular PBX system cost? I'm
> curious if using IP telephony in a building is cheaper than a regular
> PBX, because of the high cost of the IP phones.
> 
> If anyone has commercial experience, and would like to share an
> example comparing costs, I would appreciate.
> 
> Thanks.

I know from experience that your "standard" Nortel\Norstar phones are 
usually around $400.  Give me a 7960 anyday!  The backend portion 
(brains) can easily be as much as $30,000 installed.

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Kristian Kielhofner