[Asterisk-Users] How to charge for Asterisk installations andongoing support?

[Jim Van Meggelen]

asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm just wondering how other people cost/charge for * boxes
> they have installed in small businesses?
> 
> Asterisk is such a complex beast and is capable of so much it
> seems equally complex to figure out a charging model!?

I agree.

> I'm contemplating installing a pair of servers at a small
> company with two separate locations, one main aim is to
> provide a IAX link between the two but I'm sure they will want other
> features!? 

Once they find out what it can do, they maight want all kinds of things.

> Renting vs purchasing? Support contracts? etc?

Absolutely!

> Does anybody have any pearls of wisdom about this topic they are
> happy to share? 

There was a discussion about this on the -biz list. That's probably the
better venue, as this list is more technically oriented.

It's a good question, though: every system is like a custom app, so
pricing will have to take into account how much development is going to
be required.


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