[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk ready for Prime-Time?

[Al Baker]

Quote "I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units. "


Would you share which "Server Grade" rack mounts you use ?
I have a project that could use quite a few and I am getting 
"suggestions" to order DELL.

Thanks.


Steve Totaro wrote:
> I am a user and a consultant.
>
> I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units.  I
> offload everything except what is needed.  Put the DB on a different
> box, run fastagi, no GUI, vi to hand edit my confs.  Very stable this
> way.  I try to recommend this to clients but often they find google
> and do not listen to solid advice.
>
> Anyways, as to the four FXO system, I would not think twice to steer
> that customer to the 3Com V3000.  It is when you start reaching into
> higher trunks that you pay the big bucks, but a V3000 is on par price
> wise with an Asterisk install on decent equipment and super easy to
> configure.  Rock solid too, VxWorks is nice.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC
> <mojo at horanappraisals.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm just a user :)  we do real estate appraisals, and I found the time
>>  to roll my own (so to speak) pbx.  We're on 1.4.4, TDM card with four
>>  FXOs.  Honestly, you'll find it's easy to toss some zaptel and asterisk
>>  tarballs onto a system and compile them.  You'll probably learn a lot
>>  along the way, but I won't liken it to the deep end of a swimming pool
>>  -- only halfway down!
>>
>>  Moj
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Bill Andersen wrote:
>>  > Thank you to everyone that replied to my post.  I started to
>>  > reply to most of them, but it is getting a little out of hand.
>>  > Again, thank you.  It actually makes me think the problem is not
>>  > so much with "Asterisk" as it is with implementation. (My Vendor)
>>  >
>>  > Although this is a "users" list, I think it is more of a list
>>  > for Asterisk "resellers".  I'd be interested in how many of you
>>  > are simply using Asterisk as your phone system and NOT selling
>>  > your services or an Asterisk based solution?
>>  >
>>  > Anyone?  Just a user?
>>  >
>>  > That being said. As "just" a user of Asterisk, it is clear that
>>  > if I want to continue with Asterisk, it looks like I really need
>>  > to "learn" the ins-and-outs of Asterisk and ditch my pre-packaged
>>  > solution.  Off to Amazon for to find TFOT (I want the hard copy :)
>>  >
>>  > Bill
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
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