[asterisk-users] Asterisk concurrent calls count

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 08:51:04AM -0400, Steve Totaro wrote:
> It is about the money, like it or not.  You are going to an Avaya type
> licensing scheme, everything is charged per port.  The box is capable
> of doing more but you turn it off until you get more money.  It's like
> the Definity G3s I have worked with.  The box can do everything but
> until you pony up, it is not activated.

Yeah, and if you cut a jumper on a VAX11/780, it went twice as fast.

So *what*, Steve?  Are they not allowed to make money?

> Any SwitchVox sale I have tried to pitch dies quickly and this is even
> involving Switchvox reps on a conference call.

Ah.  Then if you don't like the way they do business, vote with your
wallet; don't sell their junk.

> How about if I don't want support and use my own hardware, then can do
> I still have to pay to upgrade to SMB or whatever?  Follow the logic?
> Anyways, the profit margin on "appliances" is way too low.  I might as
> well sell 3Coms or NECs if I am selling boxes with per seat license
> fees and have to hack the box to do any customization.

Yup.  :-)

> They are not being conservative, when all you do is put a CC and then
> a button shows up to upgrade, this is the same hardware mind you....
> 
> Guess I will stick to my DL 380s and (if a GUI is required) FreePBX or
> Druid (if it tests out ok).

Sounds like the best answer to me, for you.  :-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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