[NBLUG/talk] Anyone use Skype?

[Robert Hayes]

Actually, having written and programmed telephony back when it was coal 
powered, you probably DO want to run your own pbx in house.

There are some VERY nifty solid state 'appliances' out there that will handle 
4-8 CO lines and 10-15 extensions. They are programmable through a single 
extension and use a pc as a slave for voice recording.

That aside, asterix probably would be a great (read:*economical*) answer to a 
small business of that size.

I'm sure there are some voip providers out there delivering what you're 
looking for, the trick is going to be to balance the cost of sip phones or 
other hardware they will want you to buy.


On Friday 11 August 2006 16:09, Troy Arnold wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 03:19:57PM -0700, Robert Hayes wrote:
> > It's great. And if you work via phone a lot, you can work from anywhere.
> >
> > They have some really super features, too. Beyond the standard high end
> > office pbx features, like intelligent answer (different outgoing messages
> > for no answer, busy, time of day, etc.),  call filters (let the following
> > numbers through [or forward them to the following numbers] only at the
> > following days/times),  and my favorite: simultaneous ring: when a call
> > comes in, ring the main number, and a second programmable number (e.g.:
> > your cell) simultaneously. Whoever picks up first gets the call.
>
> So, the VOIP provider provides the PBX functionality, right?  I'm looking
> for a solution here for a small office of about 10-15 phones, but I'm not
> really sure where to start. There are currently 4 incoming lines, running
> off of 10 crappy old phones.  I've skimmed the Asterisk manual, but as much
> fun as it sounds, I'm not sure that we want to get into running our own
> PBX hardware.
>
> Since it sounds like there are some people here with this skillset, would
> ya' mind pointing me to some places where I could start figuring this stuff
> out?
>
> thanks for any advice-
>
> -troy
>
>
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