GrandCentral via Asterisk

Tue Jan 20 13:49:05 MST 2009

JD, we recommend the mini for up to 48 channels this includes all
technologies so if you have 24 sip phones you are left with 24 others. we
will be releasing the next generation mini soon which will be based on an
Atom dual core and we will re bench mark it for that release as the atom
dual core is a bad little mofo and in other applications I have been very
impressed.

James Finstrom
Rhino Equipment Corp.
http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com
Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment
IP: guest at asterisk.rhinoequipment.com

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:23 PM, JD Austin <jd at twingeckos.com> wrote:

> I just realized I didn't look at the docs before throwing that out
> there....
> Will the Ceros Mini handle the R8FXX-EC card and 3 dual module cards?
>
> >CerosMini-80GB + R8FXX-EC+2 Dual FXO + Dual FXS=$1,059.00+$125.00+$125.00
> +$110.00=$1419
>
>
> Rita Rudner  - "When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his
> first name was Always."
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:12 PM, James Finstrom <
> jfinstrom at rhinoequipment.com> wrote:
>
>> One of our pre-built systems for what you want......
>> Let me say I do not recommend fax through asterisk people do it I would
>> say it's your hair.
>>
>> All of this is based on prices in our online store:
>> Ceros (Pre installed asterisk server) $1099.00
>> 24 port Base card $280
>> 3 FXO Modules (6 channels) for the base card (handles lines from the
>> telco) $375
>> 2 FXS Modules (4 Channels) (used for your handsets you can connect any
>> telephone you can plug in to the wall) $220
>> The has the ability to expand to 14 aditional FXO or FXS channels if
>> needed in sets of 2 channels.
>> total price for the above described is $1974.00
>> This setup has alot of expansion room so it would grow as needed.
>>
>> Feel free to contact me off list with any questions.
>>
>> James Finstrom
>> Rhino Equipment Corp.
>> http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com
>> Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment
>> IP: guest at asterisk.rhinoequipment.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:07 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Okay, all this sounds really cool.  What would it cost a small business
>>> to set one of these up?
>>>
>>> Say a simple 2 inbound lines, 2 outbound lines, and a fax.  3 or 4 simple
>>> handsets (What kind of handsets do you use?)  cost?
>>>
>>> Is this strictly VOIP?  VOIP has shown to have lower quality the few
>>> times I have been exposed to it.
>>>
>>> My point of reference is 1992 or 1993 when one would buy an ATT or one of
>>> the many other small business phone switches for maybe $3,000 - $5,000.
>>>
>>> Also someone mentioned buying a trunk.  What is the number of lines?
>>>
>>> I get the feeling I'm looking at this through 15 year old technology and
>>> things have changes significantly.  For instance I worked at a place that
>>> had a trunk of about 100 lines as I recall.
>>>
>>> ------------------------
>>> Keith Smith
>>> <http://www.netcodeman.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On *Tue, 1/20/09, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>* wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
>>> Subject: RE: GrandCentral via Asterisk
>>> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 9:15 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes,  I agree with jd at twingeckos.com:
>>>
>>> I have been a Stromberg Carlson Central Office DCO Technician,  Senior
>>> Voice/Data Network Analyst for Nike, VOIP Engineer for
>>> AffinityVoipTelecom.com and Support Engineer Manager for RhinoEquipment.com
>>>
>>> Asterisk can do a great deal all based on the configuration files in
>>> /etc/asterisk.
>>> Fonality does not have deep technical support, rather providing cost
>>> based services and failing to fix breakage.
>>> Since there are so many different applications of Asterisk, Trixbox,
>>> FreePBX this is a good place for profit for the entrepreneur.
>>> Compiled sources is a better solution, obviously.
>>> FreePBX is the magic behind the solution allowing a GUI to setup most of
>>> the user applications, testing and CMS.
>>>
>>> All asterisk VOIP products can be a huge security issue, but the spyware
>>> was especially shameful.
>>>
>>> This solution with PBXInAFlash is an EASY solution that will be able to
>>> provide a fine dialaround, voicemail, record all calls, Unlimited calls to
>>> home (from Cell provider) for dial around to get unlimited cell minutes from
>>> SIP trunk line, CMS, click to fax from Windows, etc.
>>>
>>> You can configure your autoattendant, provide even an outside line with a
>>> password, get a nice SIP signature for your email.  Call sip people, put a
>>> few VOIP Clients on your linux boxes and a nice hunt group (try grandstream
>>> ATA in bathroom, then call my Linux desktop, then my laptop. then my office
>>> phone, finally my cell phone) for any incoming call.  You can setup a
>>> DialAVOIP Technician line?  DialAClownJoke would be nice on the main menu?
>>> Setup record all calls, then GabCast call to Cox Cable, or your Senator, or
>>> Bank in comedic ways?
>>>
>>> www.Obnosis.com |  http://wiki.obnosis.com | http://hackfest.obnosis.com(503)754-4452
>>> PLUG HACKFESTS - http://uat.edu Second Saturday of Each Month Noon - 3PM
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:35:07 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk
>>> From: jd at twingeckos.com
>>> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>>
>>> The main reason I recommend PBXInAFlash over Trixbox is that
>>> 1. After the famous root exploit pre-installed spyware incident I don't
>>> trust Fonality.
>>> 2. They have a long history of delivering broken installs but have been
>>> getting better in the last year or so.
>>> 3. They say they're an open source project but don't really act like one.
>>> 4. Trixbox is RPM based , and PBXInAFlash uses Centos 5 but compiles all
>>> of the asterisk components from source (which is what you have to do most of
>>> the time to fix Trixbox).
>>> 5. Unlike a lot of other distributions PBXInAFlash doesn't try to hide
>>> that FreePBX is doing all of he real magic that those distributions taking
>>> credit for.
>>> 6. PBXInAFlash works reliably and doesn't have everything under the sun
>>> thrown in that you don't need.
>>>
>>> That said, Kerry Garrison's tutorials are pretty good.
>>> In either case if you want to learn start here:
>>> http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/
>>> http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/piaf/piaf_without_tears.pdf
>>> http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/trixbox2/trixbox2_without_tears.pdf
>>>
>>> JD
>>> --
>>> JD Austin
>>> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
>>> jd at twingeckos.com
>>> 480.288.8195x201
>>> http://www.twingeckos.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Emo Philips  - "I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the
>>> exterminator."
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>  Yea Howdy!
>>>
>>> Trixbox ala Kerry Garrison is a really easy PBX setup (complete with
>>> everything you need for an AutoAttendant, Voicemail, Fax, CMS, dial around
>>> and through apps)  that installs from an ISO:
>>> http://www.trixbox.org/downloads
>>>
>>> Kerry Garrison offers easy to follow videos here: asterisktutorials.com
>>> - search for trixbox.
>>>
>>> Simple setup How-Tos exist at voip-info.org
>>>
>>> Course you can get a fine PSTN SIP trunk from axvoice.com for $9.99 a
>>> month *or* buy FX0 cards for a phone line (or lines).
>>>
>>> You can buy a drop and dial asterisk based configuration from Jim Rhodes
>>> over at Rhinoequipment.com.
>>>
>>> I think my name is still on some of the bash scripts for the Trixbox 2.0
>>> release from contributions?
>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:19:24 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk
>>> From: jd at twingeckos.com
>>> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>>
>>>
>>> Asterisk is the engine that enables pstn/voip connectivity (think linux
>>> kernel).
>>> Asterisk when bundled with other open source software can do all the
>>> things GrandCentral does and more provided you give it the connectivity it
>>> needs to do so (PSTN or voip).  A good place to start is with PBXInAFlash (
>>> pbxinaflash.org).
>>>
>>> JD
>>> --
>>> JD Austin
>>> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
>>> jd at twingeckos.com
>>> 480.288.8195x201
>>> http://www.twingeckos.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Katharine Hepburn  - "Death will be a great relief. No more interviews."
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Kurt Granroth <
>>> kurt+plug-discuss at granroth.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I know that there are some people on this list that use Asterisk a
>>> decent bit.  Those that do... are you familiar with GrandCentral?  If
>>> so, how do they compare?
>>>
>>> http://www.grandcentral.com/home/features
>>>
>>> I really like the control that something like GrandCentral gives you.
>>> The ability to choose where you receive a call (home, cell, work, etc)
>>> based on who is calling or when they are calling is a killer feature for
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Alas, there are just too many potential gotchas with that service to
>>> really commit to it other than as a play-thing (or as a number passed
>>> out freely to businesses and warranty cards and the like).  What I would
>>> like is that kind of control... but in a way that *I* control it all!
>>>
>>> So no calls being routed through a 3rd party server; no voicemails
>>> stored on their server; no need to upload all of my contacts to a search
>>> company; etc.
>>>
>>> Asterisk seems like it might be able to do all that... but who can tell?
>>>  Their site is horribly disorganized and when you do find a "feature"
>>> page, they spend all their time in an acronym frenzy.
>>>
>>> So... does anybody know?
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
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