On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 08:47:15PM +0000, JD Austin wrote:
> Since all voip providers can become over subscribed I would not rely on
> their DID's (Dial in #) for my business.
> It's an extra $50/month for a regular phone line, but I have the piece
> of mind that I can switch between and use multiple providers without
> having to change my phone number.
>
> I use VOIP to give me unlimited (well.. unlimited except by my
> bandwidth) incoming lines. First call gets handled by asterisk via
> PSTN, the next call and every call after that forwards to a voip
> number. For the equivalent of a 5 line phone system I pay $50 (qwest
> line) + $5 (voip number) + .02/minute. Not sure how much the same would
> cost but I know it is more. For another $5 I get a toll free number too.
Cool! Where does the 5 line limit come from--the PSTN side or the VOIP
side?
> I like VOIP for the extra things you can do that you typically can't do
> with normal phone lines. For example during a recent presentation I
> brought my office phone, plugged it into a router and was able to send
> and receive calls. I could just as easily take it with me to a hotel
> with broadband and continue conducting business. When I'm at work away
> from my home office I can make calls via a software phone.
>
> With Asterisk I can take advantage of my cell phone providers free
> 'mobile to home' minutes and lower my cell bill. I don't give out my
> cell phone number to anyone anymore. They call my business line and
> punch in extension 201 instead. Since mobile to home calls are free the
> business calls don't use up the limited minutes that come with the
> plan. For calling out I can dial into my asterisk PBX, punch in a code
> and password and get a dialtone to call out. It is a little
> inconvenient sometimes but it easily saves me $100/month in cell charges.
Thanks for the ideas.
-Dale
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