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Author: James Finstrom
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To: klsmith2020, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk
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
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On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:07 AM, keith smith <> 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 <>* wrote:
>
> From: Lisa Kachold <>
> Subject: RE: GrandCentral via Asterisk
> To:
> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 9:15 AM
>
>
> Yes, I agree with :
>
> 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?
>
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> 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:
> To:
>
> 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
>
> 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 <>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?
>
> 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: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:19:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk
> From:
> To:
>
>
> 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
>
> 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 <
> > 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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