Oooh - I like that idea. What is required then, to get phone numbers?<div>Since we have the Video Phones as a major communication service, the Internet connection will be vital anyway.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Greg Folkert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net">greg@gregfolkert.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">You might consider a managed Asterisk system<br>
<br>
We use Aretta.com<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.aretta.com/" target="_blank">http://www.aretta.com/</a><br>
<br>
Very good features set and cut our costs hugely. Only thing you have to<br>
have is a reliable internet connection that can support all your phones,<br>
which is typically a lot less than many POTS or managed T-1 services.<br>
<br>
We saved a serious amount of monthly cash going to a managed service.<br>
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On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 11:46 -0500, Bill Creswell wrote:<br>
> I am on the board of a non-profit, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services,<br>
> and we are moving to a new location.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I am not particularly familiar with phone systems or requirements, but<br>
> I have heard the costs may run into the tens of thousands of dollars,<br>
> which we don't have.<br>
><br>
><br>
> After reading<br>
> this <a href="http://www.chayden.net/Asterisk/SeUpAsteriskAtHome.htm" target="_blank">http://www.chayden.net/Asterisk/SeUpAsteriskAtHome.htm</a><br>
> I began to wonder what might be necessary to setup a decent system.<br>
><br>
><br>
> We do need voice for the receptionist, and a few employees, and the<br>
> rest will be using Video Phones which, as I recall, just run off the<br>
> internet service. So it would seem to me overkill, to spend large sums<br>
> of money for a few extensions. Therefore, it is possible that a<br>
> smaller PBX system run off Asterisk may do the trick.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Does anyone know about this stuff?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Is anyone willing to donate some time/knowledge, or discount some<br>
> "professional" installation?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Or even know a cheap way for a small non-profit to get phone service?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
><br>
><br>
> Bill<br>
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