[GRLUG] Does anyone know PBX - Asterisk

[Greg Folkert]

You might consider a managed Asterisk system

We use Aretta.com

http://www.aretta.com/

Very good features set and cut our costs hugely. Only thing you have to
have is a reliable internet connection that can support all your phones,
which is typically a lot less than many POTS or managed T-1 services.

We saved a serious amount of monthly cash going to a managed service.

On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 11:46 -0500, Bill Creswell wrote:
> I am on the board of a non-profit, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services,
> and we are moving to a new location.
> 
> 
> I am not particularly familiar with phone systems or requirements, but
> I have heard the costs may run into the tens of thousands of dollars,
> which we don't have.
> 
> 
> After reading
> this http://www.chayden.net/Asterisk/SeUpAsteriskAtHome.htm
> I began to wonder what might be necessary to setup a decent system.
> 
> 
> We do need voice for the receptionist, and a few employees, and the
> rest will be using Video Phones which, as I recall, just run off the
> internet service. So it would seem to me overkill, to spend large sums
> of money for a few extensions. Therefore, it is possible that a
> smaller PBX system run off Asterisk may do the trick.
> 
> 
> Does anyone know about this stuff?
> 
> 
> Is anyone willing to donate some time/knowledge, or discount some
> "professional" installation?
> 
> 
> Or even know a cheap way for a small non-profit to get phone service?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> 
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