Because of the market I am in, and after some competitive analysis, I determined that I need to strike some basic similarity with the regular corporate office space providers. That in my book includes a phone system and only the fulltimers get it so they can model their purchased space after their own business.
That's my thinking. On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Susan Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ditto for us at the start of Office Nomads. There was no reason to > put in a phone system if no one was planning to use it. > > Recently we've gotten more and more requests for potential phone use, > and are researching options on how to make it cheap and easy. And > we're all realizing it would be great to have a couple of conference > room phones to offer up that possibility as well. Any recommendations > for how to get phone systems in that are $25/less per user would be > great! > > S > > On Mar 27, 11:53 am, Gmail User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, at CS, we, too found out that indies use their cell phones...and > > for those 2 people who wanted a dedicated line, Speakeasy provides > > static IPs to run a VOIP phone. Super simple and really cheap! > > > > T > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Mar 27, 2008, at 11:46 AM, "Alex Hillman" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > When it comes to systems like these...my advice is to not overplan > > > without talking to potential users. Why spend money on a system to > > > find out that your business clients prefer using their own cell > > > phones instead? We found that out as we were getting potential > > > members together and as such, we did not spend any money on phone > > > systems (with the exception of a couple of user-provided VOIP boxes). > > > > > Bottom line, research so you know what your options are, but I > > > wouldn't drop coin on it until you are confident you need it! > > > > > 2c > > > > > Alex Hillman, IndyHall > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Lisa Thompson < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > Very good points, Alex.. adding this to my list of questions for > > > vendors! > > > > > I should probably start a new thread, but I am playing around with > > > multiple ideas for phone systems. I want to offer phone service and > > > vm that is easily set up on the fly like Cisco Call Manager and > > > Unity - only because i expect more business clients that will need > > > it (and plus it is something I already know how to maintain lol). > > > The Media market is like that. It's a pretty large expense > > > initially, but I am thinking that it will save me money in the long > > > run. > > > > > Who is doing what with their phone systems? > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alex Hillman < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > FIOS is AMAZING, there's only two potential issues: > > > 1) make sure that the license allows commercial use. It may be an > > > issue, it may not. I do know that they usually block port 80 to make > > > sure you're not web-serving over fios. But "reselling bandwidth", > > > which to some degree you are doing, MAY be against TOS. > > > > > 2) if it's not available. If it is available, I'm ridiculously > > > jealous of you because we can't get it in center city philadelphia > > > yet. Bugger. > > > > > Other than those issues, FIOS is excruciatingly fast and can handle > > > a pile of people hammering on it pretty hard. > > > > > -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:30 AM, Lisa Thompson < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > I was planning on using Verizon's FIOS. Has the speed and it's 40 a > > > month. Anyone think thats a bad idea? > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Alex Hillman < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > We also have a speakeasy commercial line as well that's stood up > > > quite nicely even at 5pm on a friday when everyone's watching hulu. > > > Our router situation is still in flux as we find something that's > > > stable and can handle the load better wirelessly. (knock on wood) > > > it's been good this month. We're currently running on the Belkin > > > 54g, but have tried a DD-WRT in the past as well and have had > > > generally fickle responses from both. > > > > > Hard-wired to the DSL, though...even when we're packed it's snappy. > > > And for $130/month you can't touch it. > > > > > -Alex > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I'm sure you'll need maximum bandwidth for downloading all those > > > unicorn videos.... > > > > > At Office Nomads we have a T1 with speakeasy that goes for about $350. > > > It's 1.5Mbits up and down and is guaranteed and solid as a rock. > > > When you go to officenomads.com you are going over this pipe. We are > > > looking to expand for heavy traffic days by load balancing over a > > > direct wifi link to our friend's server rack downtown (3Mbit) and > > > maybe even a fat DSL or cable line (6-10Mbit). Speed isn't everything > > > and your router/firewall has a lot to do with quality of service. We > > > use a fun little box that has no moving parts, 6 interfaces, and runs > > > PFSense. It was about $400 and it makes me smile. > > > > > Jacob Sayles > > > Co-founder & Janitor > > >http://officenomads.com > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > We use Speakeasy in SF. I don't know where they cover. We don't > > > have a > > > > dedicated line, but it's pretty reliable and quick, even when 35+ > > > geeks are > > > > gathered. > > > > > > Tara > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Matthew Wettergreen > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hiya, > > > > > > > I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on the best options for > > > internet > > > > > access for coworking spaces. > > > > > > > What type of plan does everyone have? Speed? Price? Has anyone > > > gotten > > > > > ISPs to sponsor? > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > Matthew > > > > > > -- > > > > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > > > > coFounder > > > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > > > blog:www.horsepigcow.com > > > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Alex Hillman > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Alex Hillman > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Alex Hillman > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > -- Lisa Thompson Media PA CoWorking Meetup http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/964/ Blog: http://theoffice.tumblr.com Tweeter: @lithompson friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/theoffice --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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