Missed this thread the first time through. Integra is actually a pretty good bunch to work with. They absorbed a couple of smaller Telcos a couple years back and that caused a couple of bumps, but their support is pretty solid. We use them in our office. A couple of our clients have recently moved from them to XO mostly because they got a really great deal on the bundled Fallover circuits.
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Bill Songstad <bsongs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry to take so long to get back to this thread, but I've been swamped. > > > Good question Jack. I considered it, but after talking with some > colleagues who have done just that, it looked like the difference in cost > after purchasing new phones wasn't worth the headache of learning and > implementing a new system when I don't have time to properly test such a > plan. I was given 60 days to implement a branch office phone system, and I > can barely get the lines in place in time. throw in learning to build and > use a new system, and I would have been doomed. > > My colleagues who had done this warned me that it works exceptionally well, > but they wish they had planned more time for testing. That was enough for > me. > > The savings was about 40% for going homegrown VS vendor provided. > > -Bil > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Kramer, Jack <jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu>wrote: > >> Why not just deploy your own system using some sort of VoIP >> infrastructure? (Asterisk comes to mind if you're at all technically >> inclined or otherwise you could use Digium's preconfigured Switchvox product >> – if you have SIP trunking for voice service it's literally plug and go for >> both, otherwise it's plug, configure your PRI, and go.) >> >> ---- >> Jack Kramer >> Computer Systems Specialist >> University Relations, Michigan State University >> w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 >> >> From: Bill Songstad <bsongs...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:31:49 -0500 >> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >> Subject: OT: integra telecom support in Seattle Portland >> >> I'm evaluating a new service provider to install a phone system in >> Seattle and our branch office in Portland Oregon. Does anyone have >> experience with Integra Telecom in the Northwest? Their pricing is pretty >> good, but their competitors, predictably, say their service is shoddy. So >> I've learned not to trust salespeople when they are in a dogfight over your >> business, so I thought I'd check to see if anyone had any real-world >> experience with this company. I'm trying to save money, but not I don't >> want to buy a cheap headache. >> >> Thanks for any thoughts, >> >> -Bill >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
