[AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted
I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted
I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is keeping up with the security updates. I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. Jim Bouse Owner Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 j...@brazoswifi.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Lewis Bergman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
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Lewis, Convergence Technologies has a hosted PBX solution that you can re-sell for very reasonable rates. Think its like $9.99/month per device. They can port local numbers as well. I went with them because there was absolutely no upfront hardware costs and i don't have to have any equipment on site. The Ipifony solution will require about $15k upfront in hardware costs and you have to have rackspace for all this hardware. The CTI solution allowed me to get into the voip business without having to invest upfront. If you want details about this check them out. http://www.converge-tech.com/Pro1Voice-s/1838.htm Their voip is based on the Netsapiens platform and i have never had a problem with it once i figured out how to do everything on my own with that platform, the support staff they have was going through some transitions and i had a few times support wasn't very responsive but since i figured out how to fix my own mistakes i havn't had a problem with it since. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] wrote: > I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is > keeping up with the security updates. > > > > I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. > > > > Jim Bouse > > Owner > > Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi > > 979-985-5912 > > j...@brazoswifi.com > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am > wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think > I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few > others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many > use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;) >
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I think the core issue is not one system better than another, but a clear evaluation of of related activities. i.e. Full features of build vs buy (Billing / CDR, Rating, Provisioning, LCR and Account abuse management, last one being very important) How much internal resources does one have available ? Access to these resources as outsource / external basis ? A properly configured inhouse system can offer a great amount of flexibility... but does come at the cost of having some (a fair) amount of internal or outsource tech expertise being available. Going with an canned system, may offer an initial perception of having low or no internal need for such resources, but one needs to verify if that would be the case for them, and also to what degree they give up flexibility if any. :) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "Lewis Bergman" > To: "Animal Farm" > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:50:56 AM > Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am > wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I > need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few > others. > Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use > Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
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We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. Cheers, __ Andreas Wiatowski | CEO Silo Wireless Inc. Email andr...@silowireless.com 19 Sage Court Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free +1.866.727.4138 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is keeping up with the security updates. I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. Jim Bouse Owner Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 j...@brazoswifi.com<mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Lewis Bergman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM To: Animal Farm mailto:af@afmug.com>> Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
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What are folks using for CPE? > On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski > wrote: > > We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels and > share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment and > yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. <> > > Cheers, > __ > Andreas Wiatowski | CEO > Silo Wireless Inc. > Email andr...@silowireless.com <mailto:andr...@silowireless.com> > 19 Sage Court > Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) > Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free > +1.866.727.4138 > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On > Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM > To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is keeping > up with the security updates. > > I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. > > Jim Bouse > Owner > Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi > 979-985-5912 > j...@brazoswifi.com <mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com> > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On > Behalf Of Lewis Bergman > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM > To: Animal Farm mailto:af@afmug.com>> > Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am > wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I > need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few > others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use > Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
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We are using mostly grandstream ATA. We are mainly using this platform for Business PBX…so Grandstream, Yeahlink and Polycom sip phones. Cheers, __ Andreas Wiatowski | CEO Silo Wireless Inc. Email andr...@silowireless.com 19 Sage Court Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free +1.866.727.4138 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Paul Stewart Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:51 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted What are folks using for CPE? On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski mailto:andr...@silowireless.com>> wrote: We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. Cheers, __ Andreas Wiatowski | CEO Silo Wireless Inc. Email andr...@silowireless.com<mailto:andr...@silowireless.com> 19 Sage Court Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free +1.866.727.4138 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is keeping up with the security updates. I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. Jim Bouse Owner Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 j...@brazoswifi.com<mailto:j...@brazoswifi.com> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Lewis Bergman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM To: Animal Farm mailto:af@afmug.com>> Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
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Before I ever saw a Yealink phone I thought they would be super terrible and cheesy, given how weird the name is. Then I bought a SIP-T22P for $60 to test out and was pleasantly surprised. The http setup interface is quite full featured and the phones are very easy to use with Asterisk/FreePBX. If you don't care about color screens and fancy features like pairing with bluetooth headsets, Yealinks can be found for $55-65 each... My main phone is now a SIP-T28P. My only complaint about them is that they are not as heavy as they should be, and change positions on a desk, which can be fixed by supergluing some steel or lead weights into the hollow parts of the snap-on 45 degree angle desk stand. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Andreas Wiatowski < andr...@silowireless.com> wrote: > We are using mostly grandstream ATA. We are mainly using this platform > for Business PBX…so Grandstream, Yeahlink and Polycom sip phones. > > > > Cheers, > > __ > > Andreas Wiatowski | CEO > > Silo Wireless Inc. > > Email andr...@silowireless.com > > 19 Sage Court > > Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) > > Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free > +1.866.727.4138 > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:51 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > What are folks using for CPE? > > > > On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski > wrote: > > > > We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels > and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment > and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. > > > > Cheers, > > __ > > Andreas Wiatowski | CEO > > Silo Wireless Inc. > > Email andr...@silowireless.com > > 19 Sage Court > > Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) > > Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free > +1.866.727.4138 > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On > Behalf Of *Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is > keeping up with the security updates. > > > > I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. > > > > Jim Bouse > > Owner > > Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi > > 979-985-5912 > > j...@brazoswifi.com > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On > Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am > wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think > I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few > others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many > use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;) > > >
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Andreas, how is the management? can you provide your customer with user access to their pbx instances? What HW are you running them on? On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski < andr...@silowireless.com> wrote: > We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels > and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment > and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. > > > > Cheers, > > __ > > Andreas Wiatowski | CEO > > Silo Wireless Inc. > > Email andr...@silowireless.com > > 19 Sage Court > > Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) > > Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free > +1.866.727.4138 > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim Bouse [Brazos > WiFi] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is > keeping up with the security updates. > > > > I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. > > > > Jim Bouse > > Owner > > Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi > > 979-985-5912 > > j...@brazoswifi.com > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On > Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted > > > > I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am > wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think > I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few > others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many > use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;) >
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I always felt Yealinks felt EXTREMELY cheap, but in terms of function I've heard nothing bad. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > Before I ever saw a Yealink phone I thought they would be super terrible > and cheesy, given how weird the name is. > > Then I bought a SIP-T22P for $60 to test out and was pleasantly surprised. > The http setup interface is quite full featured and the phones are very > easy to use with Asterisk/FreePBX. > > If you don't care about color screens and fancy features like pairing with > bluetooth headsets, Yealinks can be found for $55-65 each... My main phone > is now a SIP-T28P. > > My only complaint about them is that they are not as heavy as they should > be, and change positions on a desk, which can be fixed by supergluing some > steel or lead weights into the hollow parts of the snap-on 45 degree angle > desk stand. > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Andreas Wiatowski < > andr...@silowireless.com> wrote: > >> We are using mostly grandstream ATA. We are mainly using this platform >> for Business PBX…so Grandstream, Yeahlink and Polycom sip phones. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> __ >> >> Andreas Wiatowski | CEO >> >> Silo Wireless Inc. >> >> Email andr...@silowireless.com >> >> 19 Sage Court >> >> Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) >> >> Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free >> +1.866.727.4138 >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:51 AM >> >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >> >> >> >> What are folks using for CPE? >> >> >> >> On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski >> wrote: >> >> >> >> We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels >> and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment >> and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> __ >> >> Andreas Wiatowski | CEO >> >> Silo Wireless Inc. >> >> Email andr...@silowireless.com >> >> 19 Sage Court >> >> Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) >> >> Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free >> +1.866.727.4138 >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On >> Behalf Of *Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >> >> >> >> I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is >> keeping up with the security updates. >> >> >> >> I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. >> >> >> >> Jim Bouse >> >> Owner >> >> Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi >> >> 979-985-5912 >> >> j...@brazoswifi.com >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On >> Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM >> *To:* Animal Farm >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >> >> >> >> I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am >> wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think >> I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few >> others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many >> use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;) >> >> >> > >
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Really looking for a platform that has as close to zero phone config as possible. Easy management, hopefully someone to do all the 911 and so forth as that was a pain last time. The ability to copy phone configs would be nice. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:09 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > I always felt Yealinks felt EXTREMELY cheap, but in terms of function I've > heard nothing bad. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Eric Kuhnke > wrote: > >> Before I ever saw a Yealink phone I thought they would be super terrible >> and cheesy, given how weird the name is. >> >> Then I bought a SIP-T22P for $60 to test out and was pleasantly >> surprised. The http setup interface is quite full featured and the phones >> are very easy to use with Asterisk/FreePBX. >> >> If you don't care about color screens and fancy features like pairing >> with bluetooth headsets, Yealinks can be found for $55-65 each... My main >> phone is now a SIP-T28P. >> >> My only complaint about them is that they are not as heavy as they should >> be, and change positions on a desk, which can be fixed by supergluing some >> steel or lead weights into the hollow parts of the snap-on 45 degree angle >> desk stand. >> > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Andreas Wiatowski < >> andr...@silowireless.com> wrote: >> > We are using mostly grandstream ATA. We are mainly using this platform >>> for Business PBX…so Grandstream, Yeahlink and Polycom sip phones. >>> >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >> __ >>> >>> Andreas Wiatowski | CEO >>> >>> Silo Wireless Inc. >>> >>> Email andr...@silowireless.com >>> >>> 19 Sage Court >>> >>> Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) >>> >>> Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free >>> +1.866.727.4138 >>> >> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart >>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:51 AM >>> >> >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >>> >>> >>> >>> What are folks using for CPE? >>> >> >>> >>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski < >>> andr...@silowireless.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels >>> and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment >>> and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> __ >>> >>> Andreas Wiatowski | CEO >>> >>> Silo Wireless Inc. >>> >>> Email andr...@silowireless.com >>> >>> 19 Sage Court >>> >>> Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) >>> >>> Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free >>> +1.866.727.4138 >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On >>> Behalf Of *Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >>> >>> >>> >>> I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is >>> keeping up with the security updates. >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Bouse >>> >>> Owner >>> >>> Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi >>> >>> 979-985-5912 >>> >>> j...@brazoswifi.com >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] *On >>> Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman >>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM >>> *To:* Animal Farm >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted >>> >>> >>> >>> I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am >>> wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think >>> I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few >>> others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many >>> use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;) >>> >>> >>> >>
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If you put a small PBX at the customer’s site rather than centralized, the Grandstream UCM series with Grandstream IP phones make it pretty easy. You can create global and model templates, then to add a phone you basically tell the PBX the MAC address, extension number, and person’s name, then plug in the phone and the PBX pushes the config out to the phone. From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted Really looking for a platform that has as close to zero phone config as possible. Easy management, hopefully someone to do all the 911 and so forth as that was a pain last time. The ability to copy phone configs would be nice. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:09 PM Josh Luthman wrote: I always felt Yealinks felt EXTREMELY cheap, but in terms of function I've heard nothing bad. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: Before I ever saw a Yealink phone I thought they would be super terrible and cheesy, given how weird the name is. Then I bought a SIP-T22P for $60 to test out and was pleasantly surprised. The http setup interface is quite full featured and the phones are very easy to use with Asterisk/FreePBX. If you don't care about color screens and fancy features like pairing with bluetooth headsets, Yealinks can be found for $55-65 each... My main phone is now a SIP-T28P. My only complaint about them is that they are not as heavy as they should be, and change positions on a desk, which can be fixed by supergluing some steel or lead weights into the hollow parts of the snap-on 45 degree angle desk stand. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Andreas Wiatowski wrote: We are using mostly grandstream ATA. We are mainly using this platform for Business PBX…so Grandstream, Yeahlink and Polycom sip phones. Cheers, __ Andreas Wiatowski | CEO Silo Wireless Inc. Email andr...@silowireless.com 19 Sage Court Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free +1.866.727.4138 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Paul Stewart Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:51 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted What are folks using for CPE? On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Andreas Wiatowski wrote: We use Bicom Systems Muti Tenant PBX . Buy a trunk or two with channels and share with all your instances…..works great…. About an 8K investment and yearly maintenance/licencing… Easy to manage…. Cheers, __ Andreas Wiatowski | CEO Silo Wireless Inc. Email andr...@silowireless.com 19 Sage Court Brantford, Ontario N3R 7T4 (CANADA) Tel +1.519.449.5656 Extension-600|Fax +1.519.449.5536 |Toll Free +1.866.727.4138 From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I’ve got 41 freepbx instances running on a VM host. The challenge is keeping up with the security updates. I’m moving to iPiFony right now so I have less to manage. Jim Bouse Owner Mobile IT Pro - Brazos WiFi 979-985-5912 j...@brazoswifi.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Lewis Bergman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:51 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] VOIP PBX - Hosted I am considering getting back into this business in 6 more months and am wondering what all are using. I still really like IPiFony but I don't think I need that much hand holding now. Have been looking at FreePBX and a few others. Since this group is full of opinions, lets have some. I know many use Netsapiens and I even respect some of them ;)
