RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-30 Thread runningprince
Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> Your price range does seem to be far below what most people are > > charging for the level of functionality that you require. > > Dear Kristian: > > Purely for illustration pur

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread Mark Phillips
I'll give you $20 for it. On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 06:21 -0700, bob murphy wrote: > I have a late model Samsung PBX with 35 handsets. We ripped it out > and installed an Asterisk system about 6 months ago. Anyone want to > bid on the Samsung? > > On 10/22/06, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 02:03:58AM -0400, Al Bochter wrote: >I install KSU's and if your client paid 5K installed for a *used* AT&T >Meridian >Your client just got the big RIPP OFF. With sets, installed? With a T-1 card? Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread Kristian Kielhofner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your price range does seem to be far below what most people are charging for the level of functionality that you require. Dear Kristian: Purely for illustration purposes, and to get an idea of a fair market price, how much would you charge for said 50 users ou

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread bob murphy
I have a late model Samsung PBX with 35 handsets.  We ripped it out and installed an Asterisk system about 6 months ago.  Anyone want to bid on the Samsung? On 10/22/06, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   Your price range does seem to be far below what most people are >>

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread Paul
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your price range does seem to be far below what most people are >charging for the level of functionality that you require. > > Dear Kristian: > >Purely for illustration purposes, and to get an idea of a fair market >price, how much would you c

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread c . savinovich
>>>Your price range does seem to be far below what most people are charging for the level of functionality that you require. Dear Kristian: Purely for illustration purposes, and to get an idea of a fair market price, how much would you charge for said 50 users out of the box IP-PBX wit

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-22 Thread Paul
Al Bochter wrote: >By the way do you know what TrixBox stands for? > > Ask any pimp? :) >24kt GOLD PLATING > Another way to add value to free software? :) Couldn't resist. The thought of having my first PC or my first IP phone plated or bronzed is just too funny. The other day I was wishing I

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Al Bochter
ryone, Farzal -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Kristian Kielhofner Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:30 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Farzal Dojki wrote: Not

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Al Bochter
I install KSU's and if your client paid 5K installed for a *used* AT&T Meridian Your client just got the big RIPP OFF. There are alot better in the no-voip KSU Best regards, Al Bochter Bochter Services Toll Free: 866-638-1254 EXT: 250 Free World DialUp: 780217 EXT: 250 Cellular: 206-203-58

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Al Bochter
ay, October 20, 2006 8:00 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Tim Booth wrote: You have 50 users and can only spend $500 on software. You have great expectations for that little amount of money. If you have a business

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 04:47:31AM +0500, Farzal Dojki wrote: > The point is - open source does not mean broken. It does not mean weak. It > does not mean nightmares. And you all seem to imply that the underlying > Asterisk is broken, weak and unreliable, and spending hundreds of $ per user > is a

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 06:33:16PM +0530, Mitul Limbani wrote: > Did you ever went deep and ask for a quote for 50 user system from any > of these commercial vendors ? I can speak to that. One of our clients just bought a *used* AT&T Meridian key system for 12 seats, from one of our other client

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Farzal Dojki
al and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Farzal Dojki wrote: > Dear Kristian, please save your insults for some other forum. I had only > asked for software license + support (if possible). And my 2nd entry was an > open question hoping for hones

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Farzal Dojki
Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:30 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Farzal Dojki wrote: > Not sure why so much hostility over this question. 50 users or 5, the > underlying system is free, open source PBX called Asterisk.

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Kristian Kielhofner
Farzal Dojki wrote: Dear Kristian, please save your insults for some other forum. I had only asked for software license + support (if possible). And my 2nd entry was an open question hoping for honest answer. That's to Mr. Mitul Limbani response, I have an idea what's going on in the market from

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Peter Bowyer
On 21/10/06, Farzal Dojki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Kristian, please save your insults for some other forum. I had only asked for software license + support (if possible). And my 2nd entry was an open question hoping for honest answer. ...which was exactly what you got! -- Peter Bowyer E

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Farzal Dojki
Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:30 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Farzal Dojki wrote: > Not sure why so much hostility over this question. 50 users or 5, the > underlying system is free, open source PBX called Asterisk.

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Kristian Kielhofner
Farzal Dojki wrote: Not sure why so much hostility over this question. 50 users or 5, the underlying system is free, open source PBX called Asterisk. So it's not an issue of scalability. IF you have a user friendly enough interface, then creating 5 or 50 users is the same thing. And really, ot

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Mitul Limbani
Farzal, This is the exact mind set where the problem starts with Open Source business model :) Its plain and simple, If someone is making your life simple by providing a nice GUI Interface and also providing service and support to help you run your business instead of worrying for the PBXes,

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Farzal Dojki
October 20, 2006 8:00 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX Tim Booth wrote: > > You have 50 users and can only spend $500 on software. You have great > expectations for that little amount of money. If you have a business

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-21 Thread Senad Jordanovic
Farzal Dojki wrote: > Not sure why so much hostility over this question. 50 users or 5, the > underlying system is free, open source PBX called Asterisk. So it's > not an issue of scalability. IF you have a user friendly enough > interface, then creating 5 or 50 users is the same thing. > > And

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Farzal Dojki
y and many others selling software+hardware at $1000? Farzal -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Phillips Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:48 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the bo

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Jordi Nelissen
Farzal, try ESCAUX net.PBX Free Edition, it is ... (indeed !) free. ---> www.escaux.com/netpbx With the 500$ you have, you can buy Support Credits. Jordi -- Jordi Nelissen ESCAUX Business IP Telephony www.escaux.com Brussels, Belgium Farzal Dojki wrote: We were in the market for an IP PBX wh

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Talking Voice
Yes www.pbxpress.com On 10/20/06, Farzal Dojki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We were in the market for an IP PBX where we would plug in the CD and output would be a working PBX. We tried Switchvox ( www.switchvox.com) and found to be really good except that its $700 version comes without:   1-opera

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Mark Phillips
Good luck with that! On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 19:09 +0500, Farzal Dojki wrote: > We were in the market for an IP PBX where we would plug in the CD and > output would be a working PBX. We tried Switchvox (www.switchvox.com) > and found to be really good except that its $700 version comes > without: >

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Kristian Kielhofner
Tim Booth wrote: You have 50 users and can only spend $500 on software. You have great expectations for that little amount of money. If you have a business with 50 users I would think you would want a rock solid system and that will cost money. No kidding. $10/user will (should) not get yo

RE: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Senad Jordanovic
  Are there other companies offering similar software at price range of about $500 per installation? We need to support 50 users with 8 lines (analog lines on Digium TDM 04 B cards).      Try   www.bicomsystems.com     Senad ___ --Bandwidth and Co

Re: [asterisk-biz] out of the box PBX

2006-10-20 Thread Tim Booth
Farzal Dojki wrote: We were in the market for an IP PBX where we would plug in the CD and output would be a working PBX. We tried Switchvox (www.switchvox.com ) and found to be really good except that its $700 version comes without: 1-operator console 2-directed