Re: [WebDNA] [OT] Phone solution for multiple companies at same location
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texte = I will second the Asterisk solution. It is a bit "hands-on" to set up, but runs like a dream. Dale wrote: > Free open source PBX - http://www.asterisk.org/ > > Bundled with other stuff in an ISO format - > http://www.asterisk.org/asterisknow > > AsteriskNOW is the fastest way to get started building custom > telephony solutions with Asterisk. Simply download the .iso file, burn > it to a CD, drop it into the CD or DVD drive on the target computer > and in less than 30 minutes you will have a full functional Asterisk > system ready for your custom telephony application. > > Or as an alternative - http://trixbox.org/ which is based on Asterisk. > > Check out the links for providers. I use VoipStreet.com - disclosure, > I worked for the guys that started the company up until the time they > sold it to the current owners. Have no financial interest in the > company, but use them for my toll free numbers. > > Dale > > > Will Starck wrote: >> >> I have 2 companies at the same physical location, and want to add >> another. >> >> Handling phone traffic for all of this is turning into a hassle. >> >> I have an oral surgery office, and an e-commerce company, and am >> adding a software solutions company. None of these overlap in the >> real world. >> >> In the old days , when it was just the first two, we pointed the 800 >> number for the second company to one of our phone lines in our oral >> surgery office and then marked that line with orange tape. Of course, >> an employee would invariably pick up that line an answer for the >> wrong company. So, we added an IP phone with virtual office from >> Packet8, and that has worked OK since then, short for the nuisance of >> having the physical handset hardware taking up valuable desk space. >> And the voice quality on Packet 8 can be quite crappy at times. >> >> The phone system in the oral surgery office is a 10 year old modular >> Panasonic system that has worked well, but I�m certain there�s a >> better way to do things. Our ILEC is Verizon, and the phone traffic >> is all IP anyways since we have FIOS (fiber), but I�m fairly certain >> any solution from Verizon will be ridiculously expensive. Oh, and >> CommuniGate Pro is our mail server. >> >> Ideas anyone? >> >> --- >> >> Will Starck >> >> NovaDerm Skincare Science Help Desk >> >> http://www.novaderm.com >> >> 1850 Keller Parkway Suite 102 >> >> Keller, TX 76248 >> >> 817-717-7377 >>
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I will second the Asterisk solution. It is a bit "hands-on" to set up, but runs like a dream. Dale wrote: > Free open source PBX - http://www.asterisk.org/ > > Bundled with other stuff in an ISO format - > http://www.asterisk.org/asterisknow > > AsteriskNOW is the fastest way to get started building custom > telephony solutions with Asterisk. Simply download the .iso file, burn > it to a CD, drop it into the CD or DVD drive on the target computer > and in less than 30 minutes you will have a full functional Asterisk > system ready for your custom telephony application. > > Or as an alternative - http://trixbox.org/ which is based on Asterisk. > > Check out the links for providers. I use VoipStreet.com - disclosure, > I worked for the guys that started the company up until the time they > sold it to the current owners. Have no financial interest in the > company, but use them for my toll free numbers. > > Dale > > > Will Starck wrote: >> >> I have 2 companies at the same physical location, and want to add >> another. >> >> Handling phone traffic for all of this is turning into a hassle. >> >> I have an oral surgery office, and an e-commerce company, and am >> adding a software solutions company. None of these overlap in the >> real world. >> >> In the old days , when it was just the first two, we pointed the 800 >> number for the second company to one of our phone lines in our oral >> surgery office and then marked that line with orange tape. Of course, >> an employee would invariably pick up that line an answer for the >> wrong company. So, we added an IP phone with virtual office from >> Packet8, and that has worked OK since then, short for the nuisance of >> having the physical handset hardware taking up valuable desk space. >> And the voice quality on Packet 8 can be quite crappy at times. >> >> The phone system in the oral surgery office is a 10 year old modular >> Panasonic system that has worked well, but I�m certain there�s a >> better way to do things. Our ILEC is Verizon, and the phone traffic >> is all IP anyways since we have FIOS (fiber), but I�m fairly certain >> any solution from Verizon will be ridiculously expensive. Oh, and >> CommuniGate Pro is our mail server. >> >> Ideas anyone? >> >> --- >> >> Will Starck >> >> NovaDerm Skincare Science Help Desk >> >> http://www.novaderm.com >> >> 1850 Keller Parkway Suite 102 >> >> Keller, TX 76248 >> >> 817-717-7377 >>
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