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    #51
    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    Well done that man. I haven't connected to the outside world yet, gonna order some new dedicated hardware before I do that.
    Why for you need hardware?

    SIP trunk, broadband router, virtual machine. Works well.
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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      #52
      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
      Why for you need hardware?

      SIP trunk, broadband router, virtual machine. Works well.
      It does but I want a faster dedicated PC, PCI card for the phones and PSTN.

      Might be a Plan C in this. Showed a local company today what I had done already and they're biting. I need to get my head around this a bit more by emulating what a small business might need by doing it here at home, iron out the issues and be able to deploy painlessly.
      Me, me, me...

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        #53
        Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
        It does but I want a faster dedicated PC, PCI card for the phones and PSTN.

        Might be a Plan C in this. Showed a local company today what I had done already and they're biting. I need to get my head around this a bit more by emulating what a small business might need by doing it here at home, iron out the issues and be able to deploy painlessly.


        and remote support. Could be a winner. I wonder what the advantages of having on site pbx vs hosted could be?
        Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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          #54
          Originally posted by suityou01 View Post


          and remote support. Could be a winner. I wonder what the advantages of having on site pbx vs hosted could be?
          Cut out the middle man with on site. Remote support is the key and is chargeable on top of deployment - recurring fees
          Me, me, me...

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            #55
            A local company here does the virtual switchbox thing.
            Buy the handsets - either from them or your own.
            Pay £10 pcm for each handset, plus the calls
            Then extras like number porting, fax-to-email etc. on top
            All managed by yourself through a portal

            They are doing very well.
            McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
            Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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              #56
              Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
              A local company here does the virtual switchbox thing.
              Buy the handsets - either from them or your own.
              Pay £10 pcm for each handset, plus the calls
              Then extras like number porting, fax-to-email etc. on top
              All managed by yourself through a portal

              They are doing very well.
              cool

              I just want somewhere I can nip out to in my lunch hour to get a shiny new Voip phone for my desk. PCWorld don't keep this sort of thing in stock, 3 day lead time. Same for staples.

              Prolly have to order on line, but if anyone does know a "high street" retailer where I can get my mits on one today I would be grateful.

              Thanks

              SY01
              Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                #57
                I just recalled that Draytek make a ADSL router which has built in FXO/FXS ports and a mini-VOIP server inside.
                But if it is like my Draytek then the feature set will be minimal.
                McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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                  #58
                  Any hardware recommendations for this. I've got a old AMD Duron 1.16GHz available to use. I imagine it will be quick enough for the job.
                  McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                  Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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                    #59
                    Myself & a colleague setup an office with the "Multi Tenant pbx" from these guys a couple of years ago. Worked very well with the Snom phones, was relatively simple to configure and maintain and support from the company when needed was excellent.

                    http://www.ipcortex.co.uk/

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                      #60
                      Say, wasn't there supposed to be a write up coming. I'm interested in finding out who best to get my SIP truck from as well.
                      I've got my Duron 1.6Ghz box. put Ubuntu on it. installed Asterix and setup the GUI for it. Setup some extensions so far - but haven't got phones yet to test. I'm looking at buying used ones. Then I'll get a SIP/IAX trunk from someone. Last bit I need is to port my landline number to the VOIP.
                      McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                      Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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