[Asterisk-Users] New PBX Help

Bisker, Scott (7805)
Wed, 07 Jul 2004 07:11:24 -0000

First , you need to see what your insurance policy covered.  If it covered
replacement, then the easist thing for you to do is make the claim and replace
your old pbx through a local service provider(asterisk or not).

Second if you know next to nothing about pbx's and phone, then the time it
takes you to learn asterisk, or whatever you choose, means no phones for your
company's employees  which in turn could equal more lost revenue, etc.

Depending on your familiarity with linux, the learning curve could be steep and
prove frustrating considering everything else you'll be dealing with (new
network infrastructure, new computers, new servers, new telco/data circuits).
Less expensive components does not always equal cheaper.  Before I installed my
system I knew tip/ring and some T-1 stuff on the telco side.  It took me 3-4
months to get completely comfortable with asterisk and all the other telco
things before I deployed my asterisk system, which replaced a working legacy
pbx.  The most difficult thing was the telco side.  There are many ways to get
dialtone, and telco engineers aren't always forthcoming with information.
They are used to dealing with vendors that know what they know.

my $0.02

-sb



-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Mike Wagner
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:35 AM
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New PBX Help


Hi All,

We recently had an old office building burn down.  The office housed
maybe 20-30 people.  Only about 10 or so of those had their own
extensions.   We had a standard pbx from an area communications company,
and I'm not quite sure about what kind of phone lines were there, I only
know that their were actually 3 phone numbers, but everyone could get an
outside line if they needed to.

We're looking at moving to a new building, and I would like to use
Asterisk, because I feel it would be cheaper than purchasing a pbx.  Is
there any reccomendations as to how I might set this up???   Keep in
mind that I know next to nothing about pbx's and phone systems.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

-Mike Wagner
MCCESC
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