We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move to PRI. Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's yet to see what they can do. Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. Chris
PRI pricing really depends on where you are at. It's best to talk with the CLECs in your area, I have done quite well with TW Telecom in Tucson AZ. I have used TW Versipak, which they do as a PRI T1 (fractional, of course) voice hand over, and Ethernet Data handover. Normally becomes competative with DSL and POTS from Qwest around 8-10 voice line range. Harry On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 16:24 -0700, snacktime wrote:> We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar > pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the > future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move > to PRI. > > Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, > or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up > Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's > yet to see what they can do. > > Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
snacktime wrote:> We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar > pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the > future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move > to PRI. > > Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, > or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up > Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's > yet to see what they can do. > > Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >The price they quote is not the end of the story. I just received ny first invoice from my CLEC for a voice T-1, and the taxes and other charges are significant. Be sure to ask what the total amount will be.
I was quoted about $700/month if I was within my downtown area for ISDN PRI. So your price is in the right ball park. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of snacktime Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 6:24 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Getting a good deal on a PRI We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move to PRI. Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's yet to see what they can do. Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. Chris _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Call XO www.xo.com -----Original Message-----> From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of snacktime > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:24 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Getting a good deal on a PRI > > We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar > pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the > future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move > to PRI. > > Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, > or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up > Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's > yet to see what they can do. > > Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. > > Chris
On Apr 8, 2005, at 6:28 AM, Steve Mann wrote:> I was quoted about $700/month if I was within my downtown area for > ISDN PRI. > So your price is in the right ball park.XO quoted me $500 for a PRI in downtown Seattle about 6 months ago. I suspect that you could beat that with a bit of shopping around. Scott
I find the prices for a PRI/T1s vary widely. In some locations it's still feasable to have 10 POTS lines with a callbank over a PRI. In some cases, your telco will provide the callbank if you buy special bundles or contracts. You can then connect up the callbank into the PBX with TE110P card. Try calling up some of your local CLECs - they'll probably give you a good deal on either. -- Tom> On Apr 8, 2005 9:49 AM, Damon Estep <damon@suburbanbroadband.net> wrote: > > Call XO www.xo.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > > > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of snacktime > > > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:24 PM > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Getting a good deal on a PRI > > > > > > We have 10 incoming POTS lines to our offices, and a nortel norstar > > > pbx. I've been looking at replacing it with * at some point in the > > > future, and the point that looks most cost effective is when we move > > > to PRI. > > > > > > Problem is, I'm not really sure how to go about getting a good deal, > > > or what questions to ask. 90% of calls will be inbound. I called up > > > Qwest and they quoted me $800 month. I haven't called up any CLEC's > > > yet to see what they can do. > > > > > > Any suggestions? We are in Seattle, Washington. > > > > > > Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > -- > Tom >-- Tom