[cisco-voip] PBX

[David Zhars]

Well good luck Abebe....  I went through this same exercise 5 years ago.  So
called "standard" PBXs are very expensive, hard to configure or expand, and
have very little "future-ization" built in.  IP PBXs are very expensive,
moderately hard to configure and expand, and have a lot of "future-ization"
built in.   Do you deal with a large VAR like a CDW, or ProVantage, PCMall,
etc?  They might be a better source of information.  Many phone companies
now offer "rentable" PBXs, where the PBX stays in their building, and it
runs via a connection back to them (generally a high speed Internet
connection).

I found this blurb when I was doing my looking around and it's still true
today:

"Estimating costs for a complete phone system are very difficult: costs can
quickly climb into the tens of thousands of dollars. Key systems and hybrids
can range from $350 to $1000 per user, depending on the features you select.
For larger PBX systems, prices start at around $800 per user, but usually
wind up more in the $1000 per user range. There are significant economies of
scale: very small offices will find it hard to stay under $1000 per user for
any system, and companies with 100 or more employees save considerably."

I would think it very hard to purchase and install a new PBX with new phones
for less than $500 a person, and that would be cheap.

Again, good luck.  And last word: stay away from that junk you'll find at
Staples or Best Buy!!

Dave

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Abebe Amare <abucho at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Go0se,
>
> What kind of phones the UC 500 series support? Cisco phones are very
> expensive for the price range I am looking for. I am looking for low
> priced solution with very basic key system functionality.
>
> best regards,
>
> Abebe Amare
>
> On 12/17/10, Go0se <me at go0se.com> wrote:
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/voice_confe
> > rencing/uc_500_series/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Click on the MODELS tab once you open the page above. Then click the GET
> > STARTED tab to find someone who'll sell/install it for you.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Go0se
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> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Abebe Amare
> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:45 AM
> > To: cisco voip
> > Subject: [cisco-voip] PBX
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > This might not be the right place to ask being a voip list, but I was
> > wondering if someone could recommend me a 48 phone capable PBX like
> > panasonic and if possible with phone models as well?
> >
> > best regards,
> >
> > Abebe Amare
> >
> >
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