[cisco-voip] PBX

[Zoltan.Kelemen at emerson.com]

Hi Abebe,

Cisco (as far as I know) will never be competitive with the most basic
systems as that is simply not their target market.

Panasonic for example has some reliable PBX systems in that size and
with SLTs (single line telephones) it is certainly significantly below
$1000 per user (look for a KX-TDA 30 for that size). Off brand PBX
systems might be available for less, although this will largely depend
on what you can actually buy where you are from.

Regards,

Zoltan Kelemen
ETS & Information Security
Global Operations (EMEA)
European Network Operations Engineer
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
zoltan.kelemen at emerson.com
w: +40 364 731356
m: +40 757 039093

 EMERSON


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Abebe Amare
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:55 AM
To: David Zhars
Cc: cisco voip
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] PBX

Hi Dave,

I reside in one of the poorest places in Africa so my insistence on
cost. The solution is for a small motel which needs about 40 phones.
They just need very basic features.There is no copper PSTN access for
outgoing calls only GSM connection. If the UC system is affordable
that is the best option for me.

best regards,

Abebe
On 12/18/10, David Zhars <dzhars at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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_c
onfe
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > My blog:
>> >
>> > http://atc.go0se.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --------------------------------------------
>> >
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>> >
>> > Feed the orphans of Haiti and India
>> >
>> > http://www.hopegivers.org
>> >
>> > --------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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