<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><br>On Aug 21, 2014, at 11:15 AM, Colton Conor <<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">I agree with your statement. However, Broadsoft should make it easier for clients to upload their own DRM free music. Multiple files, multiple file formats, and looping. If they supported that instead of requiring an external ATA or system to do music on hold that would solve 90 percent of the problems. Who really wants to login to the Broadsoft system and change a song every day, week, or month? Its much easier to upload say 20 songs, and have Broadsoft play them through them. Plus support current sound files like .mp3. Yes, I know Broadsoft needs it in G711 ulaw for playback to the PSTN. They should write a script to convert it for the user in the background.<div>
<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>The API is complete and easy to program against. Broadsoft is a very stable toolbox that allows the service provider to differentiate services. It wouldn't be hard at all to write an app that swapped moh files on a schedule <div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Yes, please provide a list besides the <font face="arial, sans-serif">PIKA WARP Plus that is certified. I would look it up myself, but our Broadsoft wholesaler doesn't provide us such information. Infact, they don't even show us the external option on their portal, so that is something I will have to get them to add. </font></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>The benefits of owning instead of renting. <br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:31 AM, Alexander Hardie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ahardie@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">ahardie@bellsouth.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Music on hold is more than delivery of .mp3 files - and you are right it depends TOTALLY on an outside source to Broadsoft if you want to do anything that involves a richer content experience. </span></div>
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<span>This is one of the issues between a premise based solution and a hosted one. In a hosted solution the carrier is responsible for the distribution of
content - the whole DRM issue is a pain. In a CPE/PBX solution the service demark is in the building - technically the carrier providing the trunk never has to touch it. In the hosted service they do.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>There are several partners of BroadSoft - I think you can even dig up an old partner config guide somewhere - its been supported since R11 I think.</span></div>
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<span>I can look for who the partners are and follow up on this thread - but there are several. </span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>This is more an architectural issue than a product one - and is another reason deployments taking full advantage of what BroadSoft does well (scale, service logic etc.) requires the operator to
provide some level of integration - in this case a far bit.</span></div> <div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div class="h5"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 8:32 PM, Colton Conor <<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com" target="_blank">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</font> </div> <br><br> </div></div><div><div><div><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">So back to the original question. It seems like Broadsoft does only allow you to upload one .wav file at a time, and it plays the beginning of that file every time. I think this is bad on Broadsoft's part. It assumes the end user knows how to convert a .mp3 or
other audio format to a .wav file (try explaining that to a common end user). Plus once they figure out how to upload the file, they can only upload one file. Uploading another file erases the old file. You could combine multiple songs into one long sound file, but then Broadsoft only plays the beginning of the sound file. So unless the caller is on hold for a really long time that doesn't help. </span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Broadsoft's solution from what I can see is to use an external source. What authorized, external sound sources are out there from Broadsoft? Ones that are configured and managed through Broadsoft DMS?</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I just learned of PIKA WARP Plus. This does allow you to use an external source like an Ipod connected to the 3.5mm audio jack. It doesn't allow you to upload multiple songs to the device, and stream it back to Broadsoft in a loop however. Plus this product is pretty expensive if just using it as a MoH option. It is Broadsoft certified however. </div>
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I have heard there are some other ATA's out there that can use an FXO port as an audio in jack? </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Anything that can do both? audio in jack plus upload multiple sound files? and managed by Broadsoft?</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I hate the idea of having any other device besides the phones themselves at a clients site for a hosted solution. </div>
</div></div></div><div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Colton Conor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
</div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">So back to the original question. It seems like Broadsoft does only allow you to upload one .wav file at a time, and it plays the beginning of that file every time. I think this is bad on Broadsoft's part. It assumes the end user knows how to convert a .mp3 or other audio format to a .wav file (try explaining that to a common end user). Plus once they figure out how to upload the file, they can only upload one file. Uploading another file erases the old file. You could combine multiple songs into one long sound file, but then Broadsoft only plays the beginning of the sound file. So unless the caller is on hold for a really long time that doesn't help. <div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Broadsoft's solution from what I can see is to use an external source. What authorized, external sound sources are out there from Broadsoft? Ones that are configured and managed through Broadsoft DMS?</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I just learned of PIKA WARP Plus, and their product guide is attached. This does allow you to use an external source like an Ipod connected to the 3.5mm audio jack. It doesn't allow you to upload multiple songs to the device, and stream it back to Broadsoft in a loop however. Plus this product is pretty expensive if just using it as a MoH option. It is Broadsoft certified however. </div>
</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I have heard there are some other ATA's out there that can use an FXO port as an audio in jack? </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Anything that can do both? audio in jack plus upload multiple sound files? and managed by Broadsoft?</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I hate the idea of having any other device besides the phones themselves at a clients site for a hosted solution. </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">
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On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Matthew S. Crocker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthew@corp.crocker.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">matthew@corp.crocker.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
</div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div><div class="h5"><div>Under NDA so you won't get pricing from me. Several hundred thousand is a good estimate. Broadworks is software. It runs on commodity hardware and Linux or Solaris. Ours is running on IBM Blades and Redhat Linux. You also want a good SBC. We use acme packet (oracle) </div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Broadworks is rock solid.</div></div></div><div><div><div><div class="h5"><div><br clear="none">On Aug 19, 2014, at 11:42 AM, "Adam Vocks" <<a href="mailto:Adam.Vocks@cticomputers.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">Adam.Vocks@cticomputers.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
<br clear="none"></div></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div><div class="h5"><div><span style="font-size:11pt">Anyone care to say what a Broadsoft implementation costs? I really don’t even know what broadsoft sells, is it hardware box that we rack up in our data center?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><div><b><span style="font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"> VoiceOps [<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Hardie<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:16 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Peter E<br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">voiceops@voiceops.org</a><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Broadsoft MoH<u></u><u></u></span></div>
</div></div><div><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div>It's pretty advanced guys - and expensive for a reason - it's bullet proof. Those centered around it being a POTS replacement are correct - when you look at business continuity, scalability and reliability. Taking those points into consideration it is the only platform that can exceed six 9's.<u></u><u></u></div>
</div><div><div><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div>Even more so when you compare it to something like Call Manager or an Asterisk derivative... Asking either to scale is a mistake - at any load they become as unstable as Gladys Kravitz on a triple espresso... <br clear="none">
<br clear="none">Sent from my iPhone<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br clear="none">On Aug 19, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Peter E <<a href="mailto:peeip989@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">peeip989@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div>
</div></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><div class="h5"><div><div>It may not be "the most advanced" but I'm not sure I agree with your "POTS replacement" assessment either. We have many, many enterprise customers and BW suits them just fine.<u></u><u></u></div>
</div><div><div><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br clear="none">On Aug 19, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Alex Balashov <<a href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">abalashov@evaristesys.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt">The idea that Broadsoft is "the most advanced softswitch out there" is woefully misguided. It is "the most expensive softswitch out there".. <br clear="none">
<br clear="none">Otherwise, its feature set is geared toward generic, cookie-cutter POTS replacement. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div>On 18 August 2014 22:32:25 GMT-04:00, Colton Conor <<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div>
<div><div>I was talking with a friend about their broadsoft implementation, and they mentioned that the had a client complaining about Broadsoft's music on hold's features. Basically, the said you could only upload one music file at a time, and it would only play the beginning of that file every time. Plus you can only upload a .wav file, and broadsoft won't convert a .mp3 or other audio file for you. <u></u><u></u></div>
<div><div><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div>Sure enough I checked out Wholesalers implementation, and found the same thing. Is this true for all Broadsoft installations? This seems like quite a feature limitation for the most advanced softswitch out there. <u></u><u></u></div>
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