[K12OSN] phone system

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

I have a 66-block coming into a new extension campus. What kind of card
would I need to receive that sort of traffic since they aren't broken up
into physically separate lines? I could pay them extra to break it down,
but it seems rather silly to do so.

I agree that fonality, while having a nice system, seems awfully
expensive as you add more and more to the quote. I was thinking about
just pushing this out to a contractor, but I'm kinda interested in VoIP
and this small size might be a good start.

Thanks,
JSR/

Josiah S. Ritchie
System and Database Administrator
P: 301-552-1400 ext 1241 | F: 301-552-2775
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
> Behalf Of Huck
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:28 AM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] phone system
> 
> Fonality has a nice easy solution...although they rape you on the
> server...$1k for the hardware they provide..blah..but their product
> really is nice...and comes with support if you purchase...
> 
> They've taken Asterisk and put together a nice interface and they
handle
> all updates on the server if you purchase the support from them.
> 
> Setting up Asterisk yourself is not rocket science by any
> means...Asterisk at Home actually is a fairly simple solution for
> VOIP...and you can use desktops with a free application as the
> phone...with just a headset/mic combo deal. Or get a SIP phone that
> bridges the network connection through the phone...but you'll want to
> put QoS on your network so VoiP traffice has priority.
> 
> --Huck