Cost of Standard PBX? [LWN.net]

Cost of Standard PBX?

Posted Oct 4, 2005 3:55 UTC (Tue) by sledgeaudio (guest, #32843)
In reply to: Cost of Standard PBX? by doodaddy
Parent article: What Is Asterisk (O'ReillyNet)

We did a cost comparison for a hosted IP telephony solution against a moderate PBX based on Altigen's Altiview. With 15 extensions the solution was quoted at $40,000. Asterisk, AFAIK, for the same set up even with fault tolerant hardware in the server for $15,000 to $20,000 using all brand name gear (Cisco 7960 phones, 3560 switch, and Digium boards).
There was a solution featuring with eight extensions and free world dialup configured in software and two (cheap) IP phones that went for about $999 over on Jeff Pulver's website (http://www.pulver.com). They have stopped selling turnkey solutions but the software is still avaiable.
For the DIY'er who is in a hurry, Check out http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/ for an iso.
Check out http://www.automated.it/asterisk/ for Asterisk Live! or http://knopsterisk.com/ for "live CD's."
I am working up the nerve to abondandon the wireline provider here and sign up with Broadvoice Bring Your own Device http://www.broadvoice.com/rateplans_byod.html service then deploy Asterisk@Home and set up extensions for my wife and kids. Overkill is how I roll.

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