Recent content by calinjp

The Ip Office sounds very interesting. How does it compare to the 3com NBX's? And could you tell us a bit about the phones, will my end user's be able to figure it out without hours of training? how about navigating the phones menu? Simple also? Is sip supported? Can I use any standards...

Right now there is no campus wide pbx. only one for the 15 phones in the office. We are hoping to add the other phones, so there is no infrastructure inplace except for the data network. and rather than run 2 concurrent networks, one for phone and one for data we would like to use the...

We looked into Centrex, but will that work with a 3.5 acre campus? Or rather how would it work with a 3.5 acre campus. We have 12 differnet buildings that this sytem will be in. 15 extensions in the main office and 15 elsewhere on the campus. That is why we want to use a voip system, so we...

I am looking into a new pbx for the small school that i work at, and would like to know what pbx's everyone supports, as well as how you like them. Currently we have an OLD meridian system, but it is failing quickly, and we don't think it is worth investing the time and money trying to repair...

Okay I'll give it a shot in there.

Thanks for the input. That is atleast the second time i have seen someone say to stay away from inter-tel. Also, I have looked into asterisk but i don't know that i have enought time to support it. I want a system that will take less time to install. this is what i want-- a system for...

I'll make you one out of fiberglass and wood. Just send me 19.95 + S&H.

You don't know Ferris Bueller's Day Off? What's the world coming to?

Surely you recognize that quote from Ferris Bueller? Ben Stein, the Economics teacher? You know the guy on win Ben Stines Money, or the "Clear Eyes" guy? Anyone? Anyone? i thought i was being witty, but i'll double check it in the future. at least it increased my posting count by 1 :)

Anyone? Anyone? In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised...

Have you guys looking into asterisk? I am assuming that you have a fair amount of technical knowledge since you are postig in the anand forums. With asterisk, a bit of linux know how you can take your old pc, set it in the closet and have it do everything (and more) that you are asking for...

I love coming to anandtech and reading all of the hardware reviews. It has been very helpful, educating and entertaining. now the school that i work for wants me to choose and install a telephone pbx. So i was wondering: Are there any good sites that review / compare PBX systems. These...