[RLUG] [Off-topic] Phone systems

[William Roddy]

Bruce Robertson wrote:
> We plan to be offering professional VoIP systems (NOT fly-by-night :-) around
> the September timeframe.  We're working out the details now.  The sort of VoIP
> we will be offering does VoIP only on our own network, and not over the open
> Internet, so quality of service is not an issue.  PSTN-bound calls are handed
> off to the PSTN here in Reno.
> 
> The biggest advantage is that the PBX features of the system are hosted with
> us, so you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on a box at your site.
> You only need to purchase phones and monthly service.  (Think Centrex, but
> MANY more features, and probably cheaper.)  Also, domestic long distance will
> probably be included, or at least flat rate.  If you don't need PBX features,
> there's no real advantage.  Though there are a LOT of spiffy PBX features that
> you just can't do with a regular PBX.  Imagine having a single number that
> rings simultaneously at home, on your cell phone, and at work... and when you
> pick up any one of them, all the others stop ringing.  Or, imagine that your
> voicemail box is just an IMAP email folder containing emails with WAV attachments.
> 
> Watch for an announcement around the end of August, or early September.
> 
> --
> Bruce Robertson, President/CEO                           +1-775-348-7299
> Great Basin Internet Services, Inc.    company-wide fax: +1-775-348-9412
> http://www.greatbasin.net                       my efax: +1-775-201-1553
> 
> 
> Tim Moss wrote:
> 
>>This isn't a Linux question but I thought some people on this list might
>>have experience installing or having a phone system installed.
>>A friend of mine is opening an office in Carson City and is going to
>>need a phone system setup for about a dozen stations. Does anybody on
>>this list do that sort of thing or know a good person/company who does?
>>Thanks for any help.
>>
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Bruce,

Does GreatBasin offer service in Quincy CA? Probably not.

William