Re: VOIP service

["Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, seeing as we're on the topic, a bunch of friends of mine all
work for a new VOIP provider called Localphone, www.localphone.com

They're in private beta at the moment, but if anyone wants an invite,
drop me a note off list ...

On 10/3/07, Andy Davies <dajdavies@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Digium also have an Asterisk appliance but it's not available over
here
> yet...
>
> http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/appliance.php
>
> On 02/10/2007, Raymond Kelly <raymondtkelly@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > As you say Asterisk is an obvious answer, but there isn't
anything in
> > Windows land that comes to mind. Been following this stuff for a
few
> > years.
> > The basic function of call handling should ideally be on
dedicated
> > hardware.
> > An interesting link appeared recently about embedded Asterisk
> > http://www.rowetel.com/ucasterisk/index.html
> >
> > On 02/10/2007, Paul Gordon <paul@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hi Des,
> > >
> > > Actually, the answer is kind of both....
> > >
> > > I do want to start experimenting with "proper"
VOIP for home, since
> > > Virgin (Nee NTL), don't look like ever getting round to
giving me a CLID
> > > service...
> > >
> > > In addition, I also need to consider some "small
business" type services
> > > that my company may look into offering as a value added
service on top
> > > of some existing small business server solutions...
> > >
> > > In both cases, Windows platforms are the norm... - I have a
full W2K3
> > > server, and the business platforms are all based on
SBS2003R2. Since I
> > > tend to prefer to have the same full-on enterprise class
products at
> > > home as I use for work, I'd probably want to have just 1
solution for
> > > both uses... (My home servers are all enterprise version of
Windows
> > > server, Exchange server, etc.)
> > >
> > > What (I think) I want is your basic VOIP telephony system,
that provides
> > > (say) about 6 handsets, (but should be scalable), and a nice
GUI
> > > interface running on the Windows server to configure it. I'd
rather have
> > > "proper" (i.e. physical, desktop) phones than
software phones in 99% of
> > > locations.. - for my laptop, a software phone and the need
to wear a
> > > headset would be OK, but everywhere else a real phone would
be better
> > > for WAF (and other end-user acceptance).
> > >
> > > If there are "little black boxes" that provide a
POTS port & a LAN port
> > > so that any old standard analog POTS phone could be
connected to the IP
> > > network that would be great, as then existing phones could
be used, &
> > > end-users would be none the wiser.
> > >
> > > I'd like to have some fairly standard business-class
PBX-type
> > > facilities, such as:
> > >
> > > Group pick-up
> > > Internal to internal extension dialling
> > > Night mode (i.e. auto-divert to answering machine at 17:30)
> > > Music on hold
> > > Multiple incoming & outgoing simultaneous calls possible
> > > Auto-divert on busy
> > > DDI to all extensions
> > > Call screening based in CLID with rule-based processing of
the call
> > > handling (the screaming monkeys scenario)
> > > Voice mailbox for all extensions
> > > Etc...
> > >
> > > Further to that, some clever integration with Outlook (for
now) would be
> > > really good, and in the not-too-distant future with Exchange
2007's
> > > voice features would also be invaluable.
> > >
> > > In the first instance this would be something I would
implement for
> > > myself, (I like to "dogfood" test such things
before I consider offering
> > > a service to anyone else!). However, with the consideration
that my
> > > company might then be interested in implementing it
in-house, and then
> > > eventually possibly even offering it as a saleable
"solution", there is
> > > obviously funding for, (and actually a requirement for)
products that
> > > are reliable, and supportable. It should be standards-based,
and from a
> > > provider with a proven model in B2B service and support.
> > >
> > > My own personal interest is in the "whiz-bang"
features, and integration
> > > with HA, etc. however, the business aspect of the
consideration will be
> > > more concerned with cost-savings...
> > >
> > > So a little bit of everything you said then!!!
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Paul G.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > Des Gibbons
> > > > Sent: 02 October 2007 20:10
> > > > To: UKHA Group
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] VOIP service
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
> > > > > On Behalf Of Paul Gordon
> > > > >
> > > > > Chaps, I'm giving consideration to getting some
"proper" VOIP
> > > > > service up & running, but I really don't know
much about the
> > > > > current state of the "market" (so to
speak)... I've never
> > > > > needed or bothered to use anything more than Skype
in the
> > > > > past, - which has served me well enough, but now I
feel I'm
> > > > > ready to "move up" to something more
serious.
> > > >
> > > > First question, business or personal?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm aware of Asterisk, but I think this runs on
*nix doesn't
> > > > > it? - Is there a product(s) - both hardware &
software that
> > > > > runs on Windows, - specifically 2003 server? -
This is fairly
> > > > > important, since I have a
> > > > > 2003 server with available capacity, and I
*really* don't
> > > > > want to install an additional server to run
another product on...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do you have a requirement for a PABX? What are you
trying to achieve?
> > > > There
> > > > are a _lot_ of options, so defining your requirements
will help.
> > > >
> > > > Will this be a replacement for a real line, or do you
want cost
> > > savings or
> > > > whiz bang features etc?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Des.
> > >
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