>>>>> "Tim" == tmassey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TIm> My first thought on the higher end was a PRI line. However, the TIm> cost seems *very* prohibitive. The average cost for a PRI line TIm> was $550/month, just for "dial tone"! I've heard others say that TIm> PRI becomes cost effective in the 8 line range, but the cost for TIm> the office with 14 lines ($25/line * 14 lines) is only $350. It TIm> would take 22 lines before the PRI would equal the cost of TIm> individual POTS lines! Prices vary widely by region. I've not priced pri vs channelized t1 vs analog business trunks in a while, but when I last did I saw prices for the non-residential analog trunks from as little as $20 to as much as $80. And I didn't look at all that many cities. The lower a state's per-minute fees, the larger their monthly fees. And in most places business lines were substantially more than residential. Until you started buying in large quantities, of course. IIRC, most of the places had chann. t1 costs that were about the same as 24 analog lines. PRIs were generall half that in those cases. But there were also places where the PRIs were twice as expensive as the chann. t1s. I'm sure things have changed in the mean time in most places, but I expect there are still wide variations in the relative costs. One thing to look into, though, is CLECs. I've seen some vary favourable pricing advertized, especially if you contract for both voice and ip. You might find a deal with a CLEC that fits the budget better than the rboc's offer. -JimC _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
