VOIP for Professionals (or...those closely resembling them)

LaTech

As per BB's suggestion, I'm making a thread about this:

Hey,

I just got a new job here in Montana for a 70 user law firm that is wanting to trash the existing phone system (circa 1993 or so) with a VOIP system. The cool/stressful part of this is that I have been tasked with finding not only the best bang for our buck, but also the best service that we can get. Does anyone happen to have any links to good VOIP research sites, or know of anyone that I can talk with as time gets closer about this? My timetable: 3 months or so (which rocks)

Excited...but really confused...

LaTech

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:59:33 Post Subject:

Errrr..... Think about 1 thing... 9-1-1 & VoIP.

I'm kinda an expert on this, and let me just say. While I use VoIP at home, I still and always will have a land line.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:02:01 Post Subject:

you saying the 911 implementation on VoIP is no good?

My office, and many others in the area are all VoIP... They must have done something for that.

LaTech · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:15:30 Post Subject:

Well...Montana isn't exactly on "the cutting edge" of technology...so I understand what you're saying. I'm looking into whether Helena has 911 service for VOIP and, if so, which providers.

**Modulok** · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:17:43 Post Subject:

our VOIP goes through our T1 line...we have like 14 lines through it. It kinda sucks with the internet though...but we got business DSL for the majority of internet usage.

my advice, dont split a T1 in half for intetnet.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:43:23 Post Subject:

edvallie · Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:01:54 Post Subject:

knight0334 · Posted: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:00:14 Post Subject:

Having worked in the ISP and telephone industries, I can tell you this, you better have a damn good internet connection.

I've seen VOIP cut out with even low-mid quality settings on 6mb connections. ...for just (1) one VOIP line.

"You know that deal we have going with {lose synch}Assoc. for $1 million, well you {lose synch} the {lose synch}."

T-shirt · Posted: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:25:00 Post Subject:

knight0334 · Posted: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:12:15 Post Subject:

Doesn't Cisco make a good VOIP equipment package?? ..if that who I'm thinking of.

A strong IP connection would be needed though.. figuring 70+ lines, possible in-use rate of 50+ percent at 64kb-128kb per sec per line.

I can tell you a T1 is only good for at best 24 lines at 56k analog/digital bit rate.