freepbx: Supported devices
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@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
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@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
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@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
So instead of failing on way, you want to fail another by not taking into account the cost of the service when you're looking at the devices.. Yeah, can't follow ya down that rabbit hole.
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@dashrender said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
So instead of failing on way, you want to fail another by not taking into account the cost of the service when you're looking at the devices.. Yeah, can't follow ya down that rabbit hole.
No, what?
Who ever said anything about the service? We were discussing FreePBX vs Other hosted phone systems.
And how FreePBX can be hosted internally at a minimal cost, compared to systems like RingCentral and the al la cart approach which has all of the costs of everything buried.
You SIP provider offers a service, that is a calculable know cost. What isn't something to know is what you're actually paying to lease phones from companies like RingCentral as they bury that cost into the monthly.
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@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dashrender said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
So instead of failing on way, you want to fail another by not taking into account the cost of the service when you're looking at the devices.. Yeah, can't follow ya down that rabbit hole.
No, what?
Who ever said anything about the service? We were discussing FreePBX vs Other hosted phone systems.
And how FreePBX can be hosted internally at a minimal cost, compared to systems like RingCentral and the al la cart approach which has all of the costs of everything buried.
You SIP provider offers a service, that is a calculable know cost. What isn't something to know is what you're actually paying to lease phones from companies like RingCentral as they bury that cost into the monthly.
You can't look at something like RC without considering ALL of the costs because of exactly the reasons you mentioned (bundled in everything)... so you have to look at the whole picture, you can no longer break them out into the PBX and phones vs another PBX and phones (think FreePBX vs Mitel) - instead you have to look at the whole system holistically.
So again - Exactly - you're making JB's argument for him.
IF you are even considering RC - then you need to look at the cost of RC versus the whole cost of something else - FreePBX + Hosting it+ Telco service + phones, etc.
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@gjacobse said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Shortel / Mitel phones.
Ask the other way. FreePBX is a SIP system. Are Shortel / Mitel SIP phones?
If so, they work. If not, they don't.
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@dashrender said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dashrender said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
So instead of failing on way, you want to fail another by not taking into account the cost of the service when you're looking at the devices.. Yeah, can't follow ya down that rabbit hole.
No, what?
Who ever said anything about the service? We were discussing FreePBX vs Other hosted phone systems.
And how FreePBX can be hosted internally at a minimal cost, compared to systems like RingCentral and the al la cart approach which has all of the costs of everything buried.
You SIP provider offers a service, that is a calculable know cost. What isn't something to know is what you're actually paying to lease phones from companies like RingCentral as they bury that cost into the monthly.
You can't look at something like RC without considering ALL of the costs because of exactly the reasons you mentioned (bundled in everything)... so you have to look at the whole picture, you can no longer break them out into the PBX and phones vs another PBX and phones (think FreePBX vs Mitel) - instead you have to look at the whole system holistically.
Except you can't look at Mitel holistically because you can't pick and choose what underlying service providers you want.
You can pick what features you want and a call route etc, but you can't pick a Shortel etc to carry your lines.
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@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
Never do that, you always end up paying 3-400% the cost of just buying the phones.
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@scottalanmiller said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@jaredbusch said in freepbx: Supported devices:
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
Phone Service providers strip all of the hardware cost out
No they don't. You said it yourself.
@dustinb3403 said in freepbx: Supported devices:
it's really all just bundled in
In the no hardware purchase required, it's included way.
FFS on your literal horse today.. . .
Never do that, you always end up paying 3-400% the cost of just buying the phones.
Exactly, and at the end you may or may not even own the equipment depending on the contract.
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A client of mine is getting out of a situation like that with Cox.
Cox charged like $80/m originally per phone for 4 phones - they installed the cable, the switch, the UPS, then 5 years ago lowed the price to $50/m/each.
Now they are moving to FreePBX, paying their own hosting fees, and bought the phones outright. Monthly bill fell by approx 75%
