From: "Geo" 

I have no doubt there are some less than optimal dedicated phone systems
out there Glenn. We have a telrad, it's been pretty reliable over the past
7 years we've been using it.

How many PC's do you know that last 7 years? That's what I'm trying to say,
it's all in the hardware for me. If the phone systems they showed me used
an HP netserver or something I consider ultra reliable then I might not
have such an issue with them (well except for the OS issues ).

Geo.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> Our do the same, except you don't need to re-patch anything if a user
moves.
> Just move the phone.  Boots up, and it's the same extension as it was in
the
> other office.  Our directory displays on the phone.  I've used both
styles,
> and actually I prefer the current model.  At the studio when the new
owners
> bought it in 1999, put in a new phone system.  It was jack centric.  That
> system used a T-1 as well, I don't remember the brand, but I do remember
> having huge problems with it, and it taking 10 minutes to boot from a cold
> start.  We had 2 satellite systems connected in other buildings, by T-1's,
> and if either of the others went down, or a T burped, the whole damn
system
> crashed.  They spent 80k for that beast, and after 2 years it was still a
> mess.
>
> --
> Glenn M.
>
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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> > Our voicemail also had a web interface and the capability to send
> voicemail
> > notifications to a pager or as a text message to a cel phone or as an
> email.
> > The vendor claims it's part of the phone system but it's actually a
> separate
> > PC running linux.
> >
> > Our extensions are set by what walljack you use, that way we can list
them
> > in a directory by location instead of by person and users can configure
> > their speed dials on the phone but they stick with the extension not the
> > phone. If we want an extension to follow a user it's a simple matter of
> > changing a jumper cable in the phone room (remember all those red and
blue
> > jumper wires in the room with the murrey box?)
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> > news:41fd15b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Voice mail is in the same box, it has a web interface to allow users
to
> > > configure their own extension and program speed dials on their phone,
> has
> > an
> > > IMAP server so that you can get voice mail in email if you want.  It's
> > some
> > > Unix variant in the box.  VX, or something like that.
> > >
> > > Hey, I didn't design it, I just use it, as it was put in before I was
in
> > the
> > > picture, it's paid for, and it DOES work VERY well.  We've really had
> zero
> > > problems with it at all... .
> > >
> > > --
> > > Glenn M.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Geo"  wrote in message
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> > > > "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
> > > > news:41fc0ef3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Our systems have mirrored hard drives I recently
found out when
> wading
> > > > > through the configuration pages.
> > > >
> > > > yes but why? what is it about a phone system that
should require a
> hard
> > > > drive at all? I mean all the programming and settings I
could easily
> > store
> > > > in my watch.
> > > >
> > > > Geo.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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