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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 07:59:16 GMT
- From: texsun.Central!nps002!jcarden@sun.UUCP (Jack Carden)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Wanted: Small (4-12 Line) PBX/Phone System
- Message-ID: <telecom13.42.12@eecs.nwu.edu>
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 13, Issue 42, Message 12 of 14
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- In article <telecom13.29.3@eecs.nwu.edu> is written:
-
- > I'm looking for an inexpensive phone system for a small business. I
- > don't have any experience with vendors in this area. I'm looking for
- > recommendations, vendors phone numbers, etc. Here are some of the
- > features we're looking for:
-
- > - we currently have two outside lines and six extensions. We would
- > like the system to be expandable to about four outside lines and twelve
- > extensions.
-
- > - automated attendant; an incoming is call reaches an automated
- > attendant, and the caller is routed to a particular extension based on
- > a menu selection.
-
- > - uses standard touch-tone phones for extensions.
-
- > - any extension can be connected to any outside line.
-
- > We don't need:
-
- > - voicemail; we would be satisfied with attaching answering
- > machines to individual extensions.
-
- > - extension to extension connections (the office isn't that big
- > :-)). if going off hook on an extension immediately connects you to
- > an available outside line (or gives a dial-tone otherwise) that's
- > fine.
-
- > The most important constraint is cost. PC based solutions are fine --
- > we have a spare 386 PC we can use.
-
- I would recommend the Panasonic key-systems for cost and simplicity.
- They can use standard telephones or fancy custom models. They will
- support several lines (comes in two sizes at least) for a few hundred
- dollars!
-
- They will not (to my knowledge) provide automated attendant, but there
- are plenty of options there. Check out BigMouth and other product
- offerings if you want to hook up your PC and customize the software to
- answer your phone. My opinion -- I hate those things!
-
- These are my personal opinions. I have no affiliation with Panasonic.
- We used their product for a telecom-related product demonstration system.
- I am not am employee of nor do I speak for DSC Communications.
-
-
- Regards,
-
- Jack Carden Internet: jcarden@dsccc.com
-
-