Setting up small office - ideas for phone system?

[shmuelb]

Hi everyone! How have you all been?? 

 I want to set up a small office with voip phones. I want to port a few lines, have 10 extensions (I have IP Phones) with outgoing to the US and Canada (not necessarily unlimited). What is a cheap way to do that but with good quality so I won't have to spend time to fix it? I was thinking of cloud hosted PBX - Asterisk or OBI, with Callcentric lines. Makes sense? Anyone have more input? I want that the phones can call and transfer to each other, good quality voice, voice mail.

Thanks!
ShmuelB

[sillypainter]

Hi everyone! How have you all been?? 

 I want to set up a small office with voip phones. I want to port a few lines, have 10 extensions (I have IP Phones) with outgoing to the US and Canada (not necessarily unlimited). What is a cheap way to do that but with good quality so I won't have to spend time to fix it? I was thinking of cloud hosted PBX - Asterisk or OBI, with Callcentric lines. Makes sense? Anyone have more input? I want that the phones can call and transfer to each other, good quality voice, voice mail.

Thanks!
ShmuelB

Am extremely happy with telebroad.com.

[shmuelb]

Am extremely happy with telebroad.com.

Thanks! They charge $129/month minimum?  Sounds like a lot more than I was expecting. What about Callcentric outgoing $6.95/line/month, at 4 lines that is 28. How much would a cloud pbx cost?

Thanks!

[shaul]

Telzio.com

[sillypainter]

Thanks! They charge $129/month minimum?  Sounds like a lot more than I was expecting. What about Callcentric outgoing $6.95/line/month, at 4 lines that is 28. How much would a cloud pbx cost?

Thanks!

You get what you pay for. I had a handful of downtime in the last 6 years.

I would suggest calling them, don't rely on their website. I pay around $25 or $30 per line. A that's a "real" phone port not computer based. Their support is second to none.

[shmuelb]

Thanks! I will try them.

Even though it says customer service 24/7 with number, they are closed on Sun.

[shmuelb]

If I get a few callcentric lines and I have IP phones, is that all I need? Do I need separate PBX?

[Alexsei]

Voip.ms per minute

[shmuelb]

Voip.ms per minute

Have experience with them? Good?

Can I use Callcentric and my IP phones alone or do I need anything more, like a pbx?

[Alexsei]

Have experience with them? Good?

Can I use Callcentric and my IP phones alone or do I need anything more, like a pbx?

Yes, i'm very satisfied, you should however take a look if they have all features you need, for example they do not offer custom MOH,
You would not need any pbx just ip phones

[shmuelb]

Thanks! Is there a way to test their system setup, connect phone etc. without paying $25?

[chff]

I use switch.co, but its an app only, or Obi phones

[Alexsei]

Thanks! Is there a way to test their system setup, connect phone etc. without paying $25?

Their minimum topup is $25 but if the rates seems to meet your needs I can answer any questions you might have

[shaul]

Their minimum topup is $25 but if the rates seems to meet your needs I can answer any questions you might have

Looks much better than telzio.com

[Alexsei]

Looks much better than telzio.com

Does this mean almost 6 cents per minute?
$0.059 per minute

[shaul]

Does this mean almost 6 cents per minute?
$0.059 per minute

Yes if you go with the $1 a Month

[Alexsei]

Yes if you go with the $1 a Month

So basically 5x of voip.ms

The pro's of voip.ms:
Very Transparent pricing, you only pay for the DID and per minute (unless you choose the 4.99 plan)
All features offered are free and unlimited, however although the features offered are great some might find various important features missing such as custom MOH and various features only possible with a true PBX system.

I'm using them for over 3 years already, no downtime, quality is great and customer service outstanding