[TriLUG] telephone system advice

Tue May 24 23:32:29 EDT 2016

couple of talking points.

1. Much easier to implement a IVR, so they can say Dial X for youth programs
2. My guess is that they have part time people. Youth and or Music ministers, really nice to forward phones to their cell and or forward voicemail to their email.
3. Depending on how sophisticated you want to get you could pretty easily implement a auto-dialer to say dial the conversation or a prayer chain with a a message. Say church is canceled due to inclement weather.
4.At my church we implement the “ex-girlfriend” feature of Asterisk/FreePBX for our Pastor. For those os you unfamiliar, it’s basically a white/black list depending on how you implement it. In our case certain people who dial his extension, get to ring his phone (Thing family and specific others based on caller ID) everyone else goes back to the secretary or voicemail depending on how you implement it.
5. Selective forwarding to cell/home if no answer at the extension.
6. Soft phone or handset could be in part time person’s home.

I’m not saying traditional PBX’s don’t have these features. but if you have someone willing to support the FOSS phone system, its significantly cheaper for the phone features above.

They need to realize the features that FOSS VOIP brings to the table.  Congregation can benefit from technology with minimal impact to the church.

Matt P.

> On May 24, 2016, at 12:17 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Matt.
> 
> Will try to educate my Elders.
> 
> Is it true that AT&T is trying to divorce itself from the POTs service?
> 
> jcj  KK4VUS
> 
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Matt Pusateri via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org <mailto:trilug at trilug.org>> wrote:
> My church has been using a freepbx system for 7-8 years. Supported by my brother who depending on the church maybe willing to help.
> 
> Old school elders just need to be educated.
> 
> Matt P
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On May 24, 2016, at 11:28 AM, Brian Henning via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org <mailto:trilug at trilug.org>> wrote:
> >
> > I second the freepbx/asterisk suggestion; it’s flexible enough that your interior segment (i.e. extensions) will look the same regardless of how the service comes in.
> >
> > A quick Googling for “freepbx hardware” led here:
> > https://www.freepbx.org/store/freepbx-appliances/ <https://www.freepbx.org/store/freepbx-appliances/>
> >
> > Sounds like System 10 would be a reasonable fit for you, especially if you can convince (or just not tell…) the old-schoolers on the VoIP front.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: James Jones [mailto:jc.jones at tuftux.com <mailto:jc.jones at tuftux.com>]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 11:01 AM
> > To: Brian Henning <bhenning at pineinst.com <mailto:bhenning at pineinst.com>>; Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org <mailto:trilug at trilug.org>>
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] telephone system advice
> >
> > At present, we have a time-warner phone in our church building, but the old schoolers have request two lines for the office. I hope to steer them away from pots, but at the moment, it looks like we may end up with pots.
> >
> > jcj
> >
> > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Brian Henning via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org <mailto:trilug at trilug.org><mailto:trilug at trilug.org <mailto:trilug at trilug.org>>> wrote:
> > Are you looking for VoIP service, or just equipment to manage two POTS lines that already exist?
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> > Subject: [TriLUG] telephone system advice
> >
> > Some of you most likely have experience with small office telephone systems and hopefully can steer me in the right direction.
> >
> > Our church has gone 15 years without a true office. We have purchased a home next to our church which will become our office complex. I need to install some sort of telephone system with 2 trunk lines and at least 5 telephone locations.
> >
> > Every time I google for information, all I seem to get is sales locations that want a ton of information and most appear to be sites that provide this information to others that would be calling me.
> >
> > I prefer to read about systems, then call a possible provider with questions.
> >
> > Are there any good locations for just reviewing specs of equipment, technical reviews of such equipment?
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> > Hopefully, there has to be at least one trilugger is involved in telephone service who can steer me in the right direction on this.
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