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How do I set up an IP PBX system with my VOIP service and 4-line analog phones?

  • I have an internet connection, a VOIP service provider-supplied ATA with 2 cloned lines, and 3 analog 4-line phones. I'm planning on purchasing 2 more cloned lines for a total of 4 lines/2 phone numbers. What equipment do I need to connect my 3 analog phones to be able to use all 4 VOIP lines along with transfer/park/intercom/call waiting/extensions/auto attendant functions? I know I need a PBX, but I don't know if it's an IP PBX I need, or just a regular PBX. and do I need an FSX gateway, or can I just use my two 2-line ATA's? I want to use a hardware PBX such as Grandstream or Talkswitch, not a self-managed system like Asterisk/TrixBox. But the Grandstream PBX seems to only have 2 line capabilities, while I need 4. Any recommendations for me? Is there any other equipment that I need? Thanks!

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    If your 4-line phones are run-of-the-mill sets, you might want a new system. Some, like the RCA has everything built-in. There are VoIP PBX's coming into the marketplace, some of them are pretty feature rich and not a lot of money for the stuff you get. However, it's still at least $1500 or so for the controller and 4 phones. One of the systems on my bench is the ICON Voice Networks TOS-3000. XBlue also sells the system as the X-50. I'm not fond of "hosted" systems and here's a forum on the pros and cons of the sytem. We sell hosted solutions for $25/user, so you're looking at $75 a month for hosted vs. what, $40-50 for 4 SIP trunks? Now add a couple of more phones and you have a higher monthly cost. Of course, keep in mind that you always have the ability to add Central Office VM on your present system....no AA, and pay nothing :-) Anyway, here's the TOS-3000 X-50 thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r26641079-Equipment-ICON-TOS-3000-Phone-VOIP-System-Any-good- and down below is a link to the X-50 and TOS-3000 brochure. One is from an X-50 reseller. The problem with the TOS-3000 is that it's sold by a dealer network, hence the slightly higher price. They'll also tell you it's better :-)

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i would seriously consider going with a hosted pbx voip provider and replacing the analog phones with VoIP phones instead of using an ATA... something like polycom 550's or 650's for desk phones, or 330's for wall phones, or phones that do not get heavy use.. if you want to use an analog PBX then you are probably not going to be using your existing analog phones, you will have to get propriatary phones that are compatible with the PBX that you get.. for something simple you can get yourself a panasonic 4x4 pbx if you just want to use 4 line analog phones and skip the whole phone system/pbx thing, then you can get some phones that have intergrated phone system features... you can get one at&t 1080 which has a built in auto-attendent (according to the documentation) then use 1080's, 1070's or 1040's as the additional extensions... a few dollars more, but if you are going the analog route, why not just use a single SPA8000 (8 line ATA) instead of the two PAP2 or SPA2102 that you will be using

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