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The last few years have seen big changes in the industry with Panasonic, Toshiba pulling out and cloud VOIP being so heavily marketed. We don't do a lot of new installs especially since Panasonic has shut down their product lines. I am in need of recommendations / option for an on premise PBX and value any input yall have to give. This project is for a small parish office staff of 5-7, currently on a 17 yr old Vodavi StarPlus STS with 3 COs (POTS over coax). Digital / IP are on the table on the station end, loop start / SIP on the trunk side.
So far I'm looking at
Avaya IP Office 500 v2 with digital handsets however it looks like their licensing model is as bad or worse than Panasonic. We also are not a partner and that would need to happen in order to go that route from what I have read.
Grandstream UCM 6301 with Yealink IP handsets. Feature set is great, price is great but I read conflicting reports in regards to reliability and longevity of the PBX.
Panasonic NS500 with IP or digital handsets. Licensing is now open so price is great on entry but given that parts are going to be hard to come by in the not too distant future I'm hesitant to go that route but considering it nonetheless.
Cloud VOIP. TBH I'm trying to avoid this given the control these services have, the reliability issues inherent in relying on Internet uptime and the TCO.
Once again I welcome your thoughts regardless or perhaps especially if they are contrary to mine.
So far I'm looking at
Avaya IP Office 500 v2 with digital handsets however it looks like their licensing model is as bad or worse than Panasonic. We also are not a partner and that would need to happen in order to go that route from what I have read.
Grandstream UCM 6301 with Yealink IP handsets. Feature set is great, price is great but I read conflicting reports in regards to reliability and longevity of the PBX.
Panasonic NS500 with IP or digital handsets. Licensing is now open so price is great on entry but given that parts are going to be hard to come by in the not too distant future I'm hesitant to go that route but considering it nonetheless.
Cloud VOIP. TBH I'm trying to avoid this given the control these services have, the reliability issues inherent in relying on Internet uptime and the TCO.
Once again I welcome your thoughts regardless or perhaps especially if they are contrary to mine.