Originally Posted by freeness

No, But I've replaced a few that worked poorly and cost a fortune. Ask yourself why do I need a pure IP solution? If the answer is so I can move phones around without paying my vendor then you have no need for pure IP. Unless you have tons of people working off prem or lots of locations pure IP is expensive, complex and not really needed. Take a look at the many hybrid systems that do TDM inside the main office and IP for remote workers or remote offices.

I get calls everyday from IT guys saying they want pure IP and when I ask why they almost always go ummmmm, so I can move phones around? Then they tell me it will cost about $1000 a station to get a pure IP system. I tell them give me $1000 a station and I will move all your phones around for free for like. Hybrid system cost around $5-600 a station and if you terminate on a patch panel you can move your phones around yourself anyway.

The next answer is so they can get voice mail on Outlook. That's CTI and has nothing really to do with IP at all. Any CTI voice mail can do that.

Andy
http://www.teleco4.com