Chas2002

Nortel M81C 23.55 in a 1800 room hotel with 6 Call Centers.

Other apps: Centigram VM
Symposium
Jazz CDR System
Springer Miller PMSI System.

No drawbacks - everything works as designed..

Chas2002

Opps - I see you're talking of Norstar.....

Not sure about norstar

HCJes

The Merdian series system such as Chas explained is way more expandable than Norstar.

The largest a nortsar system can get is 272 ports. This can be in combination of lines and sets. A meridian system is capable of 16,000 ports.

Playing on both sides of the field I would say that a Norstar system would be easier to setup as they are easier to program. Everything is done through the phone itself. Meridian systems are programmed through a terminal app with tons of three letter and four letter acronyms.

The Norstar Modular cabinet starts at 8 lines by 32 phones. You can then expand, again to a total of 272 mixed ports. You will then want to use call pilot 150 which is capable up to 200 voicemail boxes.

Post back if you have more questions.

Ramjet

Wrong HC, the Call Pilot now expands to 300 mailboxes. Also, the OP 81 will expand to 28,000 ports. After looking at the hospitality features and implementation of them on the N*, I am going to propose both sites with N*'s using ASM's with MSG wait and a CTI solution from RSI. Looks like it will fit the bill. Only drawback I see is having to put sets with memory buttons in the rooms for a 1 touch call to voice mail, rather than having to do a hook flash,*981. Both sites will replace worn out MItel's.

Brewsky

Check out this link for a hotel phone:

http://www.buymebuyme.com/retail/cat..._ALM OND.html

The newer ASMs that will be coming out soon support caller-id.



Brewsky