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Both Shoretel and Allworx invited us to the office. Both were a bit far from us. Which one did you go with?
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We ended up with Allworx, it complements our product line well. It fits in the under 20 endpoint market well as it is feature rich and priced right. I am sure that the Ipitomy product is good too, but I do not have direct experience with it.
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IPitomy will do a live demo with you on line, just call them.
Personally a live demo/webinar is not very productive - it is an easy way for a manufacturer to show you what they want you to see.
Its a good introduction but I want one in my hands that we can play with and see how it really performs before I make a purchase decision.
If they wont send you a system and a couple of phones, come to you or you go to them and its only an internet demo - LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
Allworx is also a nice little system backed by an owner with lots of $$$$$.
IPitomy is privately held so who knows how deep the pockets are to keep it going.
Shoretel - better have clients with lots of $$$$
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I'm surprised these new manufactures of IP Systems do not do at least regional demo's for possible new vendors.
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I think they have all become just telemarketers, make the fast cash and deal with the issues later.
At least make sure they will give you a 30 day return option.
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I saw the Ipitomy in a live demo this past week. It's ok, I wasn't overly impressed except by the price.
IMHO Allworx kicks a$$ for a pure IP system. Their proprietory phones are better.
Marv CCNA, CTUB TeleMarv Services (Retired) Providing telecommunication solutions in Ottawa Canada since 1990
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I agree with the phones - the IPitomy 550 is just not very appealing to me and others that have looked at it.
Does Allworx support cordless SIP/DECT phones?
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Thats the problem with Web demo's, you see nothing in person.
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We need to install some paging horns in the warhouse on an IP1000 that we installed a couple of months ago. I would guess we need to use a spare co port, anyone know which Viking interface to use here? We will use 24v horns. Thanks
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If you have a spare analog port then you could use a Viking CPA-7B. 7 watt amp and it will open for paging immediately on ring. It also comes with 1 horn.
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