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Hotel Phone System (VoIP)

Hotel Phone System (VoIP) Hotel Phone System should be a must for most hoteels or motels, which has been using Analog Phone System(Analog PBX) in past decades.  There were some technical and financial issues if swifting to IP-PBX: 911 service IP-phone expensive than analog hotel phone Ethernet cable running Billing System Solution for replacement: e-911 are supported  VoIP gateway Sharing same Ethernet cable with IPTV A2billing Module for IP-PBX Therefore, you could  build a PBX  for hotels or motels if you are the owner  Analog VoIP Gateway For Hotel Phone System IP phone is recommended because many functions can work only on IP phone, but IP phone still expensive than analog hotel phone. Alternatively, hotels or motels can use VOIP gateway instead. In addtion, no need to run Ethernet cable. Software for For Hotel Phone System Issabel FreePBX FusionPBX You should consider Issabel or FreePBX first:Issabel with very friendly Web console and almost all modules are...
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$100 for a Home Phone System

$100 for a Home Phone System


$100 for a Home Phone System is possible? It was totally a dream if living in twenty years ago. At that time, one line (ether PSTN or extension) would cost you around 100 dollar. Only big company could afford such analog PBX, like PBX made by Nortel, SIEMENS, NEC, Panasonic……….

However, you can build a home phone systme for three-bedroom house by as low as $100 now.

Deployment

Assumption:

Assume your home has already had below items:

  • internet connection
  • a router 
  • Ethernet port (RJ45) in each room/ place
  • some smart phones either iPhone or Android

Hardware for $100 Home Phone System

PBX server:   from aliexpress.com

Orange Pi PC + Power Support + Shipping= $19 + $9.91 = 28.91 from aliexpress.com

Orange Pi for $100 Home Phone System

IP Phones:

CISCO refurbished SPA303 or SPA504G: $15 x 3 = $45 including shipping from ebay

Power supply for CISCO phone:

5V / 2A power supply: $3.05 x 3 =$9.15 inncluding shipping from ebay.

Network cable

CAT5e ethernet cable:  $1 x 4 = $4 from local dollar store.

Softphone:

You can also use free softphone on your smart phone as an extension.

  • Zoiper
  • GS wave
  • CSipSimple
  • Linphone

Free Software for $100 Home Phone System:

  • FreePBX
  • FusionPBX

If you have a x86 desktop or laptop on hand , Issabel is also a good option for newbie. 

Estimated total costs:

ItemQuantityUnit PriceSub-Total
Orange Pi plus power supply1$28.31$28.31
IP phone3$15.00$45.00
Power supply for IP Phone3$3.05$9.15
Ethernet Cable4$1.00$4.00
Softphone on Smartphoen$0.00
Free Software$0.00
Total Estimated:$86.46

Conclusion:

In conslucion, you can own a home phone system with budgetd costs, which could be less than 100 dollar with the above assumption.

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