Comments on: GrandCentral: The Voice One, Not The Web Services One http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GrandCentral | alexking.org http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-60375 GrandCentral | alexking.org Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:30:15 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/#comment-60375 [...] has a good writeup on GrandCentral. I’ve been testing this too, and generally like it. However I’ve run into a problem [...] [...] has a good writeup on GrandCentral. I’ve been testing this too, and generally like it. However I’ve run into a problem [...]

]]> By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-60237 sogrady Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:27:52 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/#comment-60237 Dean: should have mentioned that i've already been down that route, having set up Asterisk with some help from Trixbox a little <a href="http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/14/trixbox-is-quite-a-treat/">while back</a>. as you mention, the available VOIP software offers most if not all of the bells and whistles that GrandCentral does, and many it does not. my primary issue with Asterisk actually nothing to do with Asterisk - it was a self-hosting thing. i travel a lot, and while my cable modem is fairly reliable my routers aren't. they tend to flake out regularly, and when they did that while i was away from home everything went away. so i'm going with GrandCentral for much the same reason i colo our production hardware: i need network availability and uptime to be someone else's problem ;) but if you have that, i agree, Asterisk is an excellent solution. Dean: should have mentioned that i’ve already been down that route, having set up Asterisk with some help from Trixbox a little while back. as you mention, the available VOIP software offers most if not all of the bells and whistles that GrandCentral does, and many it does not.

my primary issue with Asterisk actually nothing to do with Asterisk – it was a self-hosting thing. i travel a lot, and while my cable modem is fairly reliable my routers aren’t. they tend to flake out regularly, and when they did that while i was away from home everything went away.

so i’m going with GrandCentral for much the same reason i colo our production hardware: i need network availability and uptime to be someone else’s problem ;)

but if you have that, i agree, Asterisk is an excellent solution.

]]> By: Dean Collins http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-60125 Dean Collins Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:10:09 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/04/12/grandcentral/#comment-60125 Whilst I'm definitely the target audience for Grand Central (eg a geek) but unfortunately for them I use Asterisk open source ip pabx at home so I have all that functionality on my existing numbers. what I do like is their attitude to web services, there should be more of these out there, for too long people have been saying users wont move to advance features from standard dial tone....well they will if you give them a cool enough reason for it and not just 'gimmicks'. BTW for those of you looking for advanced features you might also want to check out ITSP's who offer Iotums Relevance Engine, it takes the GrandCentral concept an extra step. Cheers, Dean www.collins.net.pr/blog Whilst I’m definitely the target audience for Grand Central (eg a geek) but unfortunately for them I use Asterisk open source ip pabx at home so I have all that functionality on my existing numbers.

what I do like is their attitude to web services, there should be more of these out there, for too long people have been saying users wont move to advance features from standard dial tone….well they will if you give them a cool enough reason for it and not just ‘gimmicks’.

BTW for those of you looking for advanced features you might also want to check out ITSP’s who offer Iotums Relevance Engine, it takes the GrandCentral concept an extra step.

Cheers,
Dean
http://www.collins.net.pr/blog

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