Great write up! Thanks! I looked at ZeroTier a while ago, and because I couldn't get a site-to-site going in under ten minutes, I moved on.
My only (professional) need for VPNs these days is site to site.
I'll give it another go and follow your write up.
Thanks again!
@scottalanmiller said in StarWind Storage Gateway for Backblaze (B2). Calculator. Count your savings.:
@JasGot said in StarWind Storage Gateway for Backblaze (B2). Calculator. Count your savings.:
When my company started backing up to B2, we didn't have to upgrade our bandwidth at all. So for us, that $400/mo they added in their assumptions is invalid.
Did you back up 2TB of data?
4TB actually.
@scottalanmiller said in StarWind Storage Gateway for Backblaze (B2). Calculator. Count your savings.:
Network cost is real, and lots of companies pay for that.
But how many companies "need" or are "willing" to take on $400/mo in extra bandwidth charges to start backing up to the cloud?
When my company started backing up to B2, we didn't have to upgrade our bandwidth at all. So for us, that $400/mo they added in their assumptions is invalid.
@JaredBusch If I can provide something of value from the phone settings, just ask.
@Dashrender They make some assumptions that just don't apply to many businesses. Or at least would never be included in many business decisions.
I know people will say you have to include those costs, or you are not seeing the real price; yes I know that. BUT the fact of the matter is, most companies will not.
For example, if a company is going to ask an EXISTING employee to manage those backups, they are not going to calculate the cost of labor for the backup in their decision, they are going to add that task to the existing workload of that employee and not change the compensation.
I think their calculator is highly flawed for use in the real world of existing customer who already have some sort of backup in place. If their goal was to compare "Perfect" scenarios with "Perfect" business models with "Perfect" cost analysis, then I'll give them credit. Their calculator doesn;t apply in the IT world I have worked in for more than 30 years.
Here's a piece of their "assumptions" page:
Annual personnel cost $104,000 Annual salary + benefits, FTE who manages LTO system(s) - $50/hour
Wage growth 2% Annual wage increase for LTO person
Cost of Storage $0.005 Cost of storage per month per GB (Backblaze)
Download percentage 10% Percentage of data downloaded each year, based on the total amount of data
Cost of Download $0.01 Cost to download 1 GB of data
Network Cost (monthly) $400 Incremental cost to upgrade network speeds (symmetric 500 Mbps minimum)
My biggest issues are with Annual personnel cost and Network Cost. I think most companies will make do with what they have and will not experience these assumed costs.
What do you think about their Assumptions page?
It's a java link under the calculator.
@JaredBusch said in Banned on VitalPBX forum?:
I've never heard of this being requsted. Even from Ring Central customers.
So let me ask you @JasGot, where are you pulling this from? Based on the name, I assume from Ring Central as no one wants to use the same name as a competitor.
Have you seen this elsewhere?
Why are you asking for this feature?
Asterisk could certainly do it, as it is simply making an outbound call and then adding it to your existing call bridge. Not a lot different than click to call functionality that peeople use all the time.
https://kb.intermedia.net/article/34269
This is an Intermedia feature for sure. We have many customers with Intermedia phone service and the younger "on the go" types love this feature.
I've use it myself, and I have to admit, it is pretty sweet to grab my cell in one hand, then on the desk phone... hit the flip soft button that is always there during the call, and then just answer my cell, and the other party is there. Unless they are paying close attention to the tell-tale sounds people like us hear on a phone call, they have no idea you just flipped their call to your cell. Hang up the desk phone, and walk away! You can flip it back too.
Very handy when you are on the phone with someone and you need to leave the office and either don't want to interrupt the conversation, or don't want them to know you walked away from your desk.
A very nice man named Jose Antonio Montes fixed the ban for me! Thanks Jose!
@Danp said in Banned on VitalPBX forum?:
Perhaps it's a fluke in the forum software. Have you tried logging out and back in? Maybe need to clear cookies, etc.
Yah... didn't fix it.
I sent someone an e-mail. We'll see what happens. If I logout, I can still read the forum, just can't post.
@Dashrender said in Banned on VitalPBX forum?:
sucks..
what is call flip option?
It is a variation of blind transfer. Example scenario: You are speaking on the phone at your desk and you need to leave the building. You press a soft key on your desk phone and your smartphone starts ringing. Since it was some sort of a blind transfer, when you answer the call on your smart phone, the call becomes live on the smartphone and disconnects from the desk phone. the person on the other end of the call does not hear any hold music or tones during the flip.
I got banned after my first post!
I asked if there was a Call Flip type option available.
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When I went back to their site, I found this:
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The best part is..... there is no way (easily found) to contact the administrator!
@scottalanmiller said in Can Windows 7 Still Upgrade to Windows 10:
I ran it by another person who, while not legal counsel, does the prelims on our legal stuff and he said it was a clearly issued new license as they issue a EULA to which you agree and as long as that EULA is freely given by MS, it's a fresh license. All the other stuff is just red herrings. The new license issues by Microsoft under honest pretenses is all that is needed (and the subsequent activation, of course, which the EULA stipulates.)
Would it be a good idea to print and keep that EULA?
@scottalanmiller said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
Yup, once you upgrade (which gives you the new license, and then the activation which is additionally required) you are fully set up with a new Windows 10 license. So you can do fresh installs on that box after that.
And this is how we know the key is fully associated with Windows 10. Your key, when it was a Windows 7 key would not allow a bare metal install of Windows 10. But after the MCT process, it will (on the same hardware, of course). So now we know that the MS activation servers have acknowledged your Windows 7 key was upgraded to a Windows 10 key. Make sure you are compliant with the EULA before upgrading.
@JaredBusch said in SIP Trunks and Directory Assistance:
I've never looked to get a listing. Call a 411 service and see what results for your company already exist?
I don't create a dial route that works for 411, so no one can call it anyway. Who wants to wade through that shit on a phone call anyway.
I agree, but some customers still want to be listed. As if we still get a phone book and yellow pages on the front porch each year!
I wonder how many people don't know what I just said! :winking_face:
@scottalanmiller said in Can Windows 7 Still Upgrade to Windows 10:
The MCT also verifies the install before starting, for a second layer of automated protection from mistakes or misunderstandings.
This is why you should not use the MCT on one PC, and then take the resulting ISO/USB media and install it on all of your other PCs. It is important that the MCT run on the PC you are upgrading; to make sure you pass all the pre-requisites it is capable of verifying.
@Pete-S said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
@scottalanmiller said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
@Pete-S said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
Or MCT will give you a fresh install compared to an upgrade?
No, it's still an upgrade just the same. But it does it with a huge amount of prep so the process is pretty reliable.
But if you use MCT to upgrade do you then get a Win10 license key as well? Or do you still have to use whatever old whatever version key you have?
I'm thinking if you have to reinstall everything after the upgrade to Win10. Do you have to go back to old windows again and start over?
Your Key from the prior version is re-assigned/changed/converted; use whatever term you wish; let's say you upgrade your Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. After activation of Windows 10 with your Windows 7 key, your Windows 7 license is no longer a Windows 7 license key, it is a Windows 10 license key. This license "change" may have stopped occurring after the end of the free upgrade period (even though it still activated). Make sure you are compliant with licensing before upgrading.
@scottalanmiller said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
@Pete-S said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1:
@scottalanmiller How is using the MCT different from just doing the upgrade from within Windows 7 for example?
Different in the effort involved
I'm not saying that there aren't other legit upgrade methods, just that the MCT one is the most universal that I've found. If you can kick it off completely from Windows 7 without needing the MCT, that's great. But when I've tried that, it always fails (but tries.)
We ALWAYS ran the MCT download from a network share. The key for us to have a successful upgrade was to NOT ALLOW "check for updates" during the upgrade It's a checkbox during the initial screens. Make sure you are compliant with licensing before upgrading
@FATeknollogee said in SIP Trunks and Directory Assistance:
8003733411
This appears to be a place to lookup a number for a business. I am looking to be listed.
For example, Comcast requested our State, Header Text, Header Code, SIC Code, Telephone Number to give out, the name of the Company, and if we wanted our number published or not. Upon providing them with that info, you can now call 411, ask for the phone number of our company, and they (whomever "they" are) will be able to provide it.
So I am looking for the other end of 800-Free411 (800-373-3411)
If you are moving your phone lines to a SIP provider, where do you turn for a directory assistance listing?
I know there are services, but with ATT and Comcast (for example), they do it for you. How does it work with a SIP provider?
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