Neotel PRI vs Telkom PRI

[evilsee]

Hello

I know this is not a broad band question, but is anyone using a neotel PRI at work, and how does it compare to Telkom's. Whats the quality like and the service if any?

cheers

 

[ads]

Neotel PRI is one of their services over fibre, along with other business services, and can be either a conventional PRI or SIP (which works over IP/Ethernet) if your PBX supports it. Telkom's PRI is normally a copper wire, and only does voice. In all other respects, it's pretty much the same, with normal phone numbers etc. Can't comment on service etc, but performance / faults must be better on fibre than copper. Don't confuse either with anything wireless, which is what you see most about Neotel on this site.

 

[Sting]

Telkom's PRI can be either copper or fibre - depends on customer requirements.

 

[savage]

NeoTel brings in the PRI via Fiber and/or Microwave or a combination thereof for redundancy. With the exception of a hickup here and there with the initial setup or framing (which can be expected - even with Telkom), no issues nor problems at all.

I've installed and terminated one at my previous work (came in via Microwave) on a Asterisk box, and had no issues what so ever, with 300 DDIs and all. Would -highly- recommend NeoTel's Enterprise solutions to anyone. Their consumer offering is not at all any representation of their enterprise offerings what so ever.

+1 to Neotel for a PRI.... It's a good amount cheaper than Telkom too when call costs are taken into consideration.