[MLUG] kinda OT: Update on cabling a small office

[Fabian Rodriguez]

Hi all,

This is just FYI, thanks for all previous recommendations about cabling 
a small office.

Hard, physical wiring is a requirement for most of the place I mentioned 
because there will be IP phones. It took about 1 week to sync with a 
vendor and confirm a meeting (which is happening this Monday). I am told 
most cabling/wiring companies also do telephony, most places I called 
dismissed Asterisk and of course pitched their own system's (in one case 
over $12K in hardware only for a ~18 phones setup). Several wouldn' t 
touch with a 10 ft. pole any wiring in a residential setting (meaning 
being friendly to the place, some drilling and concealing the cabling 
with existing wood framing, etc). I plan on asking for a PoE 
(power-over-ethernet) + according switch option pricing too.

All places I contacted do the evaluation for free (provided a few hours 
after on-site visit), and this kind of job is apparently a matter of 1-2 
days at most. I'll provide another update when I get pricing and a 
decision is taken.

Cheers,

Fabian