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VOIP system - is 50down/5up enough?

Hi all,

We're looking to try a VOIP system. Maybe about 4 lines total.

We have Time Warner cable which gives us 50 down / 5 up. Is that enough bandwidth to host our VOIP system?

Thanks in advance.

LockDown32

More than enough for four line. I would call your existing phone people and verify.

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Sorry, i'm a VOIP newb. When you say, "call your existing phone people and verify". what exactly does that entail?

Also, when i see a description like, "Cisco SPA504G 4-Line IP Phone", does it mean that this particular system can only ramp up to 4 phone numbers total, with no option to add additional phone numbers?

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Thank you for your response. Here's what I'm getting. Again - i'm a newbie, so could you help me interpret these numbers?

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Amazing stuff - thanks.

You also mentioned that we shouldn't be using consumer grade switches. We have a tight budget. I'd like to get a POE switch that's dedicated to the phones - maybe 16 ports with 8 of them being POE.

Any particular brand/model that appeals to you?

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Thanks again. I'm going to start the search with this POE switch:

NETGEAR ProSAFE JGS516PE 16-Port Gigabit Rackmount PoE Web Managed (Plus) Switch with 8 PoE Ports 85w (JGS516PE-100NAS)