On 1/12/06, Colin Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... On my home setup the wife avoids using the SNOM's
because it looks uber-intimidating and things like call transfer, park etc
blows her mind, she doesn't get it. So I dusted off some Vista 350's I had...
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
On 1/12/06, Colin Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... On my home setup the wife avoids using the SNOM's
because it looks uber-intimidating and things like call transfer, park etc
blows her mind, she doesn't get it. So I dusted off some Vista 350's
A factor no one here mentions is user psychological comfort.
That's a great point. On my home setup the wife avoids using the SNOM's
because it looks uber-intimidating and things like call transfer, park etc
blows her mind, she doesn't get it. So I dusted off some Vista 350's I had
and put them
You can save a little money with analog phones however if that saving is not
an issue business class VoIP phones from providers like Polycom and Cisco
have more features and much of the time better call quality.
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On the upside:
-FXS allows you to use existing cat 3 wiring
-FXS allows you to randomly pick an analog phone and it will work
-FXS takes care of any QoS, routing, codec etc issue that you would
otherwise have with Ethernet
-FXS does not require infrastructure like switches, routers etc
-FXS
On 1/11/06, William Boehlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can save a little money with analog phones however if that saving is not
an issue business class VoIP phones from providers like Polycom and Cisco
have more features and much of the time better call quality.
Thanks William for the
Hi Colin
On 1/11/06, Colin Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On the upside:
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On the downside:
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hth
Yes. Thanks. That helped a lot. You certainly make FXS sound scary (black art).
For a new office setup, it seems like the better choice is voip all the way.
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Jim Freeze
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
On 1/11/06, William Boehlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can save a little money with analog phones however if that saving is
not
an issue business class VoIP phones from providers like Polycom and Cisco
have more features
was happy
with the performance.
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
Hi Colin
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
On 1/11/06, William Boehlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can save a little money with analog phones however if that saving
is not an issue business class VoIP phones from providers like Polycom
On 1/11/06, William Boehlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A single computer will handle hundreds of telephones. Just get a card with
more ports, or use an external gateway.
I am sorry, I don't understand. Are you talking about analog FXS phones?
All the PCI cards I have seen have a max of 4 FXS
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
Think of it this way. VoIP phones allow you to place a phone anywhere
that a network connection exists.
Your Asterisk box will be on the network and will be easily accessible.
FXO and analog phones require point to point termination
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On 1/11/06, William Boehlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A single computer will handle hundreds
will suffice.
Cheers,
W
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On 1/11/06, William Boehlke
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
well it's not *really* scary, it's just not a PnP solution 95% of the time.
You have to know a little telecom to make it sit up and beg. My TDM400P
From: Wiley Siler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
I think what he means is that an * server can
support hundreds of phones
because the server
Jim Freeze wrote:
[...]
So for 5 phones, I would need 2 cards. And, the O'Reilly book says that
I should not put 2 cards in the same box, so I would need another
computer.
[...]
Whoa, I'm confused. Can't you use as many cards as you have slots?
We've got just one 4-port card, but I've
Hi Bryan
On 1/11/06, Copeland, Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In one of my configurations I have an office with a digium dual T1 card...
23 Channel PRI coming in on port 1... Coastcom mux on port2 breaking out FXS
channels.. and voip phones...
Initially the plan was to use voip phones and
.
How many fax lines do you need?
W
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Subject: Re: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
What about fax machines working over
the remote fax doesn't generate an error for the
sender.
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Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
I
.
Cheers,
W
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
Jim Freeze wrote:
[...]
So
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
Jim Freeze wrote:
[...]
So for 5 phones, I would need 2 cards. And, the O'Reilly book says that
I should not put 2 cards in the same box, so I would need another
computer.
[...]
Whoa, I'm confused. Can't
Philip Edelbrock wrote:
Jim Freeze wrote:
[...]
So for 5 phones, I would need 2 cards. And, the O'Reilly book says that
I should not put 2 cards in the same box, so I would need another
computer.
[...]
Whoa, I'm confused. Can't you use as many cards as you have slots?
We've got
Why do you suppose that the FXS lines were better than voip in your
solution. Your results seem opposite of what the majority have been
singing.
Asterisk installs are like snowflakes (this is the beauty of it). There are
so many variables involved that each unique set of circumstances on the
Discussionasterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Subject: RE: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FXS or VOIP
If you are doing a whole bunch of fax machines
then the external
solution Brian spoke of is probably best.
If we are talking 4 fax machines, you can get a
TDM card and 4 FXS
modules and connect then right to the * box
I am setting up a phone system for a small office.
The office will have 5-8 phones and a fax line.
There are 4 hunt lines coming into the office.
assumed that I would buy voip phones and connect
all the phones to a private ethernet network.
You can do this and may it would be the natural
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