I've been looking into this more for a small deployment. Is it at all possible to put some other line adapter to amplify/increase signal before it goes into the spa3k?
Something like these? (Found these after a quick google search) http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=1141_47_167 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1503&item=5784527504& rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Would love to know if anyone has tried them. Thanks John Cianfarani --- I had exactly the same experience with the SPA-3000. Too bad too since it's nice device...if it were 6 db hotter. I also installed a TDM-400, which was better in a lot of ways but not perfect. When I rebuild my server I ended up simply call forwarding my POTS lines to a DID provided by an ITSP. This has been the best as far as quality is concerned. If my DSL line goes down I simply defeat the call forwarding on the main line and answer an analog phone for a while, or call forward to me cell. Michael >On 6/15/05, Rich Adamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Just want to tap the collective wisdom of this list as to experiences >> > pertaining to the Handytone HT488 and the Sipura SPA-3000 adapters... >> >> I've not played with the ht488, but I believe others have posted this >> device does not provide access to the pstn-fxo port. The spa3k does >> provide that access (if you want it). >> >> > Basically I'm looking for a FXO/FXS/LAN ATA and these two seems to be >> > the top of the pick..Any comments and experiences esp. with Asterisk >> > compatibility would be great, before I plonk in the bucks. >> >> The spa3k works fine with asterisk as many have posted. However, once >> in awhile it does act a little strange in two different ways: >> 1. the spa3k will sometimes interpret some voices as tones which cause >> a little disturbance to any conversation going on. It is sort of like >> the old telephony "talk off" that existed years ago. Doesn't happen >> all that often and seems to be more sensitive to female voices based >> on my one-year of experience. >> 2. sometimes it seems to operate in half-duplex mode, where if you try >> to talk at the same time as the other end is talking, the other end >> won't hear you. >> >> Neither one of those have been all that objectionable to me, but they >> happen and others have posted roughly the same issues. I've not heard >> of anyone that has found a way to minimize those two issues. >> >> The down side of the spa3k right now is that Cisco bought the company >> and there likely won't be much advancement of the code until after the >> ownership (and development efforts) are sorted out by both companies. >> (The same kind of product delays has been seen with their Linksys >> purchase, as well as when other companies are bought/sold.) >> >> Its fairly common knowledge that ex-Cisco folks started Sipura for the >> sole purpose of selling the company for a hugh profit. Their success >> in accomplishing that objective could only be measured in terms of >> producing Sipura products that had at least some acceptance of those >> products by end users. With those previous objectives accomplished, >> how will Cisco handle the Sipura products in the future? (It's any- >> one's guess at this point since Cisco also has at least some track >> record of mismanaging purchased companies for whatever reason.) >> >> >From an internal Cisco strategic perspective, they now own the assets >> that can make a major dent in the mass-market end-user voip product >> arena, and hopefully they'll take that in a positive direction. >> >> Given the price of the spa3k, I don't have any issue with purchasing >> more of them right now. Excellent choice for the one-to-three pstn-fxo >> market space. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Asterisk-Users mailing list >> Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users