My thoughts exactly, stick with whats there and use a channel bank.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Rymes > Sent: Thursday, 11 August 2005 3:27 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk > systemto replace an old PBX but using existing phone > > On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Sean Rima wrote: > > > Tom Rymes wrote: > > > >> On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the > >>>>> features > >>>>> that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house > >>>>> and show > >>>>> them that as well > > Sean, > > The client has a good idea in keeping the basic analog phones, since > all of their guests know how to use them. If you put a SPA-841 or a > Polycom IP301, you will likely intimidate the guests. This might > sound silly to most of us techies, but picture a 74 year old guest > just trying to call and let his children know he arrived safely. He > might very well look at the Polycom and be confused, especially if he > dials and has to press send, etc. > > Also, if they already have the phones, the per channel cost of using > a T1 card and a channel bank is reasonably low, compared to a decent > SIP hardphone. Not to mention that if you don't spend the extra money > for a good hardphone, you are likely to have quality issues, as I > have heard many quality complaints about many of the cheaper phones. > > Finally, sticking with the analog phones means you won't have to re- > wire the whole place. > > Tom > Cascade Link Systems > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
