Tom Rymes wrote: > 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. >
I never thought of it this way, I will prive up a T1 card and bank, possibly on ebay as well as there are a a few items there for sale Sean -- ICQ: 679813 FidoNet: 2:263/950 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: tcobone Vodafone Messenger: thecivvie
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