You will kick yourself up and down the block for not using IP phones in the end. What are you going to spend? $65 for an ata and $25 for a phone? Spend the extra money and get SNOM or Linksys phones. You then need to figure out how to get 12 analog lines into Asterisk. Using 3 TDM400's is not really an option as you will spend countless hours trying to figure out interrupt issues. The next best option is 3 Mediatrix 1204 Gateways, this will set you back about $1,800 and will be maxed out. The best option, sticking with analog lines that is, would be a Rhino CB-24 FXO Channel Bank connected to a Rhino R1T1 card in the asterisk server. This bundle will hit you for about $2,000 but will only be half full.
However, you say you have 12 extensions and 12 lines? It is very rare to have a 1:1 ratio. Usually for 12 people you will see 5-8 lines needed. Kerry Garrison Director of Technical Services Tech Data Pros - Orange County's Mobile IT Service Provider (949) 502-7819 x200 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.techdatapros.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of T. Shaw > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:09 PM > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for input on which way to > go with smallbusiness setup > > Hey guys! > I'm the past week and a half, I have really learned a lot > from the mailing list and the wiki's posted online. > > Now I have a question regarding different ways I can setup my > asterisk server for a small business with 12 extensions in > the office. Cost is a great concern, so I know cheap analog > phones at the desks is what we are looking at. My question > is, should I go do a fractional T1 for voice only, and the > get a Internet Service provider for their data needs, get > some sort of ATA and run the 12 analog phones to that OR go > with what SBC/AT&T (in my > area) is offering, and do the "Integrated T1" option and have > just the 12 channels for voice, run some ATA between * and > the phones and use the 768 up and down for data? Anyone use > this "Integrated T1" with asterisk before? > What hardware did you use? > > Thanks for your input! > > > Terrelle > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users